go towards the Swedish Army but the King's Fleet in the Downs saluting him by the way and his own Ship discharging a Vollay at his landing at Bolloigne and by other means he was discovered and denying himself upon examination he was secured by a Guard and the King of France took this Passage ill from him and he was a great while kept in the nature of a Prisoner The Scots Commissioners returned home to Edenburgh the same night the 19th of November that a great part of the Castle Wall fell down with the Cannons mounted which some of the Covenanters supposed to be done by way of treachery to them and opposed the reedifying of it by the King's Command not permitting Materials to be brought to repair it Whereat the King was highly offended and concluded upon force to bring them to obedience for which end he chose a select number of His Council into the Cabbinet of the Scottish Affairs Some gave out that this was done by the Archbishop Laud's advice and to keep out Pembroke Salisbury Holland and others late Commissioners in the Pacification whom the Arch-bishop is said to call the hunting Lords but Hamilton was kept in at last their number was brought to three onely the Archbishop Strafford Lieutenant of Ireland and Hamilton This Junto met the 5th of December where the King discoursed of the present Evils and necessity of suddain preventing the growth of them before it should be beyond remedy which he declared in his Judgment ought to be by the assistance and consent of a Parliament in England Strafford acknowledged it the best means and highly approved and magnified the King's Resolution herein the Archbishop was said to agree therein and Strafford had the honour of the Peoples good opinion for promoting this Resolution A Parliament was likewise to be called in Ireland and Strafford to go thither and return back again to the Parliament here which was appointed to meet the 13th of April following In the mean time and it was a strange time for such a Business so near the sitting of a Parliament the King tells his Lords That it will be long ere the Parliament meet and Subsidies granted by them will be long in levying In the Interim his Affairs will suffer without some speedy course for Supplies Hereupon the Lords told him they would engage their own Credits Strafford begins and subscribes for Twenty thousand pounds Richmond the like Hamilton excuseth himself for poverty most of the rest subscribed and some few refused The Judges and Officers of Courts of Justice Ecclesiastical and Temporal were assessed by the Councel according to the Quality and Profit of their Places The Queen employed Sir Kenelm Digby and Mr. Walter Mountague to labour the Papists for a liberal Contribution to the King which they gained and thereupon some styled the Forces raised The Popish Army The News of a Parliament to be called raised the Expectations of many for good and did set divers on labouring to get themselves to be chosen Parliament-men and the Courtiers to get their Friends chosen The beginning of January died the Lord Coventry who had been Keeper of the great Seal above fifteen years He raised a great Fortune and Barony for his Posterity was of no transcendent Parts or Fame but as some gave out He died in a seasonable time The Scot's Covenanters sent new Commissioners to the King The Earl of Dunferling the Lord Loudon Sir William Douglass and Mr. Berkeley the two last not mentioned in the Commission The Lords only authorized to plead Integrity and demonstrate their Fidelity but not impowred to propose any Particulars towards a Mediation to the King's satisfaction They had great Resort to them and many secret Councels held with them by the discontented English chiefly by those who favoured Presbytery and were no friends to Bishops or had suffer'd in the late Censures in the Star-chamber Exchequer High Commission and other Judicatories Those also who inclined to a Republick had much Correspendence with them and they courted all fomented every Discontent and made large and religious Promises of future happy times The Earls of Essex Bedford Holland the Lord Say Hampden Pym and divers other Lords and Gentlemen of great interest and quality were deep in with them The Covenanters in this time imprison divers Lords and others affected to the King's Service They procure from the Hollanders divers Officers Scots and others with liberty to keep their Commands there and great store of Arms and Ammunition upon trust but those Officers in the Hollanders Pay who came over to serve the King were there cashiered the King would say of them both That they were lost by favours and won by punishment The Covenanters proclaim their Discontents and implore Aid from the French King by a Letter under the hands of many of their Principal Actors which they the less doubted upon confidence of Cardinal Richlieu and Con the Pope's Nuntio The Original Letter hapned to be brought to our King and it being found to be the character of the Lord Loudon he was though a Commissioner from the Covenanters committed to the Tower It was said they were encouraged to take Arms from Cardinal Richlieu by his Chaplain Chamberlain a Scot whom he sent to them and by Letters which Hepburn a Page to his Eminence brought to divers here and in Scotland They seized upon Edenburgh Sterlin and Dunbarton Castles They are reported likewise to offer the Isles of Orkney and Shetland to the King of Denmark and to desire Assistance from him and from the Swedes Hollanders and Poland That the Jesuits had their Hands and Wits in promoting these Troubles is set forth in a long Letter to the Archbishop Laud from a Noble-man of Bohemia one Andreas ab Habernfield which Mr. Pryn hath published in Print upon trust as he useth to do as well as others Mr. Bagshaw was Reader of the Middle-Temple in the Lent Vacation this year He was a hard Student and much inclin'd to the Nonconformist's way and to publish some of his Learning in favour of them He chose for his Statute to read upon 25 Edw. 3. ch 7. In his speech in the Hall he said He had intended to meddle with Prohibitions but not with Tacitus to follow truth too neer the heels for fear of his teeth nor too far off lest he lose it and so neither to offend nor be offended In his first Case he made one Point Whether it be a good Act of Parliament which is made without assent of the Lords spiritual The Reader argued Affirmatively 1. That they do not sit in Parliament as Bishops but by reason of the Baronies annexed to their Bishopricks which was done 5 W. 1. and all of them have Baronies except the Bishop of Man and he is not called to Parliament 2. He cited some Parliaments to be held without any Bishops Kelwayes Reports 7 Hen. 8. fol. 184. That the presence of Bishops in
Parliament is not necessary 3. That divers Acts have been made when the Bishops were present and did not consent as the Act of Conformity 1 Edw. 6. and of Supremacy 1 Eliz. 4. That in Parliament though the Bishops dissent in any matter yet the major part of the Barons agreeing it and the House of Commons concurring It shall pass as an Act because the Bishops Votes are over-ruled by the major Vote of the Barons 5. That the Bishops cannot sit in case of Blood in Judicature but they may sit to enact Laws yet not to give assent for execution of them in case of any Murder or Blood In his second Case he had this Point Whether any beneficed Clerk were capable of Temporal Jurisdiction at the time of making that Law To this he argued in the Negative 1. That the first Clergy-men that ever were made Justices of the Peace or had power in Temporal Jurisdiction were the Bishops of Durham and York 34 E. 3. nine years after this Act so not a Principio but a Tempore 2. That before the Statute of Conformity 1 Edw. 6. the Clergy were not put in Commission for Temporal Power and the reason of their being then admitted was to perswade the people to Conformity not to give Judgment against them 3. If in Conscience because of their spiritual Calling they hold it not fit for them to meddle in temporal Causes they may refuse In his third Case he had this Point Whether a Bishop without calling a Synod have power as Diocesan to Convict an Heretick To this he argued in the Negative That although by the bloody Statute of 2 H. 4. some supposed grounds may be raised for maintenance of that Authority yet it is not full and besides which is the main reason the Commons did not assent to the making of that Law For he said He had searched the Records and found that Act only past by consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal and the Commons not mentioned therein His Arguments being reported at Court he was commanded not to proceed in his Reading He repaired to the Lord Keeper with the Heads of his Arguments who said It was good Law but not seasonably delivered and that as he was prohibited by the King so he must have his Licence or else he could not proceed in his Reading and advised him to move the Archbishop Laud therein After the Reader had twice attended at Lambeth without admittance the third time he spake with the Archbishop who told him That he had fallen upon an unfit Subject and in an unseasonable time and that it would stick closer to him than he was aware of The Reader excused himself That he had chosen this Statute two years before and could not alter suddenly what he had before framed That the business about Bishops in another Kingdom did not concern this and that he had no ill Intentions The Archbishop answered That perhaps he had done better to have given it quite over at the first than to suffer by it as he was like to do The Reader replyed That what he had delivered was good Law and he was able to maintain it and would stand by it and hoped he need not to fear any man's power in regard his Cause was lawful and warrantable but he humbly desired his Majestie 's leave to finish what he had begun The Archbishop said His Majesty had otherwise resolved of it So the Reader came away and shortly after went out of Town accompanied with fourty or fifty Horse and in good credit with the Gentlemen of that Society Anno 1640. Car. 16 April 13 1640. The Parliament met when the Earl of Strafford was led into the Lords House by two Noblemen to take his place according to his Degree He gave an account to the House what he had done in Ireland having there obtained a Grant of the Parliament of Four Subsidies for the maintenance of ten thousand Foot and fifteen hundred Horse And it was urged by some as a good President for the Parliament of England The Lord Cottington reported in the Lords House That by the King's Command he and Secretary Windebank and the Attorney General had examined Lord Louden in the Tower touching the Letter of the Covenanters to the French King That Louden acknowledged the hand-writing to be his and that it was framed before the Pacification at Berwick to be in readiness but was never sent to that King And that it was supprest upon the Pacification The Lords nevertheless thought fit that Louden should be continued in the Tower until further Evidence either to convict or to clear him Glanvill who had engaged to be a better Servant to the King than formerly was now Speaker of the House of Commons and very active to promote his Majestie 's desires whereof he gave sufficient testimony and of the change of his former Opinion A Message was sent by the King to the Commons which was for Supplies representing to them the intollerable Indignities and Injuries wherewith the Scots had treated him and he declared that if the House of Commons would assist him suitable to the Exigency of his Occasions he would quit his claim of Ship-money and give them contentment in all their just Demands This Message did take much with the House the Speaker Sir John Wray and others cried it up yet they first insisted upon a Security in three Points 1. For clearing the Subjects Property 2. For establishing Religion 3. For the Privilege of Parliament Many Conferences were between the Lords and Commons and warm Debates in both Houses upon the old Question Which should precede the King's Supply or the Subjects Grievances In the debates Strafford was magnified for being a chief Instrument to bring on this Parliament at length the Lords after a strong division Voted for the King and the House of Commons for the Subjects But it was not long ere this difference was unhappily decided Secretary Vane who by the King's appointment was to make known the particulars of his Desires demanded Twelve Subsidies At which high and unreasonable Demand as some called it many of the House of Commons were greatly distasted and expressed themselves to that purpose yet were generally inclined to have given no usual or lean Gift the Gift of Six Subsidies Sir Henry Vane escaped not without his Censures That his Commission from the King was but to demand six Subsidies and that his mistake in requiring twelve Subsidies was industrious and on purpose to raise the House to animosity Which took effect but whether intended so or not is hard to judge The King advising with his Juncto the averseness of the House of Commons to any compliance with him and their sharp Debates upon the old score of Grievances was rendred to him so desperate that May 5th he ordered the Dissolution of that Parliament The Councel given to Dissolve this Parliament was greatly and generally disliked and the differences between the King and
they afterwards were great with the King Upon receipt of the news of the Rebellion in Ireland the King was much troubled and being at that distance from his Parliament in England he sent expresses to them and referred the whole management of the Irish business to his Parliament at London November 20. the Lords Justices and Council in Ireland sent a more particular account to the Lord Lieutenant here of the Irish affairs he returned answer That he had acquainted the King at Edenburgh with all their dispatches and that His Majesty had referred the Irish business and management of the War there to his Parliament of England Some talked broadly of the Earl of Leicester's retarding so long his Service of Lieutenant of Ireland especially in such a time as then He was now pleased to Commissionate the Earl of Ormond to be his Deputy which was afterwards confirmed by the King but many wondred that the Earl did not go in his own person Some Members of the Parliament in Ireland and most of the Papists even in the Pale and generally in all places took part with the Rebels The Lord Moore stood faithfull to his King and Religion The Rebels to be revenged on him sent about a thousand men to his house three Miles from Tredah the Forces in the house were but twenty four Foot and fifteen Horse besides some few Servants and they had but six Shots of Powder apiece yet when the Rebels assaulted them they killed 140 of them All their Powder being spent and then some of their small number slain they yielded upon quarter yet the Rebels threw them out at the Windows an old Gentleman they ran through the body cut the Throat of an old blind man stripped all the women plundred the house of all the goods and so left it From Dublin they sent six hundred Foot to supply Tredah two thousand of the Rebels waited for them to intercept them and the English in a Fogg came within Musket-shot of them before they were descryed then the Captain Commanded a Counter-march in which the English were forced to take a Ditch which the Enemies thinking to be a flight they shouted and that so amazed and confounded the English that the Rebels charging them slew most of them near Gillingston-Bridge The Lord Ormond's Troop of Fifty Horse made their way through without loss of a man but by this Defeat the Rebels got store of Arms and Moneys and much encouragement The Master of a Chester Bark laden with Arms and Money for Dublin betrayed all to the Rebels who now were set down before Tredah and all the Popish Lords and Gentlemen within the Pale joyned with them About the latter end of November the King returned from Scotland he was sumptuously feasted at London by the Citizens and he banquetted them at Hampton Court and made divers of the Aldermen Knights Decemb. 2. He came to both Houses of Parliament and told them He had made as much haste from Scotland as those Affairs permitted in which he had so good success that he had left that Nation a most peaceable and contented People That he doth not find this Nation so settled as he expected but full of Jealousies and Alarms of Designs and Plots that Guards have been set to defend both Houses That he doubts not of his Subjects Affections to him by his reception at his return and mentions his own Affection to his People and so far from repenting of what he had done for them that he was willing to pass any thing more that might justly be desired for their Liberties and for maintenance of Religion Recommends to them the business of Ireland the preparations for it going on but slowly Then he sets forth a Proclamation For obedience to the Laws concerning Religion and that none introduce any Rite or Ceremonie other than those established by Law At this time this was not held by many to be very seasonable but divers were offended at it He also published a Proclamation for all the Members of Parliament To repair to the Houses by a day And Decem. 14. He again spake to both Houses To quicken them in the business of Ireland expresseth his detestation of all Rebellion particularly of this and offers his pains power and industry to contribute to that necessary work of reducing the Irish to obedience That for the Bill for pressing of Souldiers lodged with the Lords if it came to him he promiseth to pass it And because some had started the Question into a Dispute concerning the bounds of the King's Prerogative herein he offers to avoid such Debate that the Bill shall pass with a Salvo jure both for King and People And concludes conjuring them by all that is or can be dear to them or him to hasten with speed the business of Ireland Upon this the Parliament Petition the King touching the Privilege of Parliament their Birth-right declaring with all duty that the King ought not to take notice of any Matter in agitation and debate in either House but by their information nor ought to propound any Condition or Provision or Limitation to any Bill or Act in debate or preparation or to manifest or declare his Consent or Dissent Approbation or Dislike before it be presented in course nor ought to be displeased with any Debate of Parliament they being Judges of their own Errours and Offences in debating Matters depending That these Privileges have been broken of late in the Speech of his Majesty Decem. 14. particularly in mentioning the Bill of Impress offering also a provisional Clause by a Salvo jure before it was presented and withal they take notice of his Majestie 's Displeasure against such as moved a question concerning the same They desire to know the Names of such Persons as seduced his Majesty to that Item that they may be punished as his Great Council shall advise his Majesty Divers indifferent men wondered both at the King's Speech which gave the cause of Exception and was indeed notoriously against the Course and Privilege of Parliament that his Council should not inform him thereof And they also apprehended this Petition somewhat too rough in the Expressions of it to their King but the general Fate of things drove on this way to increase the Jealousies betwixt King and People and God was pleased so to order it to bring to pass what he had determined The Parliament resolve not to proceed in their Affairs till they had a satisfactory Answer to their Petition and some of them were jealous of too much favour to the Irish Rebellion by some about the King and divers went yet higher The King with some regret withdraws to Hampton Court hoping by his absence to avoid Exceptions but this increaseth discontent in the Parliament who the next day appoint a Committee to follow him thither and now they speak plainly That the whole frame of Government is out of order Among other Grievances Complaint was made by
persons in authority to put the Ordinance of the Militia in execution which the King declares to be no legal power in the Houses and commands that none do obey it and summons the Gentry of the County to York to whom he relates these illegal proceedings of the Parliament and tells them his purpose to have a guard onely to secure his person in which he desires their assistance And the rather because the Members that came with the last Message to the King returned to York and before them all these proceedings were had Sir Thomas Gardiner Recorder of London was impeached for advising the Lord Mayor to pay Ship-money and other illegal things and against Scotland and opposing the Parliament but he got to the King The County of York being Summoned the Committee prevailed with some of them to oppose the raysing of a guard for the King and the Parliament declared against it and that such as do are disturbers of the Peace The Ordinance of the Militia being now past and Lieutenants named for the several Counties they nominated their Deputy Lieutenants to the Parliament for their approbation The Lord Paget being named in the Ordinance and approved to be Lieutenant of Bucks he named Hampden Goodwyn Grenville Tyrrell Winwood and Whitelocke to be his deputy Lieutenants who were approved by the Parliament The Lord Paget not long after this began to boggle and was unfixed in his resolutions and upon the King 's publishing of his Commission of Array and Declaration against the Ordinance of Parliament for the Militia his Lordships heart failing him and being unsatisfied in his Judgment he revolted from the Parliament and went to the King Whereupon the Lord Wharton was nominated and approved by both Houses of Parliament to be in his roome Lieutenant for the County of Bucks Mr. Palmer Mr. Hyde and Mr. Bridgeman and divers other eminent Lawyers and Gentlemen had given their opinions positively against it and left the House upon the passing of it On the other part the Lord Littleton was most confident for the legality of it and divers other Lawyers and Gentlemen of the short robe were cleerly for it and that the Lords and Commons in case of the King's minority sickness or absence had done the same in other times As when H. 3. dyed and his Son E. 1. was in the holy Land and came not home in almost two years after his Father's death yet in the mean time the Lords and Commons appointed Lieutenants in the several Counties and made several Ordinances which are of force at this day So are the Ordinances made by them in the minority of H. 6. and upon the difference between him and the Duke of York and the Ordinances in the minority of E. 6. and in other times That the King was now absent and having called his Parliament at Westminster was himself gone as far from them as York and had before he came thither and since appeared with Warlike forces about him to the terror of the Parliament That the business of Ireland and other threatning dangers gave too much cause of Fears and Jealousies to the Parliament and to stand upon their guard and for defence of themselves and the Kingdome Without which the King would so grow upon them and his evil Counsellors so prevaile that they would undoubtedly bring their designs to pass of a speedy introducing of Popery and Tyranny whereas if they saw the Parliament in a good posture of defence and that the people generally would adhere to them as no doubt but they would that then the King would be brought to a good accommodation and agreement with his Parliament without a blow to be struck between them Whereby they should preserve the just Rights and Liberties of the Subject the privilege of Parliament and themselves and their friends and the Protestant Religion from Ruine which without this appearance onely of arms or power to arme if there should be occasion would unavoidably be brought to pass These arguments together with the solemn protestations of the most powerful and active Members That they had not the least purpose or intention of any War with the King but to arme themselves for their necessary defence prevailed with most men to keep their station and at present to accept those Commissions of Deputy Lieutenancy Maynard Glyn Grimstone St. John Selden and divers other Gentlemen of great parts and interest accepted of the like Commissions and continued in their service in the Parliament The King resolves that Easter Term be adjourned from London to York the Parliament Vote it to be illegal and Order that the Lord Keeper Littleton issue no Writs or Proclamation for that purpose They publish a large Declaration much to the same effect as the former were mentioning that the Rebellion in Ireland was countenanced by evil Council about the King the proclaiming them Traitors deferred from October to January after and then but 40 Copies ordered to be Printed nor any of them to be published without the King's Order whereas the proceedings against the Scots and proclaiming them Traitors was very sharp and speedy To this the King gives an answer in effect the same with what he had said before to these particulars after which he writes to his Council in Scotland to acquaint them with the State of his affairs in England to which he receives a dutiful and affectionate answer with a Petition from divers of the Nobility and people there full of zeal and loyalty to his service The Parliament hearing of this took course to turn the Ballance and within eight days after the Scots Council declare their earnest desires both to King and Parliament to joyn in a perfect union and humbly desire the King to hearken to his greatest his best and most unparallel'd Council They disswade the King from a personal Journey into Ireland and pray that a Mediation may be at home ere the breach be wider And in fine they come to a large manifestation of their true and hearty affection to the Parliament of England protesting to do nothing contrary to them in their Privileges A multitude of people at Edenburgh hearing of the King's Letter to his Council there and of the Answer to it and Petition before mentioned they petition the Council there not to meddle by any verball or reall engagement for the King against the Parliament of England These Passages in Scotland gave much advantage to the Parliaments Affairs in England who protest their Fidelity to the King and court the Scots with very kind expressions The Earl of Bristol moved for an accommodation and a select Committee to be appointed to consider of some way to effect the same But the Parliament voted that which was done at York for a Guard for the King to be a preparation for War against the Parliament a breach of the trust reposed in him by his People contrary to his Oath and tending to the dissolution of his Government
for these Mercies Fifty pound given to Mr. Row the Commissioners Secretary before Newarke A Committee appointed to draw Reasons to satisfie the Lords for demanding the Kings Person as was formerly voted 11. Letters advised of the Kings advancing Northwards with the Scots Army and that a house was preparing for his Majesty in Newcastle this caused the resuming of the debate for demanding the Kings Person but voted to be disposed of and to reside near his Parliament not to go to Warwick Castle The Lords concurrence desired to Votes That his Majesty be desired to give command for the Delivery up of all Forts in England Ireland and Wales into the hands of the Parliament and to dissolve the Commissions for Peace with the Irish Rebels and to leave the prosecution of that War to the Parliaments care Letters from Col. Whaley of the surrender of Banbury Castle upon Articles and left there ten pieces of Ordnance five hundred Arms nine Colours Arms Ammunition Malt Beef Wheat Bisket twenty Cows and sixty Sheep An hundred pound ordered to Col. Whaley to buy him two horses and five hundred pounds to the Engineer twenty pounds to the Messenger Letters of the Particulars of the surrender of Newarke that there went out with the Lord Bellasis the Governor the Lord Deincourt the Lord Lexington twelve Knights and many Gentlemen of one thousand five hundred foot all went to their several homes that the Articles were exactly performed and they left in the Town fourteen Pieces of Ordnance three thousand Arms store of Ammunition and Provisions and the Town very strong but the sickness was violent in it Letters of oppressions by some of the Scots Forces in the North upon whom the Countrey rose and some of both partys were killed A day appointed to consider thereof and of sending Forces into the North to protect the well affected and to hinder resort of malignants to the King and how to dispose of the Scots and other Forces and of Carlisle and other Forts which the Scots supplyed being in their hands 12. The day of thansgiving observed Letters of the Scots Army being on their march Northward the King in the van of them and that the Scots Commissioners desired a Meeting with the English Commissioners to give an account of their sudden departure and reasons for their not delivering up Mr. Ashburuham according to the Order of Parliament Letters that Sir Tho. Fairfax had made his approaches near the works at Oxford and finished the Bridge at Marston that Oxford Garrison made a Sally out but were beaten back one of their men killed and one of the Parliaments wounded that the approaches were so near that the Officers and Soldiers of either Parties parlied one with another and those of the Garrisonseemed troubled at the Kings goingto the Scots Army The General was a person of as meek and humble carriage as ever I saw in great imployment and but of few words in discourse or Council yet when his Judgment and Reason were satisfied he was unalterable except it were by Letter whereof as was fit he was the only Judge But I have observed him at Councils of War that he hath said little but hath ordered things expresly contrary to the judgement of all his Council and in action in the Field I have seen him so highly transported that scarce any one durst speak a word to him and he would seem more like a man distracted and furious than of his ordinary mildness and so far different temper The General sent a Summons to the Governor to surrender Oxford for the use of the Parliament expressing his unwillingness to do any thing of damage to that famous University and offering to them honourable terms Sir Thomas Glemham the Governor desired a safe conduct for Sir Jo. Mounson and Mr. Philip Warwick to come to the General to speak with him from Sir Thomas Glemham first which was assented to and the same day a Summons was sent to Wallingford Bostol and Radcot 13. An Ordinance sent to the Lords enabling the Lord L'isle Lieutenant of Ireland to beat up Drums to raise six thousand Foot and eight hundred and fifty Horse for Ireland another for Money for the Forces there A Letter for Sir Thomas Fairfax to spare a hundred Horse for recruits for Col. Jephson and referred to consider how an able Ministry might be setled in Ireland and that a thousand pound given by a Gentleman for the service of Ireland should be imployed for maintainance for Ministers there Reasons given by the Commons to the Lords why they adhered to their Votes for demanding the Kings Person That in England the disposal of him belonged to the Parliament of England and that the Scots Army were in Pay of the Parliament of England that the King ought to be near his Parliament and it was consonant to the Covenant The Scots Commissioners here presented papers to the House touching stay of their Packets of Letters the last Week Another Letter agreed on to be sent to the Prince further inciting him to come in to the Parliaments Quarters with offers of due respects beseeming a Prince Letters that M. G. Mitton fell upon the Lord Byron at Carmarthen beat them out of the Town into the Castle Letters of Dudley Castle being surrendred to Sir William Brereton upon Articles which were sent up to the Parliament and approved by them 14. A Letter of thanks to the Commissioners at Newarke for their care in that business and in demolishing the works of the Town Debate of the Scots Commissioners Papers touching the seizing of their Pacquet at the Court of Guard and the Speaker was ordered to deliver to them a paper inclosed in their pacquet which was in characters and no subscription to it nor Superscription Debate touching the Scots Commissioners Papers about the propositions for Peace and what inteterest Scotland had in the affairs of England in relation unto Peace and some Votes passed thereupon The Scots Commissioners failed to meet with the English Commissioners in the North about the delivering up Mr. Ashburnham Sir Jo. Mounson and Mr. Warwick who came from the Governor of Oxford to Sir Tho. Fairfax desired only liberty for the Governor to send to the King to know his pleasure touching the surrender of Oxford which the General denyed next day a Trumpet was sent to the General to desire longer time Wallingford also desired leave to send to the King but it was denyed News came that Prince Rupert made a Sally out of Oxford but was beaten back and himself wounded in the shoulder 15. Debate about the Scots Papers concerning the propositions for Peace Order for the Arrears of M. Mathews The General Muster put off The high Sheriff of Devon impow'red to bring forth his Regiment out of his County Allowance ordered to the Marquess of Winton 16. Some of the Common Council came to the House and desired the general Muster might not be wholly put off
and divers great Lords remained in Oxford till they might receive the Kings order for which they had sent Messengers to him The next day the Citizens opened their Shops and there was a full Market again Farringdon was likewise surrendred and accommodation was sent for to London for removal of the Duke of York thither and surely no action or agreement either of War or Peace was ever more punctually observed than was this of the Oxford Articles Order for an Express to be sent to Prince Rupert and Prince Maurice that the Parliament took notice of their breach of the Oxford Articles by coming so near to London as Oatlands and requiring them to transport themselves beyond Seas within ten days if it could be or else to lose the benefit of those Articles Debate about the Preamble to the Propositions for Peace 27. The propositions for Peace were all agreed and a Committee named to consider of the manner of passing them and another Committee to be as Conservators of the Peace between both Kingdoms 29. Debate about the dismantling of Garrisons that of Oxford put off that of Winchester voted to be slighted Referred to the Committee of the Army to take care for the security of the City upon the repair of so many Delinquents thither from the Kings Quarters Order about the Judges who are to go Circuits and for allowances for them The General Commanded a select Council Cromwell Ireton Lambert Fleet-wood and Whitelocke to consult about disposing part of the Army to several Places and Sieges where there was need of them and also about the reducing of Wallingford and what conditions to send to them According to their advice Articles were drawn up to be sent to Wallingford and Whitelocke was made use of as their Secretary and there were two Regiments sent thither two more to Ragland and four Regiments to Worcester 30. The Princes Rupert and Maurice sent a very respectful answer to the Parliaments Letter to them that they were sorry that they had given them any offence had no intention to do it and would obey their orders The Prince Elector had leave to go and see his Brethren A Committee named to draw up an additional proposition for confirmation of the great Seal and invalidating of Acts passed by the Seal which was carried away to Oxford One Morgan a Popish Priest executed July 1646. July 1. Debate upon Ordinances touching the Excise and for moneys for Soldiers and Widows Order for reception of the French Ambassador one of the Lords and two of the Commons to come to him at his first landing The Garrison of Worcester agreed to a Treaty for the surrender of it 2. The Earl of Kent voted to be L. Lieutenant of Bedfordshire Orders that all Papists and Irish be put out of the lines of Communication and out of Corporations and that they that came from Oxford should be in their lodgings by nine a Clock the like for others that came out of any of the Kings Garrisons and that they have no Arms and that at Guild-hall they produce their Passes and ingage not to bear Arms against the Parliament and this order to be published by beat of Drum and sound of Trumpet Thus we may see that even after almost a Conquest yet they apprehended no safety such are the issues and miseries of a Civil War that the Victors are full of fears from those whom they have subdued no quiet no security O let our Prayers be to God never to have such calamitous times again Letters from Major General Mitton informed the readiness and assistance of Bishop Williams to promote the Parliaments affairs and particularly for the reducing of the Castle of Conwey giving his advice and being very active in that and all other matters for the Parliament 3. Letters from Sir Tho. Fairfax gave an account of the disposal of his Forces since the rendition of Oxford and the state he had put that City in and he sent up the great Seals and several other Seals which were there rendred to him Mr. Harbert one of the Commissioners for the Army presented the Seals to the House The great Seal which was carried away from the Parliament the Privy Seal the Signet Royal the Seal of the Kings Bench the Seals of the Exchequer and of the Court of Wards and of the Admiralty and the Sword Order for all those Seals to be broken and the Sword to be kept in the Kings Wardrobe Vote for the Earl of Salisbury to be one of the Commissioners of the great Seal in the place of the Earl of Bullingbroke deceased The proposition past the Commons and sent up to the Lords for making void what passed under the great Seal at Oxford and honours in Ireland and for confirming the great Seal here to which the Lords agreed and it was ordered to be communicated to the Scots Commissioners Order for Letters from both Houses to the King to desire him to send order to the Marquess of Ormond to deliver the Forts in Ireland in his hands to such as the Parliament should appoint A Petition from L. C. Lilburne to the Commons appealing from the judgment of the Lords who had Committed him referred to a Committee to consider of the priviledges of the Commoners of England 4. L. G. Pointz called into the House gave them an account of the Northern Forces they ordered a thousand pound to him in part of his Arrears and two hundred pound as a guift to buy him a Sword and a brace of Geldings and ordered three hundred pound per An. to him and his Heirs and gave him the thanks of the House Ordinance for ten thousand pounds for the Northern Forces Petition of London shewing that they intended to Petition the King a Copy of which they presented to the House for their approbation the House appointed a time to consider of it The Lords gave the City thanks for the like Petition Col. Jones his Regiment to be hastned for Ireland Papers from the Scots Commissioners which they received from New-Castle presented to the House One was a Declaration from General Leven and his Officers That they will adhere to the Covenant and will preserve the Vnion between the two Kingdoms and not countenance any disaffected to either Parliament that they abhor all wayes contrary to the Covenant Disclaim the Kings Letter to the Marquess of Ormond That as they came into England out of affection and not in a mercenary way so they will be as willing to return home and want of Pay shall be no hindrance thereunto and that the Kings unexpected coming to their Army hath not wrought in them any thing contrary to the Covenant Another Paper was a Petition of General Leven and his Officers to the King That his Majesty would take a speedy course to settle Religion and Church-Government the Liberties Priviledges of his Kingdoms to sign the Covenant and to comply with the Councils
16. To establish the Declaration of both Kingdoms 30 June 1643. with the qualifications of exception from Pardon both English and Scots and the names of those made incapable of Office and such as have deserted the Parliament 17. To make void the Cessation in Ireland the War there to be left to the Parliament and the same Religion to be setled there as in England 18. The Militia and Tower of London to be in the Government of the City and their Charters to be confirmed 19. All grants and Process under the Great Seal here to be confirmed and all by any other Great Seal to be void and the like for Ireland and all Honours granted since the Cessation there to be void And all these particulars to be pass'd by several Acts of Parliament 14. Order for disposing and paying the Forces under Major General Massey Differences between the Soldiers and Towns-men of Exeter referred to a Committee to be composed and orders for pay of that Garrison Search ordered for Materials for coining in some Trunks The Commissioners set forth with the Propositions Letters informed that Montrill the French Agent came to New-Castle and brought letters from the Queen to the King advising him to make Peace upon any Terms at which the King was very joyfull That Montross desired liberty to go beyond Sea and that great levys of men were made in Scotland and the Garrisons of New-Castle Carlisle and Berwick re-inforced by the Scots who lay heavy upon Northumberland and the Bishoprick of Durham 15. An Ordinance committed for setling three hundred pound per An. on Mrs. Burghill whose Husband was slain in the Parliaments Service and upon their Heirs Upon Information of the Master of the Ceremonies an Order for the reception of the French Ambassador One Grady and Irish Rebels and other Papists apprehended and committed and orders for apprehending all of their condition and a day set for their departure out of London Orders for pay for several Forces The Kings answer to the Letters of both houses for delivery up of the Garrisons in Ireland into the the hands of such as the Parliament should appoint was read and was very General expressing great desires of Peace and that the Propositions for it might be speedily sent to him And that business being once well setled those Garrisons and all the rest of the Forces will be ordered for the publick good 16. Great complaints from Cumberland and Westmorland of the heavy pressures of the Scots Army Ragland Castle held out the Siege some of their Officers as M. Price and others were taken Prisoners by L. G. Morgan Major General Mitton Besieged Denbigh Castle Letters informed that the Rebels in Ireland were come within twenty miles of Dublin 17. Letters from Sir Tho. Fairfax gave an account to the House of the Treaty for surrender of Wallingford Castle and desired the direction of the House upon one Article insisted on by Col. Blagge That they might have no Oaths nor Covenants imposed upon them after the surrender The House ordered the General to continue his Siege of that Castle and would not allow of that Article Order that the Heads of Houses in Cambridge for bear cutting down of Timber in Colledg Lands till they had order from Parliament to do it An Ordinance sent up the Lords for fifty thousand pound for Ireland Monsieur Bellieure the French Ambassador was received in great State and usual Ceremonies in both Houses 18. A day of Thanksgiving appointed for the reducing of Oxford Litchfield was surrendred upon Articles to Sir Will. Brereton with all their Ordnance Arms and Ammunition 20 Montross demanded that his Son and the Gentleman with him might enjoy their liberty and Estates and he to go beyond Sea otherwise he resolved to hold out and not disband Letters informed great resort of Malignants English and Scots to the King The City of Worcester was agreed to be surrendred to the Parliament upon Articles 21. The day of publick thanksgiving for the surrender of Oxford 22. Debate of the French Ambassadors Message which was That he had in command from the Queen Regent and the King of France to interpose and endeavour a good reconciliation of the differences between his Majesty and the Parliament of England but seeing in what forwardness they were and the Propositions sent to his Majesty he had now nothing further to do but to take his leave and desired their Pass to go to the King and to the Estates of Scotland The Answer of the Parliament was That they took in good part and thankfully from the King of France his good affections and intentions to these Kingdoms and willingness to see their troubles over to end the which they had done and would continue to do their utmost But they could not agree that any Foraign State should interpose in the remaining Differences nor in particular the King of France by his extraordinary Ambassador And they agreed that he should have a Pass and be used with all respect and civility Mr. Herle voted to be Moderator of the Assembly Dr. Twist being dead Letters from Sir Thomas Fairfax of the surrender of Worcester and thanks ordered to be sent to him and his Messenger had a gratuity Letters from the Northern Committees of the insupportable burden upon them by the Forces there and relief of those Counties A Letter from both Houses inviting the Duke of York to come to London Order for an Ordinance for the Government of North-Wales and for Committees there The Lords pass'd a Declaration for restraining Malignants from coming to the King 23. A Committee appointed to receive complaints against such as have been in Arms against the Parliament with power to imprison Order for re-imbursing Commissioners of Excise Some Forces of the Eastern Association met at St. Albans in a kind of mutiny the House ordered them to return to their several Counties Order for a new Election Goring House ordered for the Speaker The Ordinance for sale of Delinqueuts Estates sent up to the Lords 24. Letters informed the surrender of Wallingford with a Copy of the Articles Several Ordinances pass'd for Compositions by Delinquents Order for the slighting of all the Garrisons in Worcester-shire except Worcester City and all the Horse there to be disbanded except eighty to attend upon the High Sheriff An Ordinance appointed to be drawn for obedience to be yielded to Committees so long as they should be continued and no affronts to be offered to them or to any publique Officer Order for a Collection for the poor in the places in Devon-shire visited with the plague Order for all the Horse in Bucks to be reduced to eighty only 25. The House did not sit The Commissioners arrived with the propositions at New-Castle and the King seemed well pleased 27. The Houses sate not many Letters came from the Northern Counties of the Miseries and devouring Charge indured by them from the Scots Army and
Million of Money free Quarter taken by them not accounted and that they would be willing to accept a Sum in gross in full discharge of their arrears and the house appointed a Committee to treat with them about the Sum and times of Payment New Letters of the Peace concluded in Ireland and a Copy of the Articles That they should not be bound to take the Oath of Allegiance All Laws against Roman-Catholicks to be Repealed To have no dependency upon the Parliament of England and the like Major General Mitton took Conwey Town by Storm and killed and wounded divers took many Officers twenty two Soldiers and fifty Towns-men in Arms one great Gun Arms Ammunition and Provisions many Irish men who were tied back to back and thrown into the water 19. Report from the Committee appointed to treat with the Scots Commissioners That they desired five hundred thousand pound whereof two hundred thousand pound upon the advance of their Army into Scotland and two hundred thousand pound residue at the end of twelve months A day set to consider of this Report Order for shutting up the Houses of those infected with the Plague as formerly and the Statute for that purpose to be printed and published Both Houses agreed to a list of Ships and Captains of them for the Winter Guard Order for the Marchioness of Winton to make use of any of her Countrey houses for her health and to lye in there 20. A difference between the Forces of Bristol and Glocester about levying of Money for their pay the House ordered that neither of them should levy that Money and referred it to a Committee to compose that difference A Petition brought by Multitudes of Waggoners Wives and Officers Wives and Widows and other distressed people for Money referred to a Committee to Consider of a way for raising ten thousand pound for them and that not above two of them should come together about this business to the House or Committee The allowances of four pound a Week to divers Members of the House formerly given was now ordered to cease The Articles agreed for surrender of Ragland Castle and the Marquess of Worcester threw himself upon the Mercy of the Parliament 21. Letter of the surrender of Pendennis Castle and in it were Col. Arundel the Governor four Knights five Colonels and divers others of Quality That the Parliament had there forty great pieces of Ordnance one great Ship one Shallop some other Boats seven great Guns in the Ship many pieces unmounted about the Castle store of Arms but little Provision A Copy of the Articles sent up for the surrender of Ragland Castle there were in the Castle seven hundred Officers and Soldiers twenty pieces of Ordnance and a thousand Arms. Vote for two hundred thousand pound to be paid to the Scots Army one hundred thousand pound upon their Advance out of this Kingdom and the other hundred thousand pound by fifty thousand pound at two payments at certain days and to have the publick Faith for the other three hundred thousand pound deducting out of the same the Accounts of the Countrey for their free Quarters Referred to a Committee to consider of raising a hundred thousand pound of the Companies of London upon security the Lords concurred herein and were moved to pass the Ordinance for Sale of Delinquents Estates Order to discharge Sir Tho. Glenham from an Arrest according to the Articles of Oxford 22. The Houses sate not and no intelligence was communicated 24. The Articles sent up of the surrender of Pendennis Castle Letters that the convention of Estates of Scotland met at Edingburg and intended the Peace of both Kingdoms very zealously 25. Order to make Ragland Castle untenable Col. Fortescue appointed Governor of Pendennis Castle A day of thanksgiving ordered for the late Successes and a Collection for the poor infected with the Sickness The three Regiments under Sir Hardress Waller before Ragland ordered for the service of Munster in Ireland and orders for re-payment of Moneys disbursed by some of the Commanders 26. The Monthly Fast day after the Sermons they met in the House and some new Members took the Covenant Letters informed that when the Officers and Soldiers marched out of Ragland Castle not the least injury or incivility was offered by Sir Thomas Fairfax his Army to any of them but they were courteously used and not a tittle of their Articles broken That Sir Thomas Fairfax had much conference with the Marquess with all respect and there being store of Rich Furniture and Goods in the Castle the General caused the Commissioners in the Army to make an Inventory of them and to proclaim that if any of them belong to any well affected in the Countrey that they should be restored 27. Exceptions of Plunders Money Coals Lead and free quarterings had by the Scots Army offered to their Accounts the House voted a hundred thousand pound to be paid to them the ninth month after the payment of the Money formerly voted for them An Ordinance sent up to the Lords for ordination of Ministers Orders touching Col. Saundersons Regiment of Reformadoes Upon the Petition of the Sheriffs of London that if Sir Tho. Glemham were discharged out of Prison according to the order of the House that then the Sheriffs and their Heirs should be liable to pay the debt for which he was a Prisoner The House ordered that Sir Thomas Glemham should be brought to the Bar and that they would take order for the Sheriffs indemnity The Judges rode in some Counties and held the Assizes to the rejoycing of the People Order to discharge Sir Tho. Glemham from his imprisonment according to the Articles of Oxford and that all Officers and others should be saved harmless for it by Authority of the House of Commons The House approved of the Earl of Northumberlands removing the Kings Children to Sion house because of the Sickness in London and they ordered the Earl to take care and give directions that none of the Kings Party should be admitted to come to the Kings Children to give them ill Counsel The Power of the Committe of Haberdashers Hall as to the five and twentieth part was lessened 29. The Houses sate not Intelligence came of the surrender of Flint Castle to Major General Mitton 31. The Scots Minister Mr. Hinderson dyed at Edingburg a person of a sober Coversation and good Learning some said he dyed of grief because he could not perswade the King to Sign the Propositions The Convention of Estates in Scotland agreed to send new Commissioners to the King to Sign the Propositions The Earl of Antrim and Kilketto refused to lay down Arms by the Kings command alledging that the King was under restraint and they hoped ere long to have a power to free him from that restraint Complaints from the Northern Counties of the oppression by the Scots Army Two Ships of the Rebels taken by a Parliament Ship at
Cooke and Sir Robert Cooke discharged 26. Petition of Captain Sheffield referred Money given to some who had lost their eyes in Ireland 27. The French Ambassador had his audience in usual State and Ceremony in both Houses The substance of his Speech was to desire a happy accommodation between the King and Parliament and presented himself as a Mediator for composure of them if in any thing the Houses thought fit to make use of him But nothing was then done upon it An explanatory Ordinance touching the Sale of Bishops Lands A Letter and Declaration of the Parliament of Ireland by way of address to the Parliament of England for relief and supplyes referred to the Committee of Irish affairs and orders for Supplyes and the Messenger ordered to return to the Parliament of Ireland to acquaint them therewith March 1646. March 1. A Petition of many thousand young men and Apprentices of London ingeniously Penned and desiring That all occasions of breaches between the well affected Party may be taken away That those who have adventured their lives for the Parliament may be countenanced and the contrary Party not favoured and that a sufficient Guard and Strength may be kept up for the safety of the Kingdom That they may enjoy the Grants and Priviledges of the City and that some times for Recreation may be set apart for Servants The House sent thanks to the Petitioners for their good Affections Upon a Letter from Major General Skippon of his settlement of the Garrison of Newcastle a Letter of thanks Ordered to him Both Houses continued the Commissioners of the Seal for twenty days longer A Commission past for Mr. Strickland to go over Agent to the Low-Countries Both Houses gave an Allowance to the Earl of Chesterfield with an intimation That he do not entertain Malignant Preachers in his House nor use the Book of Common-Prayer Divers Votes for Dismantling Garrisons 2. Further progress about Dismantling Garrisons Letters from the Commissioners at Holmeby with a List of those appointed to attend the King and an estimate of Charges Vote that the List be not allowed as to an Establishment and the Charges referred to the Committee of the Revenue and the Commissioners desired not to exceed in them Order to know of the Commissioners of Scotland whether they have power to joyn with the Parliament in procuring His Majesties consent to the Propositions and Sale of Bishops Lands The Commissioners could not persuade the King to hear their Chaplains 3. Votes for slighting Garrisons Instructions past by the Lords for the Judges for hearing of Criminal Causes 4. Order for One thousand three hundred pounds for the Lord Willoughby of Parham for his Arrears and that what his Lordship shall propound further for the remainder the House will be ready to grant Addition of fifty pounds per Mens for the maimed Souldiers The Scots Commissioners here answered to the Parliaments question That they had not now power to joyn for procuring His Majesties consent to the Propositions but expected it speedily from their Parliament 5. After long debate carryed upon the question That Sir Thomas Fairfax shall be General of the Forces to be continued and some wondered it should admit a debate and question 6. Votes for Forces and Supplies for Ireland Of Foot seven Regiments three thousand Horse one thousand two hundred Dragoons out of the Army and the House will consider the Charge of maintaining all the Forces in Ireland and how they may be under one Pay and Establishment The General Collonel Hammond and others expressed their willingness to further the business of Ireland and Collonel Hammond to go himself 8. Votes concerning the Forces to be kept in Ireland That no Member of the House of Commons shall have the Command of any Garrison under Sir Thomas Fairfax in England That there be no Officer above a Collonel That they shall all take the Covenant That none who hath born Arms against the Parliament shall be in Command That they shall all Conform to the Established Government of the Church Nor any Prophane or Scandalous person The Officers to be chosen by the Parliament The Lords Ordered the Sale of the Miters Copes c. brought from Oxford and that Magistrates do put in Execution the Laws against Rogues c. for relief of the poor A Proclamation of Major General Skippon for all Papists to bring in their Arms to Newcastle and he desired the Sheriffs of Northumberland and Durham with the Gentlemen of each County to give a List of the places fittest for Quartering of his Soldiers which they took very well from him 9. Order for One thousand nine hundred pounds to Sir William Constable in full of all his Arrears Discharge of some Prisoners Order for a Committee to imprison Preachers not Ordained Approbation of Collonel Hammonds going for Ireland and the conditions The King sent another Letter to the Parliament to have two of His Chaplains come to him and told the Commissioners That he had not power to Command them or any man but would importune them to be instrumental in satisfying his reasonable desire The Lord Lisle landed at Corke and presently sent forth a Party into the Rebels Country where Lieutenant Collonel Croccar and the rest did good service 10. The day of Humiliation against Blasphemies and Heresies 11. Lieutenant Freeman being indicted at the Assizes for doing service for the Parliament the House Ordered his relief Some Members sent to the Judges required them to discharge such Persons and Causes as concern matters done in relation to the War Upon a Petition from Essex that the Souldiers quartered there might be removed the House left it to the General to Quarter his Army as he should think fit and satisfied the Petitioners 12. An Ordinance Read for respiting Tryals and Judgments in Criminal Causes relating to the War till the pleasure of the Houses be known Votes for Collonel Fortescue Lieutenant Collonel Butler Collonel Rous Captain St. Aubin Captain Keckwith and Captain Rous to be Governours of Forts Sir Thomas Fairfax came to Cambridge and was highly caressed and a Latin Oration made to him by a Fellow of Trinity Colledg who had been a Souldier in his Regiment In the Chappel they presented him with a rich Bible in the Hall with a sumptuous Banquet Then the Town entertained him with a stately Banquet and at the Schools he was made a Master of Arts. 13. Many Governours of Garrisons Voted and an Ordinance sent up to the Lords for continuing Tunnage and Poundage 15. Debate about the business of Ireland A Counter-Petition to the London Petition discovered by one Boys at a Conventicle where it was produced and signed was referred to the Committee where Collonel Lee hath the Chair to find out the Authors Ordered that none who have been put out of their Livings for scandalous Malignancy shall be admitted into any without consent of both Houses Orders for new Elections and for
bayling of Sergeant Glanvile Order of the Lords against Counterfeiting and Clipping the Kings Coin 16. Ordinance Read for making Mr. Bradshaw Chief Justice of Chester Votes for Captains of Ships for the next Summers Guard for Packet Boats for Ireland and Convoys for Merchants Ships Votes That the Houses intend to carry on the War for Ireland with the Forces of England and the Scots Forces there to be called away paying what is due to them and the Scots Commissioners here and the Parliament of Scotland to be acquainted herewith Order to treat with the General and his Field Officers how the Forces designed out of that Army may be disposed of for Ireland and sixty thousand pounds Voted for Pay per Mens of the Forces there and in England 17. A Petition from the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Councel of London Professing their Zeal to the Parliament and to the Covenant and their apprehensions of the advance of the Army not yet Disbanded nearer to the City and of a dangerous Petition now on Foot in the City the Copy whereof they annexed pray that the Army may be removed and Disbanded and the dangerous Petition suppressed and that they may yearly chuse their Militia The House answered them That most of the particulars in their Petition were under consideration and that the House would do what may be most for the ease safety and satisfaction fo the City and Kingdom that the annexed Petition was referred to a Committee and they had thanks for their sincere Affection Divers Governours of Garrisons Voted Fifty pounds a day allowed for the Kings Expences Collonel Jones Ordered by the Committee for Ireland to take Possession of Dublin with two thousand men 18. The Commons again Voted Sir John Brampston Sir Thomas Bedingfield and Mr. Chute to be Commissioners of the Seal The Lords Voted Mr. Bradshaw and Mr. Warburton Mr. Keble and Mr. Littleton Mr. Powell and Mr. Clerke Mr. Lewis and Mr. Elkenhead to be Judges in Wales The House passed several Compositions of Delinquents 19. Report of the Counter-Petition in London and That the Committee had imprisoned one Tewleday an active man for that Petition Many excused him as being as lawful for those of one Judgment as of another to Petition the Parliament but it was carried in the House to approve of his Commitment and Mr. Tewleday was sent for in safe custody Order of both Houses to remove the Kings Children into the Country Orders for new Elections Some disturbance was in the Army about going into Ireland and for Petitioning the Parliament and Offence taken at the Essex Petition which reflected upon them but all was appeased and they promised not to Petition before they had acquainted their General therewith 20. The Ordinance Read for the Assessement of sixty thousand pounds per Mens for the Forces Order for the House to adjourn every Friday till Tuesday after Divers Citizens came to the House to avow the Petition complained of by the City Petition The Commissioners of the Great Seal continued for twenty days longer 22. The Ordinance for sixty thousand pounds per mens referred to a Grand Committee and the same proportions as formerly observed A Petition from the reduced Officers answered with a reproof for their giving directions to the Parliament Upon information of a great Riot in Moorfields and assaulting and Plundering the House of Mr. Hobbard a Justice because he Committed one for Tipling on the Lords day in Sermon time Both Houses past an Order for putting in due Execution the Laws for prevention of Riots and Tumults and for better observation of the Lords day and Fast days The Commons Voted that Mr. Hobbart should have reparation Sir Thomas Fairfax and his Field-Officers met with the Parliaments Commissioners at Saffron Walden about sending Eight thousand Foot and Four thousand Horse into Ireland the Officers as to a personal Engagement to go thither could then make no answer but agreed whether they go in person or not yet they shall endeavour to advance the Service among those under their respective Commands They desired satisfaction in Four Particulars 1. Vnder whose Command in chief they were to go 2. What particular Regiments Troops or Companies were to be continued in England 3. What assurance for Pay and subsistence for those that go to Ireland 4. Satisfaction in point of Arrears and Indemnity for past services A Petition was presented to these Officers from the Army to be by them presented to the General and by him if he thought fit to the Parliament upon these Heads 1. For indemnity for actions as Souldiers 2. For satisfaction of Arrears 3. That neither Horse nor Foot may be Pressed to serve 4. For relief of Widows and Maimed Souldiers 5. For Pay till disbanded 23. Mr. Bolton admitted one of the Assembly Mr. Cooke's Sequestration taken off The Ordinance recommitted for regulating the University of Oxford and the Ministers sent down thither to Preach Ordered to continue there and two hundred pounds allowed to them Order for Collonel Jones going for Dublin to have power of Martial Law A Pass for the Dutch Ambassadour to go to the King Debate upon the Ordinance of the Fleet and for Lambeth Library Votes touching Sequestrations The Parliaments Commissioners agreed with the Marquess of Ormond for the surrender of Dublin and other Forts in Ireland and returned to England with Hostages from the Marquess The Parliament of Scotland answered the English Commissioners That they could not render Belfast in Ireland whilst they had an Army there but upon Paying off their Arrears they will render Belfast and all they have in Possession The Jewel was presented to General Leven from the Parliament of England to whom the General wrote a Letter of thanks The Plague broke out in Edingburgh 24. Votes for Governours of Garrisons Anno 1647 Order of both Houses to free the States Ambassadors from Custom and Excise for things for his own use Orders that no private business be debated for ten days and for re-payment of Money to the Customers and for thanks to their Commissioners in Scotland The Lords gave Reasons to the Commons against the Armys quartering in the Association or near London 25. Votes for Governors of Garrisons Order for the Lord Herbert to have possession of his own Castle A Committee of both Houses to receive some intelligence which the Prince Elector desired to communicate to the Parliament of great concernment to the Protestant Religion Order that the Master and Wardens of the Stationers endeavour to find out the Authors and Printers of a Book called a warning piece c. to suppress it and to seize the Books 26. Order to bayl Mr. Tulida and his business referred to a Committee Votes for Governors of Garrisons Order for Money for Col. Birch who agreed to transport a thousand Foot and two Troops of Horse into Ireland A long report of what is paid and what in Arrears to the Army
for Mr. Hollis Sir William Waller Sir Jo. Clotworthy Major General Massey Mr. Walter Long and Mr. Nicolls reported to have ingaged in that business and That Mr. Glyn and Sir Jo. Maynard do attend the House about that business 6. Mr. Recorder Glyn attended the House but his business was put off to the next day The non-concurrence of the Scots Commissioners to part of the Propositions of Peace hindred the sending them to the King and the House ordered the Committee of both Kingdoms to desire this afternoon their positive answer of concurrence or not because the Houses were resolved to send the Propositions to the King to morrow Order to call in Biddle's Pamphlet Blasphemous against the Deity of Christ and that it be burnt by the Hang-man and the Examination of Biddle referred to the Committee of Plundered Ministers Execution of Mackquire put off An Ordinance passed both Houses about calling in of clipt Silver An Ordinance pass'd the Commons for making Col. Hammond Governor of the Isle of Wight Letters from the Lord Inchequin for Money c. referred to the Committee Letters from Ireland certify That the Lord Inchequin Soldiers there were upon a Remonstrance resenting the proceedings of Parliament and Army in England they declared That they would prosecute the War against the Rebels but would not admit of any alteration in Martial Government till their Arrears both in England and Ireland were paid Ordinance pass'd the Commons to disable all who had born Arms against the Parliament from any publick Office or Imployment Six or eight thousand of the Scottish Forces were drawn Southwards to quarter upon the Borders 7. Upon the report of the Scots Commissioners concurrence to the Propositions for Peace both Houses pass'd a Letter to the Commissioners with the King That they with the Scots Commissioners now to be sent down should present the Propositions to the King and receive his answer within six days Both Houses agreed upon a Letter to the Estates of Scotland for recalling the Scots Forces out of Vlster according to the Treaty Upon the Petition of Col. Baines That the Counter where he was Prisoner was infected with the Plague he was removed to Peter-House Mr. Recorder Glyn attended the House according to their former Order and the Charge was read against him for being active in the late disorders of London for promoting a new War and incouraging the Riotous Petitioners To this he made his defence with much Prudence and clearness yet the sentence of the House was upon the question carried against him That he should be discharged from being a Member of the House and committed to the Tower during the pleasure of the House The like sentence was against Sir Jo. Maynard another of the eleven Members for the like offence and further That an Impeachment of High Treason be drawn up against him A Letter from Sir Thomas Fairfax and his Councel of War to the Common Councel about the advance of mony by way of Loan for the Army upon the security of the Arrears of the City and the Letter was quick and from an Army for mony 8. Upon the further report of what persons were active in the late Tumults and design of a new War The Commons Voted That an impeachment of high Treason should be against the Earl of Suffolk the Lord Willoughby of Parham the Lord Hundesden Lord Mainard the Earl of Lincoln Lord Barkley and the Earl of Middlesex The Commons by Message impeached these Lords of High Treason at the Bar of that House and prayed That they might be Sequestred from the House and Committed and That they would bring in a particular Charge against them Sir Jo. Mainard was sent to the Tower and the Commitment of Mr. Glyn suspended for a week that he might have time to sort and deliver out his Papers concerning the City of London and about his Clients at Law A Message to the Commons for taking off the Sequestration of the Duke of Bucks Estate and recommending a Petition of the Lord Grey's to the Commons Mr. Biddle's Book was burned The Propositions were delivered to the King by the Commissioners at Hampton-Court and he told them he would give his answer with all conveniency 9. Both Houses pass'd an Ordinance for constituting a Committee for the Militia of Westminster and the Out-Parishes with the same power as the Committee have for the Militia of London and another Ordinance for a Committee of the Militia of Southwark and another for the Tower Hamlets to be under the Command of the Lieutenant of the Tower Another Ordinance past to enable the Militia's of London and Westminster to pull down the Courts of Guard and Lines and to sell the Timber and the Citizens were invited to send their servants to assist in this work The Common-Councel had returned answer to the General and returned the like this day to the Commons That they could not advance the fifty thousand pounds as was desired for the Pay of the Army the Commons Ordered That they should be further desired to advance this sum Some of the Citizens were put in mind That not long since upon advance of the Army near them they would then willingly have parted with a much greater sum to purchase the favour of the Army and freedom from their fears and the Army having dealt so kindly with them and not taking a penny from any of them when they had so great an advantage against them and the Army having now writ to them to desire them to advance this sum it was wondred at and they wished to be well advised that they did not too far provoke the House and the Army by denying of it sullenly Commissary Copley for assisting in the late Tumults and to promote a new War was discharged of his service in the House and Committed to the Tower and Captain Mulgrave for the same offence was sent Prisoner to Newgate Ordered by the House of Peers That the Gentleman Usher of the Black-Rod bring in the Lords impeached by the House of Commons to answer to the Impeachment The House Sat again in the Afternoon my Lord Willoughby's Friends advised him to keep out of the way until the present heat and storm were a little past over The City of London had generally an inclination to make choice of Whitlocke to be their Recorder in the place of Mr. Glyn but he had no mind to it and sought to decline it 10. A Declaration of both Houses published That none shall be Elected into any Office that hath assisted the Enemy against the Parliament The Scots Forces Quartered upon the borders of England and Commissioners of the Estates were coming for England 11. The Houses Sat not but the Commissioners and Councel of War Sat close at Putney about the business of Ireland and of Garrisons and Disbandings but all was at a stand for want of monies to Pay the Souldiers which much discontented them Letters from
and be it Ordained That the Great Seal of England shall be committed to the custody and keeping of Henry Earl of Kent William Lord Grey of Werke Sir Thomas Widdrington Knight and Bulstrode Whitelocke Esquire who are hereby Ordained Commissioners for that purpose for and during the time of one whole year from the Passing of this Ordinance Which said Persons are hereby constituted and appointed to be Commissioners for the Custody of the said Great Seal of England during the time aforesaid and they or any two of them whereof one Member of the Lords House also one Member of the House of Commons shall have and are hereby authorized to have the Custody and Keeping Ordering and Disposing thereof as also all such and the like Powers and Authorities as any Lord Chancellor or Lord Keeper or Commissioners of the Great Seal of England for the time being hath Lawfully had and used or ought to have had or used John Brown Cler. Parliamentorum Henry Elsinge Cler. Parliam Dom. Com. Orders upon private Petitions of Grievances Letters from Ireland That the Lord Inchequin relieved some Garrisons of the English in Tipperary entred Carricke and Fortified a Pass to make good his Retreat blew open the Gate of Cullen by a Petard entred the Town took two Castles by Assault and put three hundred Soldiers to the Sword and some Women notwithstanding order to the contrary and then took in another strong Castle upon Mercy That Owen Roe Oneal is dead and the Supreme Councel fled from Kilkenny That the Parliaments Ships took three of the Rebells Ships loaden with Ammunition and Captain Ball took an Irish Man of War 16. Orders for taking off several Sequestrations in performance of Articles of War Ten thousand pound accepted for the Composition of Sir Jo. Strangeway and his Son and ordered for the Navy The Lord Fairfax Father to the General having a bruise on his Foot where a Corn was growing it festred and turn'd to a Gangrene which brought a Feaver upon him whereof he died at York March 13. and was much lamented Order that Sir Thomas Fairfax his Son should be Keeper of Pontefract Castle Custos Rotulorum of York-shire and chief Ranger c. in the place of his Father Order for Papists to be admitted to Compositions in performance of the Articles of Oxford 17. Long debate upon the Confession of Faith allmost all the day Several Ordinances pass'd for placing Ministers in vacant Benefices 18. The House sate not but according to their Order the Grand Committee sate about the business of the Fennes in Lincoln-shire 20. a Petition of London Merchants complaining of Pyrats and decay of Trade was referred to a Committee of Trade which was revived with power to consider of removing Obstructions in Trade and to receive all Petitions concerning the advance of Trade And referred to the Committee of the Admiralty to provide a sufficient guard for the Merchants Ships Letters of the Proceedings of the Commissioners in Scotland and of their Letters to the Major of Berwicke giving him notice of a design to surprize that Town and the Major's Answer Order for a Letter of thanks to the Major and to desire him to preserve the Town from Garrisoning according to the Treaty and order to the General to prevent any inconvenience by such meetings of the Cavaliers and Papists Letters from York of another Troop Landed from Ireland at Chester which marched towards Scotland That the Lord Fairfax the General 's Father was honourably buried Letters from Scotland of Divisions in their Parliament Some for raising an Army against the Sectaries in England others for the King and a third Party for no War The Clergy were for an Oath to be generally taken That Presbyterial Government be maintained that the King be not restored till he sign the Covenant to endeavour the extirpation of all Sectaries especially Erastianisme that the Ecclesiastical power is not subject to the Civil that the Kings Negative Vote in England be taken away Captain Wogan had Money sent to him in Scotland to pay his Quarters but by whom will not be discovered there are four hundred Foot and a Troop of Horse of the English in a Body 21. Letters that Col. Poyer held out in Pembroke Castle against the orders of Parliament and the Forces sent thither by the General that in the Morning he is sober and penitent and in the afternoon drunk and full of Plots that he put four or five of his Companions in the best Apparel he could get and by Sunrising put them out at the Sally-port and received them in again at the Gate himself with great Ceremony giving out in the Town that they were Commanders sent out of France to him from the Prince of Wales and more were to follow That when he hears news that pleaseth him then he puts forth bloody Colours and declares for the King and Common-Prayer when he hears other news then he is for the Oath and Covenant and puts forth blew and white Colours That one day he fired all his Guns on the Parliaments Forces without any occasion that afterwards he was very quiet yet the next day he vowed that not one of the Parliaments Forces should go away alive and calls the General King Thomas That the Parliaments Forces lye close and make no Shot at him but none of his men dare peep out of Town Upon Summons sent to him his answer was that if they might have their Arrears Disbursements and Indemnity they would give up the Castle The House ordered the General to send sufficient Forces to reduce Col. Poyer and Pembroke Castle an Ordinance to remove him from being Major of Pembroke and to constitute another Order for a Months Pay for the Forces in the Isle of Wight and for an allowance for four Gentlemen attending his Majesty Debate about Compositions upon surrenders of Garrisons A Plot was discovered by the General to surprize the Tower this night 22. Orders upon many private Petitions Ordinance past touching the Collecting of the Rents of Westminster Colledge The Commons agreed with the Lords in the Doctrinal part of the Confession of Faith but altered the Title from the Confession of Faith to be Articles of Faith agreed upon by both Houses 23. Debate touching Oxford Articles and about clipped and false Money Ordinance about reimbursing the Committee of Surrey for Money laid out by them for the Soldiery Order for a Writ for a new Election 24. Debate about setling of a good Ministry in some vacant places and Ordinances for some particular Parishes Order for two thousand pound for repairing the Library at Cambridge to be raised out of Deans and Chapters Revenues and an Order for incouragement of the Heads of Colledges there The General sent strict Orders for the disbanding of Major General Laugherne's Forces according to the Orders of Parliament and for the reducing of Col. Poyer 25. The Ordinance passed both Houses for setling the business of the Navy
in Essex to Joyn with him they quartered at Bowe and Colonel Whaley with a party of the Parliaments Horse at Mile-end some Skirmishes were between their Scouts The Houses passed an Act of Indempnity for all of them except Goring and some few others if they forthwith lay down Armes and the Act was sent down to them Letters from Scotland of great distractions among them and difficulties to raise their Army which the Clergy opposed and Mr. Galaspe preached to be against the Covenant Letters from New-castle of the preparations in Scotland if their differences hinder not for an Armies coming into England that Berwick and Carlisle are supplyed with Armes and other things from thence that the Scots in Ireland are expected and money sent to fetch them that Langdale's Forces were about eight thousand and no relief from the Parliament of England to their Party 6. About twenty of the Kings party came with Corn and Frocks over their Clothes pretending to supply Pontefract Castle and having Armes under their Frocks they seised upon the main guard part of whom they had corrupted and another Party of the Kings lying in Ambuscadoe near hand entred and surprised the Castle The House referred it to the Committee of Derby house to consider of the speedy sending some of the Forces in Wales to the Northern parts Upon information from the Militia of London that the Spanish Ambassador here by reason of some Victories lately obtained in Spain had appointed Bonefires to be made which would occasion great confluence of Malignants and tumults the House sent to desire the Ambassador to forbear the same in these tumultuous times till the Peace of the Kingdom should be better setled Order for the Garrison of Leverpoole to be taken into pay The Lords concurred in the discharge of the seven impeached Lords the eleven Members and the three Aldermen in London An Ordinance committed for the sequestring the Estate of Powell Langhorne and Poyer and proceeding against them as Delinquents The General sent Colonel Rich to raise the siege at Dover Letters from Wales that Overton's Regiment and part of Sir W. Constable's Regiment commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Reade Stormed the Suburbs of Tenby took twenty Horse and killed some that about a Week after that the Town and Castle were surrendred upon mercy to the Parliament That the Townsmen seeing nothing but ruine brought the desperate Officers and Country Gentlemen to a complyance although they had sufficient provision three hundred Souldiers thirty five Guns mounted and twelve Barrels of Powder That Pembroke Town and Castle was besieged by Lieutenant General Cromwell that Poyer had in the Castle three hundred Horse and many Foot That the Lion a Ship of the Parliaments riding in Milford Haven sent to Cromwell two Drakes two Demy Culverins and two whole Culverins that when two of them were planted and shot off against the Castle at the same time the Parliaments Souldiers Stormed a Village under the South gate of the Town of great advantage to the Besiegers Which Poyer perceiving pulled in his red Flag That the Horse in the Town made desperate Sallies but were beaten back with loss on both sides they desired to come out but it would not be granted but upon Mercy that they had no grass for their Horses but pulled off the thatch from the Houses for them they gave no quarter to the Parliaments Dragoons nor the Dragoons to them 7. The assembly of Divines presented to the House a congratulatory Letter from the Assembly here to the Assembly in Scotland to strenghen the Amity and Vnion of both Kingdoms which the House approved Order to forbid the making of Reading a Garrison or any other Town in Barkshire without leave from the Parliament A Passe from both Houses to Prince Philip to return with twelve Horses beyond Seas Upon a Petition of the Inhabitants of Westminster M r. Glyn who served for them was readmitted a Member of the House Order for securing New-port Paganel Intelligence that the Malignants were up in Lincolnshire under Colonel D r. Hudson and Colonel Stiles Letters that Co. Rich had relieved Dover-Castle and that Sir Richard Hardresse who besieged it with two thousand men and had taken the block Houses Ordnance and Ammunition fled upon the approach of Colonel Rich and Sir Miles Livesy who were possest of the Town block-Houses and all their quarters and Ordnance and Colonel Rich in pursuit of Sir Richard Hardress Letters from Essex that the Parliaments Commissioners having published the Indempnity at Bowe Sir William Hickes and divers other Gentle-men submitted and the Lord Goring retreated but Sir Charles Lucas perswaded them not to lay down Armes but to continue in a Body and that they had seised upon Sir William Hickes and other Gentlemen and plundered some to the discontent of the Inhabitants The General sent some additional Forces to Colonel Whaley by direction of the House and that he should presently fall on the Essex men And the Members of Norfolk and Suffolk had Instructions from the Committee of Derby House for preservation of the Peace of those Counties Letters from Jersy of cruel oppressions and tyranny by Cartwright the Governor there and solliciting for relief 8. Letters from Colonel Waite that he had fallen upon those who made an insurrection at Stamford had killed their Commander D r. Hudson and others and taken many of them Prisoners but discharged the Country-men The House approved what he had done and Ordered him thanks for it and that the General should send him a Commission of Marshal Law to try the Prisoners Referred to a Committee to take order for transporting beyond Sea some of the Prisoners taken in Kent and Essex except such as had formerly served the Parliament and revolted from them and those to be tryed by Marshal Law Referred to the Master and Wardens of the Water-men to sind out and disfranchise such Water-men as had joyned with the Rebels in Kent and Essex and the like for the London Apprentices Order for the Militia to put in execution the Ordinance for putting Papists and Delinquents out of the Lines Letters from the Navy that the Ships at Portsmouth submitted to the Earl of Warwick and resolved to be for the Parliament 9. Intelligence that the Lord Capell was very active in Hertfordshire to raise a Body for the King referred to the Committee of Derby House to take speedy order to suppress them A Petition from the County of Sussex answered with Courtesy 10. Letters from North-Wales that Colonel Garter and Lieutenant Colonel Twisselden with the assistance of thirty Horse and seventy Foot from Chester intending to joyn with Colonel Mason and Colonel Mitton who were in Caernarvon Castle marched towards them but Sir Jo. Owen to prevent their joyning drew off from his siege of Caernarvon with an hundred and fifty Horse and an hundred and twenty Foot and met Colonel Carter upon his March The
and Major General Lamberts Forces were near one to another but did not ingage There being extreme violent Storms of wind and rain which did much hurt six Prisoners in Tinmouth Castle escaped letting themselves down through a Privy-House by Ropes and several Sheets tyed together Letters from Dublin that Colonel Monk and Colonel Hungerford with eight hundrd men took the Field and stormed Ballahor Castle which they gained and besieged Nabor Castle From Chester that the Lord Byron was out with three hundred men and advanced towards Anglesey 8. A Letter came from the Prince to the Speaker of the House of Peers without any mention to be communicated to the Commons in which Letter the Prince takes notice of the progress made as to a personal Treaty and desires 1. That the Treaty be in such a place and manner as may consist with the honour freedom and safety of his Majesty his Father so that the agreement many not be blemished with any face of restraint 1. That the Treaty be between the King and his two Kingdomes of England and Scotland that things may go on fairly to all persons concerned therein 3. That during the Treaty there be a general cessation of Arms that the affection of the People of this and the other Kingdom be not lessened by Acts of hostility 4. An ordinary moderate subsistence during the Treaty may be agreed upon for all Forces on Foot and which in no sort must go unmentioned for the Scots Army now in England and so as may be with least pressure to the Northern parts And if the two Houses will agree to these things he will endeavour to his utmost power with his Father for a good agreement He concludes with a desire that a course may be taken to content him and his Ships now in the Downes with mony and Provision that so he nor they may not hinder the City trade and discharge the Ships he hath now in hold One of those Ships taken by the Lord Willoughby who was Vice-Admiral of the Prince his Fleet had in her near twenty thousand Pound in Gold which she brought from Guiney most of it belonging to M r Rowland Wilson the Father and Son and their partners The Lord Willoughby did affirm that when the Earl of Warwick with his Fleet came near to the Prince his Navy the Lord Willoughby and some others were earnest to have fought the Parliaments Fleet and had some assurances given them that several of the Earl of Warwicks Ships would have revolted to the Prince But that others about the Prince disswaded him from Fighting pretending the danger to his Highness person and carryed it by that argument again Fighting whereas in probability and as the Sea-mens affections then stood if they had fought the Parliaments Fleet had been indangered A Petition was presented to both Houses from the Common Council of London desiring 1. That the King may be free from his restraint 2. Invited to a Treaty 3. That all Acts of hostility by Sea and Land may by command of King and Parliament cease 4. That the Government of the Church may be settled according to the Covenant 5. That distressed Ireland may be relieved 6. The People of England by disbanding all Armies eased 7. The Liberty of the subject restored 8. The Laws of the land established 9. The Members of both Houses injoyned to attend 10. That the self-denying Ordinance may be effectually observed 11. That speedy consideration be had of such Merchants whose Ships and goods are staid by those with the Prince in the revolted Ships and that some expedient may be thought of for discharge of all Ships that trade be not destroyed The Lords gave thanks to the Common Council the Commons appointed a Committee to draw up their answer A Petition to the Commons from the reduced Officers that there may be a speedy settlement of Religion the King Parliament and Kingdom in a Parliamentary way by a free and personal Treaty according to the late desire of the City of London and that all Officers and Souldiers without exception whose accounts are not stated may have them audited Order for payment of the Petitioners arrears out of their discoveries and for a Committee to give them further satisfaction and to make payment to the Non-commission'd Officers of Sir Robert Pyes Regiment of their arrears Order for M r Ailburton who brought Letters to the King from the Committee of Estates in Scotland to stay here for a month for the Kings answer Major Huntington made Oath in the Lords House that the Narrative given in by him was true and would be attested Letters from Colchester Leaguer that twenty or thirty a day run from the enemy and the last day a whole Guard together came from them that their Wine and Raisons are near spent so that the Common Soldiers get none That they killed thirty Horses to powder them up and have the Bloody-flux much among them that they have drawn off their Guns from the Wall some say they will carry the Parliament Committee with them into the Castle and cut their throats if they may not have conditions for themselves The General sent a Letter by a Drummer to the Lord Norwich Lord Capell and Sir Charles Lucas about exchange of prisoners 9. The grand Committee sat long about the Ordinance for the Militia Debate upon the Self-denying Ordinance The answer to the Cities last Petition was sent to them to this effect Shewing how far they have proceeded to a Treaty with the King the Votes thereof their expectation of the Kings answer and hopes that he will treat That the Scots are declared Rebels for invading the Kingdom and they hope the City will joyn in the subduing of them That they offered the revolted Ships indemnity but they refused to come in the Votes for reducing them and the reference to a Committee to treat with the King for a way for free Trade A Collection ordered on the Fast-day for the poor people that are come out of Colchester M r Thomas Cookes Composition passed The Keeper of the Prison in Canterbury put out Letters from the Commissioners with the King that his Majesty is willing to have the Treaty and likes the terms of honour freedom and safety and though he have no Secretary yet he will give them his answer in their time Order that none speak with M r Ailburton but in the presence of his Keeper 10. The Fast-day Letters from Holland that the Merchants there do highly resent the Prince of Wales his being in the Downes as a great hindrance of traffick That there is tampering to borrow some Regiments to attempt something in England adviseth to look to Poole Lyme and Weymouth That the Letters and Declaration of the Prince of Wales were printed there in Dutch and French 11. Debate upon the Ordinance for settling Church government and the title to it agreed The Ordinance for setling the
Thomas Widdrington Sir Thomas Beddingfield Mr. Keble M r Thorpe and M r Bradshaw Out of Lincolns Inn M r Sollicitor M r Samuel Brown M r Recorder Glyn and M r Earle Out of the Middle Temple Mâ— Whitelock Mr. Coniers and Mr. Puleston Out of the Inner Temple Mr. Chapman Mr. Gates and Mr. Will. Littleton Order that Serjeant Rolles should be made Lord Chief Justice of the Kings Bench that Serjeant Iermyn and Mr. Samuel Brown should be made Justices of the same Court That Mr. Sollicitor should be chief Justice of the Common-Pleas Sir Thomas Bedingfield and Mr. Serjeant Creswell should be Justices of that Court. That Serjeant Wilde should be Lord chief Baron of the Exchequer and Mr. Gates a Baron of the Exchequer That Mr. Whitelock should be Attorney General of the Dutchy and one of the Kings Serjeants that Mr. Prideaux should be Sollicitor General and Sir Thomas Widdrington one of the Kings Serjeants The House approved of all those whom the Commissioners of the Seal named to be Judges and Serjeants except Mr. Hatton of the middle-Temple upon whom the question was not put 13. Vote that leases renewed with Deans and Chapters since a day past should be void An Ordinance past by the Commons for abolishing Deans and Chapters c. An Ordinance past both Houses for the Governour of Dover-Castle to be Lieutenant of it Vote for a charge to be prepared against Mr. Dowcet The Declaration prohibiting the Souldiery from repayring to London upon pretence of having their arrears was past and ordered to be Printed and published and sent to the several Sheriffs to be proclaimed Letters from the Isle of Wight that the King had consented 1. That an Act of Parliament be passed to make void the Cessation and all Treaties and conclusions of Peace with the Rebels in Ireland without the consent of both Houses of Parliament and the Prosecution of the war there to be left to the two Houses and the King to assist them and do no Act to hinder or disturb them 2. The Reformation of Religion in Ireland to be settled by the Parliament of England 3. The Chief Governours and Officers in Ireland to be nominated by the Parliament of England This to be for twenty years from 1. July 1648. 14. Voted for the Lord Admiral to continue at Goree in order to the reducing of the revolted Ships and orders for the Committee of the Navy to make provisions and take care for mony for the Fleet. 16. Upon a Petition of the Common Council of London for a supply of ministers in the City and for an allowance to them out of Deans and Chapters Lands referred to a Committee to consider thereof and of the want of a good ministry in other Parts of the Kingdom Order that those who took a Bark at Rye of the Kings Party should have the benefit of it Debate about satisfying of a debt out of Sir Jo. Stowells Estate to Sir Henry Holcroft but not allowed and an order for tryal of Sir John Stowell Letters that Lieut. General Ashton relieved Cockermouth and pursued the Enemy to Appleby which was rendred to the Parliament and taken in it five Knights twenty five Colonels nine Lieutenant Colonels six Majors forty six Captains seventeen Lieutenants ten Cornets three Ensigns five Pieces one thousand two hundred Horse one thousand Arms and all their Bag and Baggage Letters that Lieutenant General Cromwel was received with great Ceremony at Edenburgh where he demanded that none who had been in Action in the late wicked Ingagement and Invasion might hence forward be imployed in any publick Place of Trust to which the Committee of Estates there gave a satisfactory answer He had also visits and Conferences with Commissioners from the Kirke and from the Provost and Magistrates of Edenburgh and a strong Guard of Souldiers at his Lodging At the time of his being at Edenburgh several other demands were made by him to the Committee of Estates who gave him very fair answer and he reserved liberty for the Parliament of England to make such further demands as they should think requisite The Charges of Lieutenant General Cromwels entertainment and of all his Company during the time of their being at Edenburgh were defraied by the Lord Provost of the City by Order of the Committee of Estates and Cromwel Haselrigge and the rest of their company were entertained by General Leven the Lord Argyle and many other Lords at a sumptuous Banquet in the Castle At their going away the Castle Saluted them with many great Guns and Vollies of small Shot and divers Lords convoyed them out of the City That in Edenburgh was a Proclamation for all Malignants to depart the City and not remain within six miles of it 17. The House Voted to Adjourn for six days but the Lords dissenting they recalled ' their Vote Upon Letters from Colonel Ashton of the surrender of Appleby Castle referred to the Committee of the North what to do with the Castle and how to secure the Arms Ordnance and Ammunition there in Lancaster Castle and gave thirty pounds to the Messenger Letters from Lieutenant General Cromwel of his proceedings in Scotland and his return to Carlisle the House approved of it and ordered a Letter of thanks to be written to him The Commons Voted Sir William Parsons and Sir John Temple to be Commissioners for the Great Seal of Ireland and dissented from the Lords who Voted to have a Chancellour there Letters from the Isle of Wight that the King had assented to all the Propositions except that of the Church with some qualifications That an Act be passed for raising Monies to pay the publick Debts and if the King assent not to it that then if it pass both Houses it shall be valid in Law That by Act of Parliament all Peers made since the Lord Littleton carried away or that the Great Scal was carried away to Oxford May 10. 1642. and who shall hereafter be made shall not sit or Vote in Parliament without the consent of both Houses and that all Honours and Titles conferred on any since May 20. 1642. shall be void Letters from the Hague that the Prince with the revolted Ships is still in Goree Road his Seamen discontented That the Lord Culpeppeâ— was sent to them with Mony and they said they might thank the Earl of Warwick for it that the Lord Culpepper was accused for betraying the secrets of the Prince to the Parliament and that the Lord Percy was committed for giving the lie in the Prince his presence Letters that the Lord of Ormond was landed at Wexford in Ireland and brought with him four thousand Arms and five hundred Curassiers part of the Supply designed for the Scots That the English Army were in great want of pay and provisions 18. Letters from the Lord General Fairfax intimating the proceedings of the Army and that several Petitions were promoting among the Souldiery of the
desired 4. To that concerning the Court of Wards a recompence being assured to his Majesty his heirs and successours of one hundred thousand pounds per annum The General explained his former Letter concerning the quarter given to the Lord Goring and Lord Capel that it did not extend to any other but the Military power and that they were notwithstanding liable to Tryal and Judgment by the Civil Power otherwise any who was Treacherous or had revolted might get quarter from a private Souldier and so not be further questionable With divers other reasons given by him to the same purpose Letters from Scotland that M r Parsons sent to them from the King had complaints of the miseries suffered by the late Ingagement that they refer the King to their agreement with Lanerick and their Declaration and beseech him at last to hearken to the advice of his Parliament in consenting to the propositions of both Kingdoms Especially to those concerning the Covenant and Reformation of Religion which they understand to be the Point he sticks most at and they in Honour and interest are most obliged to stick to and without which they tell him his Kingdom cannot be established in righteousness That they have also writ to the Prince dehorting him from that course of opposition he is now in and from attempting any act of hostility against that Kingdom and since all worldly policy and projects have failed that he would apply his endeavours to mediate with his Father to consent to the propositions of both Kingdoms and especially the Covenant Letters from Major General Lambert's quarters that divers of his men were set upon as they past up and down by some of the Scots and many injuries offered to the English that six of his Regiment with Quarter-Master Diamond were set upon by fourteen of the Scots and fought with them about a quarter of an hour left three of the Scots sprawling upon the ground and wounded most of the rest routed them and came off without any hurt only one of the English had a cut of his hand That the Committee of Estates taking notice of these things have indeavoured to prevent the like for the future and to give satisfaction for what is past The Lords consented to the Sergeants that were named and the Commons also the Speaker moved that Whitlock might be suspended from being a Sergeant at present in regard of Swearing the rest which was likely to fall to his share But this was opposed until Whitlock spake and shewed them the necessity that either Sir Thomas Widdrington or he must make the Speech to the rest of the Sergeants and Swear them which they could not do if both of them were to be Sworn and that upon Conference together he was perswaded to take that trouble upon himself and to have his Swearing suspended if they pleased Nevertheless the House in favour to Whitlock would not wholly excuse him but Voted that he should not be Sworn a Sergeant till further order The House passed Mr. Hatton to be Sergeant 24. Order for five hundred pound for Sir Anthony Welden in satisfaction of his losses by the Kentish Rebels against whom he was very active Upon the Generals answer to the Parliaments Letter touching Sir Henry Cholmley the question was whether he should be subject to the commands of the General or the Parliament only and Voted that he should be subject to the General Orders for disbanding Supernumerary Forces in several Counties not of the Army Debate about Ordinances for Dr. Bastwick Mr. Burton and Mr. Pryn to have reparations for the illegal Sentences against them in the Star-Chamber Both Houses agreed upon seven persons to be exempted from pardon viz. The Lord Digby Lord Cottington Sir Robert Heath Sir Francis Doddington Sir George Ratcliffe Sir Richard Greenvile and Sir Charles Dalison Several compositions past Letters from Newcastle that Cromwel Haselrigge and the Committee ordered the slighting of several Northern Garrisons that the Army coming thither was entertained with great Guns and ringing of Bells and feasting That Sir John Chiesely and others were posting up to London to declare that Kingdoms dislike of their late Armies invading England and to desire a fair correspondency Letters of a design to betray Pendennis Castle some of the conspirators were taken and one of them adjudged to death by Sir Hardresse Waller and his Council of War Another who was imployed to corrupt the private Souldiers was not tryed but sent up to the Parliament because he was no Souldier himself but a Country-man many others of them fled 25. The publick Fast-day 26. Voted that the Kings last Message concerning Episcopacy was un-satisfactory And a Committee appointed to draw up the particulars wherein it was un-satisfactory that his Majesty might have the same in writing An Ordinance transmitted to the Lords for payment of Tithes to the Ministry Letters from the Committee of Estates in Scotland desiring a fair correspondency and brotherly Vnion between the two Nations And that Sir John Chiesely was intrusted to deliver by word of mouth other particulars of their desires Order that the Letter be communicated to the Lords and Sir John Chiesely referred to the Committee of Derby-house to impart further particulars to them Order for five thousand Suits of Cloaths for Cromwels Souldiers The Lords concurred that the Kings Paper concerning Episcopacy was not satisfactory 27. Voted that that part of the Kings answer concerning the taking of the Covenant is un-satisfactory Also that concerning the taking away of Arch-bishops Bishops Deans c. Also that concerning the abolishing of Popery in desiring to have it tolerated in the Queens Chappel and for her Family Also that for alienating of Bishops Lands and sale of Dans and Chapters Lands and many others A Committee appointed to draw up the Covenant in such a form as may be proper for his Majesty to take it A Committee ordered to consider of his Majesties Concessions to any part of the Propositions and to draw them up into Bills to be tendred to his Majesty An Ordinance past for repayment of Money advanced by the Merchant Adventurers for the service of the Navy 28. Letters from Colonel Jones in Ireland That the Marquess of Ormond was upon concluding a peace with the Irish Rebels the Lord Inchequin complying and all to joyn against the Parliaments party there the design hatched in England by the fomenters of the second War and the Scots who last invaded England and should then have broken out and given forth to be by Commission from the King He desires the House seriously to consider of it Order that a Message be forthwith sent to his Majesty to desire him to declarè against the Rebellion of Ireland and against this Truce with the Rebels and to require the Marquess of Ormond to forbear joyning with the Rebels against the Protestants The Parliaments Commissioners with the Army agreed with the General
Forces of Colonel Aston about four thousand refuse to disband profess for the Covenant and are incouraged by the Clergy that Major General Lambert is gone to disband them by force if there be no other way The Scots Anti-Covenanteers offered to joyn against the Sectaries in England In the Council of State the President Bradshaw spent much of their time in urging his own long arguments which are inconvenient in State matters and his part was only to gather the sence of the Council and to state the question not to deliver his own opinion 21. Vote That Papists in Arms might compound at a Moiety of their Estates Reference to the three Commissioners of the Navy of matters relating to the Fleet A Letter from the Lord Chief Baron Wilde of the Mayor and Justices of Excester refusing to appear at the Assizes referred to the Council of State and referred to them to take care against the ingrossing of Coal from Newastle A Book of the Lancashire Ministers called the Agreement of the People referred to the Committee of plundered Ministers to examine 22. The House sate not but divers Committees to prepare business for them The Countess of Carlisle was again before the Council of State about the last Summers Ingagement A Complaint to the Council of the Army against Woolaston Keeper of Newgate and an Officer sent to desire justice against him The King of France's agreement with the Parisians was refused by them The King of Denmark sent an Ambassadour to Prince Charles to offer him assistance A Minister of the Hague in the presence of divers others his Brethren made a complemental Speech to Prince Charles and stiled him most Illustrious King The Swedish Resident at the Hague made great rejoycing for the peace in Germany at every health 30. Pieces of Ordnance were discharged two Fountains were made to run with Claret and White Wine and in their Fire Works as the Letters relate the name of the Queen of Sweeden might be read very perfectly The Parliaments Declaration of their grounds and intentions of their late transactions published 23. An Act committed for relieving and setting the poor to work Order for the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs of London in Person to proclaim the Act for dissolving Kingly government and a Writ agreed for proclaiming it in the Market Towns of the Several Counties by the Sheriffs Order for eight thousand pound which should have been paid to the Scots to be for the Navy Order for Commissioners to be appointed to Inventory the goods and Personal Estate of the late King Queen and Prince and apprise them for the use of the Publick Order for an Act to be brought in to satisfy well affected persons to whom the King Q. or P. were indebted before the Wars out of the value of those goods and estate but that the first 30000â— to be raised by them be for the use of the Navy the Council of State to keep such of the goods as they should think fit for the use of the Common-wealth An Act for an assessment of 90000â— per mensem Ordered to be debated in a Grand Committee Order for a Commission to the Judge and other Officers of the Admiralty to try and give sentence on such Sea-men Prisoners as revolted to the Enemy A Report from the Council of State of several great Ships to be presently set out to Sea approved Referred to them to consider of raising monies by the Forests Chaces and Parks and the timber in them which is unfit for shipping The Council of the Army named two Officers of every Regiment to meet and seek God what advice to offer to the G. concerning Ireland and the Lieutenant General Cromwell was to give in his answer to the Council of State whether he will go for Ireland or not within two daies 24. The House sate in a grand Committee upon the Ordinance for assessments for the Army The Council of the Army proposed incouragements for those who would ingage for Ireland and the Regiments to be drawn out by lot Letters that Ormond proclaimed King Charles II. in Ireland and sent a Letter to C. Jones to advise him to come in to the obedience of the King and promising him great rewards if he do it and safety to all that come in with him and leave the pretended Parliament of England who have murdered their King and would introduce Anarchy C. Jones returned answer That he understood not how his Lordship came to that power that the Parliament of England would never have consented to such a peace as his Lordship made with the Rebels without any provision for the Protestant Religion That he knew not how that could be established by an Army of Papists to whose hands his Lordship had given up that whole Kingdom that he had rather suffer in his trust than to purchase to himself the ignominy of perfidy by any advantage offered to him Letters that Pontefract Castle was surrendred upon Articles six persons were excepted whereof three escaped that the Souldiers and Officers were to go to their homes first subscribing an ingagement not to advise act or take up Arms against the Parliament or Common-Wealth of England that they had two Months provisions and forty Barrels of Powder in the Castle 25. Easter day 26. The House sate not The Council of the Army agreed for incouragement of those who shall ingage for Ireland that they shall have three months advance of their pay and of their arrears and if they be slain those to have it to whom they shall assign it That a Court of Admiralty be in Ireland c. these things to be proposed to the House for their confirmation Letters from Ireland of Ormond's preparations for his Forces that the Vlster Scots declared against the Parliament and declined Monk that the Parliaments Army there are in great want and their interest in danger to be wholly lost in that Kingdom The heads of the Articles of Peace made by Ormond were 1. That the Roman Catholicks of Ireland have free exercise of Religion all penalties to be taken off not to be obliged to the Oath of supremacy to injoy Church livings in their possession and jurisdiction 2. For a Parliament when the Catholicks shall desire it 3. All Laws made in England since 1641. in blemish of the Catholicks to be vacated 4. All Indictments against them since that time to be vacated 5. That Catholicks may be elected and vote in Parliament 6. Debts to remain as in 40. 7. The Estates of freeholders in Connaught c. to be secured 8. All incapacities of the Natives to be taken away 9. All honours trusts imployments c. to be conferred on the Catholicks as well as Protestants 10. That the King take two thousand pound per annum for the Court of Wards 11. Noble men to have but two Proxies in Parliament 12. The depending of the Parliament of Ireland upon England to be
as both shall agree to stand with the Laws of Ireland 13. That the Council table meddle only with State matters 14. Act against transporting wooll to be null 15. Those wronged by grants to have relief 16. Wronged persons to have right 17. Restitution of Estates 18. An Act of oblivion to pass 19. Customs not to be farmed and Monopolies to be taken away 20. The Court of Castle-Chamber to be regulated 21. Acts forbidding ploughing with Horses by the tayl and burning Oats in the Straw to be nulled 22. An Act to take off grievances 23. Maritime causes to be determined in Ireland 24. No rents to be raised under pretence of defective titles 25. Interest money to be for given from 1641. 26. All this to be acted till a Parliament agree it 27. That the Catholick Commissioners agree upon such as shall be Justices of Peace and hear all causes under ten pound 28. All Governours of Forts to be by approbation of the Catholick Commissioners 29. None of the Kings rents to be paid till a further settlement by Parliament 30. Power of the Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer 31. Differences in Ireland to be tryed there and not in England 32. The Roman Clergy not to be molested 33. That his Majesty grant whatever else is necessary for the Catholicks Prince Rupert was upon the Irish coast with sixteen Ships many vessels were taken by him A Petition to the General and his General Council of War from the well affected Inhabitants of Lincolnshire much to the same effect with others lately presented to him and to the Parliament and which are before mentioned Two men measuring some ground in Windsor forest were asked by what Authority they did it they showed a kind of Warrant from Lieutenant General Cromwell desiring all Officers of the forest Souldiers and others to permit these men to set out some Land c. in regard there was no Justice in Eyre It were to be wished that such men as Lieutenant General Cromwell would not so irregularly meddle with such matters as these are the men were forbidden to make any divisions of the Land or ditches about it till further order 27. A Declaration passed that a Book lately published entituled the second Part of Englands new Chains discovered contained matter false Scandalous Seditious Mutinous and tending to raise a new War that the Authors and publishers of it were guilty of Treason and referred to the Council to find them out Anno 1649 Letters from Major General Lambert with the Articles of the surrender of Pontefract Castle A Letter and Petition from the Grand Jury of Yorkshire acknowledging with humble thanks the justice of the Parliament in their late proceedings and ingaging to joyn with them and desiring Pontefract Castle may be demolished and some other Forts thereabouts Vote for three hundred pounds per annum to be setled on Major General Lambert out of Pontefract honour for his good service The Lancashire Forces submitted to disband and quitted Clithero Castle Order for that Castle to be demolished and that the Council of State consider what other Inland Castles are fit to be demolished Sir Henry Cholmely sent for upon complaints against him Instructions for the Scots Commissioners to their new King were 1. That he take the Covenant 2. To put from him all who have assisted his Father in the War particularly Montross else not to Treat with him 3. To bring but one hundred with him into Scotland and none who have assisted his Father in Arms. 4. To bring no Forces into Scotland from other Nations without their consent Marquess Huntley was beheaded at the Cross in Edenburgh Letters from the Hague that the Queen of England invited Prince Charles her son into France that the States inhibited their Ministers from insisting upon matters of State and in their Pulpits and particularly not to meddle with Englands or other Kingdom 's proceedings 28. Upon a Report from the Council of State of the particulars for incouragement of those who shall ingage for Ireland with Lieutenant General Cromwell the House referred them back again to the Council to perfect Upon a Report from them of the Earl of Ormond's proclaiming the King in Ireland c. the House voted the Earl a Traitour and an Act to be brought in to attaint him Order for a Letter of thanks to Colonel Jones and a gratuity Order that no Ministers shall teach in their Pulpits any thing relating to State affairs but only to preach Christ in sincerity and an Act to be brought in for penalties to those who shall do otherwise Orders for money given away A new day given to the Lord Mayor to conform to the order for proclaiming the Act against King-ship or to give an account to the House why he hath not done it 29. The House sate not The Council of State upon examination of Lilburn Walwyn and others who owned the Book called England's new chains did commit them to the Tower The Estates of the Netherlands summoned and examined their Ministers and disallowed what they had done in relation to King Charles II. And forbad them all to meddle with State matters in their Pulpits without leave of the Magistrate The Council of State perfected the particulars for incouragement of those who shall ingage for Ireland and Lieutenant General Cromwell declared himself willing to undertake that service 30. Vote that Gresham Colledge be not exempted from the assessment to the Army nor the Doctors in Doctors Commons nor the Counties in Wales formerly exempted Order that the Speaker do sign such Letters as shall be thought fit by the Council of State to the States of Hamburgh touching Merchants Upon a Petition of the Borough of Southwark of the inequality of their rates with the County of Surrey the House held their desires just and Ordered that in all future rates they should pay the eight part of that assessed upon the County of Surrey Order for the Committee of Goldsmiths Hall to form the Votes concerning compositions of Delinquents and to have them printed and published that none may plead ignorance of them Referred to the Committee of the Army to make provision of four thousand Cassocks and breeches to be disposed of by the General to his Foot Souldiers in regard of the smallness of their pay Upon the Report of Alderman Atkins that the Lord Mayor desired to be excused from proclaiming the Act for abolishing Kingly Government the House Ordered that he be summoned to attend at the Bar to answer his contempt and disobedience herein 31. Upon a Report from the Council of State that Lieutenant General Cromwell accepted of the service for Ireland and would endeavour to the utmost of his power with Gods assistance to carry on that work against the Rebels and all that adhere to them Voted that the House doth approve of Lieutenant General Cromwell to be Commander in chief of all the
He answered That it was against several Oaths which he had taken as an Alderman of London and against his Judgement and Conscience Alderman Chambers being asked the same Question answered That his Heart did not go along in that Business Sir Thomas was disabled from being a Member of the House and disfranchised from being an Alderman or to bear any publique Office And Alderman Chambers was disabled from being an Alderman or to bear any publique Office 2 An Act passed for sale of the Goods of the late King Queen and P. but the sale of the Pictures was respited An Act passed for doubling upon the publique Faith upon Sale of Deanes and Chapters Lands Orders for the Commissioners of the Seal to issue out Writs to make Mr. Warburton C. Rigby and Mr. Ask Serjeants at Law they being to be made Judges Order for the Councel of State to bestow a House and Maintenance for Mrs. Elkinea and her Children 4 Upon a Report from the Committee of absent Members C. Russel Mr. Edwards Mr. Fr. Gourdon Mr. Hodges and Mr. Ellis were readmitted to sit in the House Petitions of many poor Prisoners for Debt that the Act may be passed for their relief An Act Published of the grounds of the next day of Publique thanksgiving A Declaration of the Officers and Soldiers of C. Hortons Regiment testifying their Adherance to the Parliament and to the General presented to his Excellency The like from M. G. Skippons Regiment and from the Town of Portsmouth Letters from Scotland that a Declaration was brought from Ireland thither against Parliament of England that at their thanksgiving the Ministers vehemently preached against the Malignants and Sectaries Letters from Chester that Dublin is in a good Condition that one of the Souldiers by sentence of the Councel of War was shot to death for moving one of his Fellows to run away to the Enemy and that Prince Rupert and Inchequin are at great Difference and so are Owen Row and Ormond Letters from Holland that the Danish Ambassador desired to borrow of the States a great Sum of Mony for the King of Scotland and offered the Sundt Security for it That at the Diet at Sweden it was resolved to assist the King of Scotland with Mony That the Lord Cottington and Sir Edward Hyde Ambassadors from the King of Scotland desired audience of his highness Leopoldus and from thence were to go for Spain 5 C. Popham one of the Generals at Sea reported to the House the good Service of the Fleet the Relief of Dublin with Provisions that Sir George Ascue is left there with some Ships that 15 of Prince Ruperts Ships are blocked up in Kinsale and desired speedy Supplyes for the Navy The House ordered Supplies accordingly and thanks to the Generals at Sea and to C. Jones and that these Successes at Sea should be remembred in the Day of thanksgiving The Councel of State gave order for Flemish Ships to transport the Horse into Ireland and for the Regiments to march to Chester and other Ports and not to stay above one night in a place Letters from Sir George Askue that he had furnished Dublin with Provisions and sent others to Sir Charles Coote and had blocked Prince Ruperts Ships at Kingsale Letters that the L. Rea and 20 other Prisoners were brought to Edenborough 6 A new Mace with the Arms of England and Ireland instead of the Kings Arms approved and delivered to Serjeant Birkhead to be used for the House and all other Maces for the Commonwealth to be of that Form Vote for 3000 l. to be given to Mr. Blackstons Wife and Children in respect of his Losses and 500 l. to his Brother out of the L. of Newcastles and L. Widdringtons Estates Order for Captain Bishop Provost Marshal to apprehend suspected Persons and to have 100 l. per annum Salary and 12 Men at one shilling per diem a piece Order for 1000 l. for a Stock to settle poor People to work Upon a Report from the Councel of State ordered that when the Speaker with the House came into the City the Lord Mayor should deliver up to him the Sword as he used to do to the King and that at the Feast the Speaker should sit above the Lord Mayor and referred it to the Councel of State to order matters of Ceremony at the Meeting Letters that the Queen of Sweden had furnished the King of Scors with great store of Ammunition A Declaration of the Officers and Souldiers of Colonel Reynolds his Regiment to the same Effect with those of other Regiments 7 The Speaker with the House of Commons the General with the Officers of the Army the L. President and Councel of State after the hearing of two Sermons went to Grocers-Hall to dine with the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Councel according to their Invitation The Speaker sat first next to him the Lord Mayor then the Lord General then the Earl of Pembroke called to Whitelock to sit down being the antient Commissioner of the great Seal he desired his Lordship would be pleased first to sit down and then he would sit by him With that the Earl spake aloud as he used to do that all near him might hear What do you think that I will fit down before you I have given place heretofore to Bishop Williams to my Lord Coventry and my Lord Littlet on And you have the same place that they had and as much honour belongs to the place under a Common-wealth as under a King and you are a Gentleman as well born and bred as any of them therefore I will not sit down before you With his earnestness he caused Whitelock to sit down before him and sat himself the next to him and then the Lord President of the Councel and the other Commissioners of the great Seal the Earl of Satisbury and the Lord Howard sate next to the Earl of Pembroke and after the Commissioners of the Seal sate Lieutenant General Cromwel and other Members of Parliament and of the Councel of State At two Tables on each side of the Hall sate other Members and at a Table in the middle of the Hall sate M. G. Lambert and other Officers of the Army the Judges sate in a Room over the Parlour which was very large and the Lord Mayor Aldermen and some Common Councel men at another Table in the same Room The Musick was only Drums and Trumpets the Feast was very sumptuous no Healths drunk nor any Incivility passed and besides the overplus of the Victuals left at Dinner 400 l. was given to the poor of London 8 An Act past for settling Maintenance upon the Ministry of the Nation Report touching Relief for maimed Souldiers Widdows and Orphans of Souldiers slain Referred to the Committee of Oxford to prefer Mr. Thomas Goodwyn and Mr. Owen to be heads of Colledges in that University and that they have the hearty thanks of the House for their Sermons yesterday Some Members
Committee An Act brought in by the Councel of State for repealing the Statutes 23. El. and 35. El. Against Pretended Sectaries and the Statute 1. Jac. Recommitted Order for Payment of the Sallaries to the Judges of the Admiralty Order to borrow 150000 l. for Ireland An Act past for discharge of the Commissioners of the Excise upon their accounts Sir Henry Heyman and another re-admitted to sit in the House Upon the report of the L. Commissioner Whitlock Baron Gates by reason of his sickness was excused from riding the Circuit and Serjeant Green ordered to go Judge in his place Power given to the Commissioners of the Seal to grant Commissions of Sewers and of Charitable uses as any L. Chr. L. Keeper or Commssioners of the Seal used to do Letters that the Enemie had besieged Dublin that C. Hewson twice beat off their Parties with loss to them and came off with flying Colours that C. Jones sent to Chester for Corn. That the Enemy was within one Mile of Dublin from whence a Party skirmished with them and took one Captain Duncan Prisoner That London Derry was not in a very bad Condition 30 The Lord Commissioner Lisle being formerly by the House made Master of St. Cross Hospital did now voluntarily surrender it to the House again and they bestowed it upon the Sollicitor G. Mr. Cook and ordered Augmentations of Meanes to the Ministers and poor Brethren as the Lord Commissioner Lisle had formerly given Debate upon the Act for sale of the Kings Houses Parks c. And Voted that St. James House and Park Theobalds Park Windsor Castle and Little Park Greenwich House Castle and Park should be reserved from Sale for the use of the State And referred to the Councel of State to consider what other Houses should be reserved from Sale The New Park near Richmond was given to the City of London as a Testimony of the Favour of the House to them Order for saving the Timber in the Parks c. for the use of the Navy Letters from Cheshire that Ormond had besieged Dublin with 14000 Men and doubted not but to carry it in a short time and that divers Ministers in Cheshire did pray publickly for restoring Charles the Second to his Fathers Crowns and Honours July 1649. 2 A Letter from the Parliament of Scotland in answer to the Letter sent to them from the Parliament of England in high Language and invective against the late proceedings in England but desiring that Commissioners of both Kingdoms may meet and treat about a good Correspondency between the two Nations Referred to the Councel of State how to prosecute the Desires of the Parliament of England and to vindicate it from the Aspersions cast upon them by the Parliament of Scotland Captain Row who brought the Scots Answer had 100 l. given him Divers Orders for Mony and Approbation of the Generals Allowance of more than ordinary Pay in regard of Billet Mony A Petition of the Car-men setting forth the Oppressions and Exactions of the Woodmongers and desiring to be made a new Corporation of the Car-men referred to a Committee The 400 l. per annum allowed to Dr. Vsher Primate of Armagh continued Order for 70 to be of the Life Guard to the Lieutenant of Ireland and Mr. Owen to go his Chaplain and his Wife and Children to have 100 l. per annum in his Absence Letters that C. Jones put out all the Men Roman Catholicks out of Dublin that Ormond took in all the Country about Dublin and put Jones to great wants that Sir George Askue secured the Harbour for the Army to land from England and that most of the English joyned with Ormond Letters that five Witches were burnt at Edenburgh who had the marks upon them which they had from the Devil The Parliament of Scotland sent a Gentleman to the Queen and Chr. of Sweden to acquaint them with their Proceedings with England and their falling off from them upon their late transactions c. That they prepare for new Levies of 15000 Horse and Foot to be added to the 5000 now in being 3 Debate upon the Act for sale of the Parks Lands c. of the late King and Officers agreed upon Captain Martins Accounts stated and he ordered to have 1000 l. per annum Inheritance in lieu of his Arrears The Lord Grey's Accounts passed A Pardon ordered for some Prisoners condemed in the Circuits Referred to the Councel of State to take care for bringing in the Arrears of Londons Assessement Letters from Dublin that C. Jones sent out 12 Horse who charged 30 of the Enemy routed them and took Lieutenant Collonel Duncan Prisoner and wounded Captain Dungan mortally and that Ormond stood within half a mile looking on That divers Malignants are imprisoned and the Papists driven out of the Town but their Wives and Children stay That Jones his Men killed a Captain and a Lieutenant of Ormonds Horse took a Cornet and 4 Horse and lost a Quarter Master That Inchequin wrote to Jones to treat but he returned a sharp denyal Letters that Prince Charles near Antwerp was met by some eminent Persons and presented by the Arch Duke with a sumptuous Coach studded with Silver and six gallant Flanders Mares drawing it and six Saddle Horses of the Neapolitan Race That at Antwerp the Magistrates conducted him to a stately Pallace where he stayed two dayes and was entertained as if he had been King of Spain Letters from France that the Queen of Englands Pension was lessened there from 12000 Crowns to 7000 Crowns and no Pension allowed to Prince Charles but what his Mother gives him Letters from Scotland of the strange number of Witches executed there that the Kingdom was quiet and in great Expectation of their new King 4 The Act passed for sale of the Goods of the late King Queen and Prince part of the Mony to pay some of the Kings Houshold Debts and 30000 l. for the Navy Debate upon a report from the Councel of State for borrowing 150000 l. of the City for the Service of Ireland Vote that the Letter from the Parliament of Scotland to William Lental Esq doth disobliege the Parliawent of England to proceed with Scotland to a Treaty and referred to the Councel of State to draw up a Declaration upon this and the former Scots Letters Letters of 1660 Barrels of Beer with other Provisions proportionable ready at Bristol for the Souldiers designed for Ireland Letters that Captain Harris with the Phenix Frigot had rescued divers Prizes taken by the Jersy Men. 5 Orders for Mony for lame Souldiers and the Widdows of Souldiers slain Mr. Steel was chosen Recorder of London in the place of Mr. Glyn. Divers Surveys returned of Deanes and Chapters Lands The Train of Artillery and Ammunition was shipped for Ireland 6 The Account of the Lieutenant of Ireland approved and he discharged The Lord Commissioner Whitelock did voluntarily surrender the place of Attourney of the Dutchy
much as one Son of the whole Estate of their Father thus divided by the Law Whereas with us every Possessor of an Estate hath Power to dispose of it by his Deed or by his Will as he pleases which must necessarily occasion the more Differences and Suits at Law upon Constructions of those Deeds and Wills and Contests of Parties claiming than where the Known Law gives a certain Rule and Distribution of Estates which none can alter Another Ground of what I say is the Freedom of our Nation where every one hath equal Right and Title to his Estate and there is as full a Propriety to the meanest as to the greatest Person which causeth our Countrymen to insist upon their Right and Priviledges and to contest for them with the greatest Men or the Prince himself if right of Law be on their Side This occasions many more Law Suits than do arise in those Countries where the Boors and Peasants do wholly depend upon the Will of their Lords to whom they are Slaves and dare not dispute any Matter of Right with him but tamely submit unto their Lords good or bad pleasure And though in some of those Northern Countries they have no Councellors at Law as a publick Prefession because the smallness of their Law Business will not maintain them and the great Lords are oft-times there Parties and Judges themselves Yet in Germany France Spain and other Countries the Doctors and Professors of the Laws are in great Numbers and Credit and gain vast Estates though by small Fees yet often taken and long continuing Whereof particularly in France there are many Precedents And if we look so far as the times of the antient Romans and Graecians their Lawyers will be found numerous and of Esteem among them and when their Common-Wealth enjoyed the greatest Freedom this Profession was in highest Reputation Sir The worthy Gentleman was pleased to mention one thing with some weight that Lawyers were permitted to Councel and to plead for Men in Matters touching their Estates and Liberties but in the greatest Matters of all others concerning a Mans Life and Posterity Lawyers were not permitted to plead for their Clients I confess I cannot answer this Objection that for a trespass of 6 d. value a man my have a Councellor at Law to plead for him but where his Life and Posterity are concerned he is not admitted this Priviledge and help of Lawyers A Law to reform this I think would be just and give right to People What is sayed in defence or excuse of this Custom is That the Judges are of Councel for the Prisoners and are to see that they shall have no wrong And are they not to take the same Care of all Causes that shall be tryed before them To that part of the Gentlemans Motion that Lawyers being Members of the House should during that time forbear their Practise and pleading I shall only give this Answer That in the Act which he may be pleased to bring in for this purpose it may likewise be inserted that Merchants shall forbear their trading Physitians from visiting their Patients and Country Gentlemen shall forbear to sell their Corn and Wool whil'st they sit as Members of this House which hath the same reason as to debar Lawyers from their Practise But I doubt Sir I have held you too long my Profession and the Subject matter of the Debate will plead in my excuse and I hope Sir that by your Prudence such Motions as these will be less frequent among us December 1649 Decemb. 1 The Affairs in Ireland went on prosperously and Cromwells Honour increased with his Successes The Treaty between the Scots and their King began to grow to some Head and was very likely to take Effect The Parliament went on in their usual way debating Acts making Reference to the Councel of State for the raising of Money and providing Supplies for their Forces in Ireland and for the standing Army and Garrisons in England A List prefented to the Parliament of divers Regiments and Garrisons who have subscribed the Ingagement 10 Letters that every Officer and Souldier subscribed the Ingagement and that it was so unanimously done by them that not one of a thousand did scruple the Signing of it 11 The General Councel of the Army being careful that the Souldiers should not be injured in reaping the Benefit of the late Act for sale of the Lands of the late King Queen and Prince made several Votes For a Letter of Attourney to be sent to the several Regiments Troops Companies and Garrisons of the Army and to the Forces in Ireland and other Forces not of the Army who are Original Creditors and have Interest in the Security That Attournies may be authorized for the purchasing of those Lands according to the Act with the Opinion and Advice of the Councel concerning the Letter of Attourney to be sent to every Regiment of the Army and to be Signed by them The General and Officers of the Army met at Somerset-House according to appointment to meet every Month to seek God for a Blessing upon the Army both in Ireland and here Letters from Ireland of the further Successes of the Army there which were to this Effect On the 15th of November Our Army marched over the River Barrowe into the County of Kilkenny towards the Enemy about 300 of their Men lay at Emstronâ— a Party of the Parliaments Horse and Dragoons were sent thither in the dusk of the Evening At first the Enemy vapoured over the Wall but when the Dragoons had set fire to the Gate it so quasht them that they presently quitted the Town and escaped by Boats over the Water leaving the Town to the Parliaments Men to plunder and possess it The Parliaments Army still advanced towards the Enemies Body who upon their approach brake down the Bridge at Thomas Town and this Winter Season the Foords were unpassable so that the Parliaments could only have a Sight of the Kings Army but could not come to joyn Battle with them nor proceed in â—heir Designs for Kilkenny In their March back they took Cnoctofer Castle and put into it thirty Horse and twenty Dragoons but recalled them the Castle being too far into the Enemies Countrey On the 19th Captain Reynolds was sent with a Party of Horse and Dragoons unto Carrick a walled Town where is a fair House of the Lord Ormonds in the Town was a Regiment of Foot and two or three Troops of Horse The Dragoons after a little dispute set Fire to the Gate and the Enemy both Horse and Foot quitted the place and escaped over the Water only some eighty Welchmen who were in the great House submitted to Mercy and took up Arms with the Parliament On the 21st The Army marched to Carrick to pass over the River where it is fordable And 32th November the Parliament incamped before Waterford presently the Lieutenant General with some Horse and Dragoons marched to Passage
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
near to Dublin and took away much Cattle From Coventry That a Souldier of C. Prides Regiment was sentenced to be tyed neck and heels together and to be set where the whole Regiment should march by him and to be cashiered for stealing a Hen and putting it under his Coat in his March which Justice pleased the Country 12 A Letter from the Officers of the General his Regiment of Foot to their fellow Souldiers exhorting them to Prayer and Vnity and full of pertinent and wholsom Scripture Expressions and good Councel 13 From Chefler that the Bishop General Macmoghun a vicious wicked wretch is in the head of the Northern Irish From Newcastle That in the Marches of Scotland they have listed every fourth man That some of their Forces are marched to Sea Towns to attend the arrival of their King That they are much started at the News of the English Armies marching Northwards That they will not believe Cromwel to be come to London That the Kirkmen bid the People not to fear as the Malignants even so shall all Sectaries Perish The Solemn Fast kept the Parliament Councel of State G. Fairfax L. G. Cromwel and the Judges being all together 14 From Edenburgh That Dalgely of Montrosses Party being sentenced to be beheaded and brought to the Scaffold ran and kissed the Scaffold and without any Speech or Ceremony layed down his Head on the Block and was presently beheaded That they recruite their Army That they put it to the Vote in Parliament Whether they should make any more addresses to the King and it was carryed to send another Letter to him To desire his speedy coming thither and they will endeavour to set him on his Throne and will passe by those things contrary tohis Agreement found in the Letters about Montross if he will now come in and comply with them and they forbid divers great Men to come into Scotland From Beaumaris That Sir Thomas Armstrong the Lord Moore M. G. Oneal M. G. Barry with divers Officers and 250 Horse came into Dublin From C. Reynolds That few strong Places in Ireland remain unreduced That some of their Ministers Preach Damnation to the Parliaments Army and to all that Assist them That the Army and Garrisons there subscribed the Ingagement unanimously so have the Magistrates and generally the Inhabitants though not required to do it That the Enemy taking Toome Veneables was sent to reduce them which he did and in the mean time the Enemy got into the Woods between his Party and Sir Charles Coots that they could not joyn That in their absence many Scotch Ministers were sent to debauch the People in those parts of Ireland That the Enemy are about 5000 Foot besides Horse yet dare not fight with a much smaller Party of the Parliaments Forces who are almost naked and full of sickness for want of Cloaths That they secured some Scotch Ministers 15 Letters of a very solemn keeping of the Fast day at Shrewsbury and of the Militia settled in Herefordshire Of a great perplexity in Scotland by the Kings delaying his coming thither and of Montrosses Brother designing to sail with his Brothers Frigot to Norway the Captain and divers others being on Shore the rest of the Mariners brought the Ship to Leith and in it divers Papers of consequence with Subscriptions of Ministers and Lords to the Declaration of Montross 17 Letters That the Levyes go on in Scotland and that the People cry out upon the Taxes and they shall be undone if the English Army come into Scotland before theirs be ready That the Ministers do preach against what their Commissioners have done That the Parliament Army about York is full of Courage and desirous of Service That in Holland Van Trump commanded out all the Men of War to wait on the Prince into Scotland The Parliament had a long debate and passed several Votes about ordering of Monies for the Armies in England and Ireland 18 Several Orders about Monies for the Navy and for Supplies for them and for the Forces in England and Ireland Letters from several Garrisons to the Officers of the Army at the Head Quarters in answer to theirs about the Fast and which were full of Courage and Piety 19. Letters that the Vlsters about 6000 in a body 〈◊〉 dmuch spoyl in Sir Charles Cootes Quarters That the Clergy about Chester kept a Fast Day rather to pray against than for the Parliament and Army Of Recruits ready for Ireland That 900 in one Parish near Leverpool willingly took the Ingagement That divers Gentlemen about Exon were secured by the Militia there That the Ministers there refused to publish the Fast Day but the People generally kept it and shut up their Ships That the Ld. G. his Regiment and the Train were at Nottingham in their March North-wards 20 Letters to the Officers of the Army at the Head Quarters from some of their fellow Officers and Souldiers and it was strange to see in many of those Letters the wonderful zeal and affection of the Officers and Souldiers to the Parliaments Service and with what a Spirit of Prayer and Piety not usual in Camps they were carried on and incouraged one another Letters that Mr. Ayscam the Parliaments Agent to the King of Spain at his first arrival at Madri took up his lodging in an Inn there the first night that the next day a more convenient house was provided for him by his Steward That in the mean time Mr. Ayscam and his Interpreter being at dinner in the Inn with one Footman attending them six English Men three of them habited as Merchants the other three as Souldiers knocked at the door and being admitted because they were English Men Mr. Ascam rose from the Table to salute them As he saluted them the formost laid hold on his hair and stabbed him into the Head whereupon the Interpreter endeavoured to escape but was stabbed in the belly and they both fell down dead immediately The Murderers fled for refuge to the Venetian Ambassadors house but he denyed them entrance and then they took Sanctuary in the next Church Mr. Ayscams Papers and Goods were secured by the Spanish Secretary of State and a Guard allowed to Mr. Ascams Secretary till his return for England Two Troopers sentenced by a Court Marshal for Raunters and Cashiered the Army 21 Letters that 5000 of the Irish were fallen into the County of Derry to hinder the joyning of Sir Charles Coot and Veneables Of an Hue and Cry sent from the Lords Commissioners of the great Seal after Captain Dowglas and that in search of him another notorious Delinquent was found who leaped out of a Window eight foot high yet was apprehended and sent to Prison That since the Forces went from Dublin to Trecoghan the Tories fell into those Parts and drove away many Cows from about Dublin That a Party of 80 of the Parliaments Horse being sent after the Tories to rescue the Prey and dispersed
Furniture of War upon Honourable Articles and Hostages given to perform them That in the Castle were 52 Pieces of Ordnance many of them Brass 1000 Arms and great store of Ammunition and Provision 28 The General published a Proclamation for the observation of the Articles for Surrender of Edenburg Castle by all the Officers and Souldiers of his Army on pain of Death 30 An Account of the Surrender of Edenburgh Castle with a Copy of the Articles of Rendition sent up to the Parliament This was related to be the first time that Edinburgh Castle was taken being the strongest and best fortified and provided in Scotland The Goods in it were of great Value but by the Articles the Owners had liberty to fetch them away The taking in of this chief Strength the Army not being far off yet affording no Relief was looked upon as very strange in relation to them and very successful as to the General and the Affairs of Parliament Letters That the Governour of Carlisle sent a Party of 1000 into Scotland who took in some small Forts and divers Prisoners and Goods The High Court of Justice proceeded to the Trial of several more Offenders in the late Insurrection in Norfolk 31 Upon the General his Letters of the Surrender of Edenburgh Castle the House ordered a Day of Thanksgiving for that and the other late Successes of the Parliaments Forces January 1650. 1 A particular Account of the whole Action of G. Blake in destroying of P. Rupert's Fleet. Letters of a Ship cast away in the West and upon the Shipwrack a Man and a Boy were cast into a Câ—â—ft and saved alive after they had lain there from Tuesday until Friday 2 An Examination of a Prisoner who related the Danger of the Lord Ormond Inchequin and others of the King's Party at Sea from Ireland And That the Popish Clergy had Excommunicated Ormond and all his Adherents That the Irish were got together 7000 Foot and 1500 Horse 3 A Corporal hanged for taking a Mare from a Constable and beating and wounding him and making Uproars in the Town and affrighting the People Another ran the Cantelope for Drunkenness and being found in bed with a Woman not his Wife Others whipped for running from their Colours 4 Letters That the Court at Sterling were much troubled at the Surrender of Edinburgh Castle 6 Letters That the Scots are agreed to make use of all sorts of their People in their Defensive War and Commissions are given to the Malignants but divers thereupon have laid down their Commands and are dissatisfied That the Kirk were now as zealous to admit the Malignants as they were formerly to purge them out of the Army That the Kirk have commanded notice to be taken in every Parish of those that speak favourably of the Sectaries that they may be Excommunicated And That he is called a Sectary who talks of a Malignant That the English Malignants are all received again That the High Court of Justice in Norfolk had Condemned twenty four Persons for the late Insurrection of whom twenty were Executed 7 An Act passed for setting apart the Day for publick Thanksgiving and a Declaration of the Grounds thereof Several Votes passed touching the publick Accounts of the Commonwealth and Augmentations for Maintenance of Ministers 8 Letters That the Irish would have cast off their King because of his agreeing with the Scots and aisoâ—ning his Fathers ways But That others excused the King as forced to do what he did in Scotland 9 Letters That some Merchants Ships of England making a stop at Crock-haven in Ireland the Irish came on Board them and pretended that they were weary of the King's Ministers and would be for the Parliament of England whereupon the Masters of the Ships invited them to Dinner on Ship-board and they again invited the Masters to a Dinner with them on Shoar That whilst the Masters were at Dinner with the Irish they had fitted out some Boats with Men and went and surprized and took the Ships and all the Men left in them 10 The Portugal Ambassador had Audience in the House and delivered his Credential Letters being rightly directed Prolocutori Parliamenti Reâ—publicae Angliae else they would not have received them 11 A Committee was appointed to meet with the Portugal Ambassador who spake to them in his own Language the Portuguese Tongue and recounted the ancient Amity between the Crown of Portugal and the Common-wealth of England the continuance whereof he said was desired by the King his Master The Chair-man of the Committee answered That they would report to the Parliament what his Excellency had said to them And so after Ceremonies they parted The Committee came in with the Mace before them into the Court of Wards Chamber prepared for the Ambassador after he was come thither but the Ambassador went first away Letters of the Crowning of the King at Schone in Scotland 13 Letters of the Ceremonies of the King's Coronation their Bonfires scattering of Monies riding in their Parliament Robes Healths and other Solemnities That their great Business is to levy new Forces all are received that will come in against the common Enemy the English Two Ministers were imprisoned for speaking against this That the South of Scotland do conform to the English Army pay Contribution and remain in their Habitations That divers of the Souldiers who were in Edenburgh Castle were imprisoned after the Surrender of it for Mutiny and forcing their Governour to yield it up That the Scots intend with a new Army to slip into England That the Marquess of Argyle and two of the Clergy put the Crown upon the King's Head which was Silver double gilt Order for 10 l. to be given to any one who shall apprehend a Felon and the Sheriff to pay it 14 An Act passed for continuance of the Committee of the Army and Treasurers at War An Act passed for encouraging the importation of Bullion An Act passed to authorize the Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal to issue forth Commissions under the Great Seal to Delegates to hear and determine the Business of Mrs. Puckering and Mr. Welch who forced her to speak Words of Marriage to him and carried her forcibly out of England to Dunkirk And the Commissioners to have power to send for Parties and to examine all pretended Marriages of this Nature and as they find by the Proofs brought before them to give Sentence either to confirm or make void the said Marriages An Act passed for taking away Damage-Cleer Letters That the King was appointed Captain General of the Scots Army and Duke Hamilton is to be Lieutenant General David Lesley to be Major General and Middleton Lieutenant General of the Horse and Massey to be Major General of the English 15 Letters of a Woman hanged at Oxford who was recovered to Life again by the Doctors and said That she felt no Pain nor remembred any thing that was done to her at
the sickness of the General From Waterford That the Army fell upon the Rebels beyond the Shannon did some execution upon them and brought away some booty That they rejoyced to hear that the Parliament had sent a Fleet towards Dunkirk to keep in the Duke of Lorrains Fleet if they should attempt any thing upon Ireland That Prince Rupert was gone to Sea with 5 Ships and 2 Fire-ships That 2 French Ships laden with Silk were taken by the English 27. The Parliament sent a Message to the General to desire him to retire for his health to some convenient place in England for the fresh Air and to intrust the Army in the mean time in such hands as he should think fit The Parliament discharged all Recognizances Fines and Amercements and Process upon them untill 30 Jan. 1648. That the General being Sick of an Ague the Officers of the Army provided to march without him That several Ships were arrived at Lieth with Provisions for Men and Horse That Prince Edward was summoned to appear at the Hague to answer his misdemeanor against the English Ambassadors That the 6 Gentlemen of the English Ambassadors who where taken Prisoners by Collonel Hatter the Lorreiner were carried by him to the Spaw to drink the waters there with him and there a Gentleman who had received civilities in England looking earnestly upon them imagined that they were gentle-men in some distress inquiring of them was told all the story of their being surprised by Collonel Hatter upon which the Gentleman raised the Town and rescued the English Gentlemen from the Collonel and brought them from thence in liberty to Lymburgh That there the English Gentlemen bragging of their good fortune and that now they should save 1200 l which they had promised to pay to Collonel Hatter for their ransom This coming to the Ear of the Governour of Lymburgh he kept the English Gentlemen in restraint and told them That seeing they had ingaged to pay 1200 l to Collonel Hatter for their ransom and that now they were fallen into his power in Lymburg that they should pay the same Summ to him which they should have paid to Collonel Hatter That the States sent to the PrincessRoyal to the Duke of York and to the Queen of Bohemia to desire them that none of their trains might be suffered to offer any affront to any of the English Ambassadors company whom the States had taken into their Protection and would not regard any great Person that should affront them That they all promised to conform to the States desire That they caused a new Court of Guard to be built at the English Ambassadors door That they visited the Spanish Ambassador who had been very courteous to them by their desire had written to the Governour of Lymburgh who was under the Spanish Jurisdiction to set free the Ambassadors Gentlemen in his power without any Ransom That the Dutch inquired much after the Affairs in Scotland and seemed inclinable to a good Correspondence with England 29. An account of Recruits for Ireland That the Scots Foot were very poor in Cloaths and both Men and Horse in great want of Provisions 30. Letters That the Earl of Derby was victualling and furnishing his Castles in the Isle of Man Letters That the Enemy took some Cows from the Garrison of Charlemont which the Lord Caufield having notice off lay in the way and met them in their return killed about 30 of them and took 120 Arms and brought away the Cows That another party of the Enemy came into the English quarters who routed them and took divers of them That the Foot at Scilly entred at St. Maries Island and that those in the Castle were in great want of water 31. Letters That the Country between Edenburgh and Dunbar was full of excellent Corn. That there were many Ships come into Lieth with Provisions A Soldier shot to death for killing his fellow Soldier in a Duel June 1651. 2. The Parliament ordered 2 Physicians Dr. Wright and Dr. Bates to go into Scotland to attend the General and to take care of his health they being his usual Physicians in London and well esteemed by him they were by this time come to Edenburgh 3. Letters of several incounters with the Rebels in Ireland who in all conflicts were worsted by the Parliaments Forces 4. That the Scots lay still in their Quarters onely sometimes by parties they fell into the quarters of the Parliaments Forces neer them but were as often repulsed as they made any Attempt 5. Debates in Parliament and several Orders for Mony and Recruits for the Armies in Scotland and Ireland 6. An account of Recruits marching and of some Shipped for Ireland and others sent by land for Scotland 7. Account of Prizes taken by the Parliaments Ships 9. Letters of the General his good recovery of Health again and that the Doctors were returned from him Of a Ship loaden with Oats taken from the Scots That the Malignants with the King did some of them cause the Soldiers to plunder some of the Presbyterians by whom they had formerly Suffered That Major-General Massy had found out new inventions of fire works and Engines of War That Major-General Harison was advanced with his Brigade to the furthest part of Cumberland That the Enemy took all the Horses and 20 Men of Captain Wrights Troop the Horses being at Grass That some of the Duke of Lorraines Forces were come down about Dunkirk but retired upon the coming of General Popham thither That the Parliaments Ships chased and forced 3 Dunkerkers to run on Shoar Letters from the General acknowledging the favour of the Parliament in sending the Doctors to him and giving him leave to come into England for his health That he hath unexpectedly been restored to Health by the goodness of God 10. Letters That the Assembly of the States was adjourned for a week and that they thought the propositions made by the English Ambassadors to be too much for them to consent unto That Holland is more inclinable to an agreement with the Ambassadors than the other Provinces are That fair words are given and now and then a visit to the Ambassadors by some of the Deputies who are not gone Home That the rest are jealous of Amsterdam as if they designed to make themselves like Venice to domineer over all the other Towns 11. Letters That upon intelligence of a great party of the Enemy drawn out upon design to fall upon the English Garrison at Hamilton the General sent Collonel Whaley with 8 Regiments of Horse to bring off the Garrison which he did and slighted the House That Major-General Massy was making of Leather Ordnance and Fire-works for the Scots Soldiers to carry on the top of their Pikes to slaughter his own Country Men. That the Scots Parliament have nulled the Act of Classis whereby all Hamiltons and Montrosses party may be of all Parliaments and Judicatories
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
live privately there and submitted to the Parliament of England That some of the Isles of Orkney were upon submission to the Common-wealth of England 28. Letters of the particular Passages of the Siege of Limbrick and the Rendition of it after 15 Months Siege That it was a very strong Town the Grafts Counterscarâ—s and Bulwarks without the Walls the Flanking Towers upon them and the Rampiers round the Irish Town very strong and regular an incredible quantity of Arms and Ammunition were delivered in there 29. The Parliament approved the Articles of Limbrick gave 100 l. to the Messenger that brought the News of the Surrender of it and ordered that the next Lords day Thanks should be given to God for it An Act passed appointing Dr. Clerke Dr. Exton and Dr. Stevens to be Judges of the Admiralty Letters That the Scots Parliament met in the Highlands where were present only the Lord Chancellor and two or three Lords and a few Burgesses who could not agree but rose without doing any thing That the Lord Chancellor and other Lords of Scotland were come in to Lieutenant-General Monk That several Recruits were come from England to the Army in Scotland December 1651. 1. Letters That the Parliaments Army in Ireland were setling of their Quarters and had no Enemy to encounter with but a few Tories and stragling Robbers That the Lord Deputy was gone to Galloway to summon that City That in Limbrick there dyed 40 and 50 a day of the Plague 2. Letters from the Lord Deputy to the Parliament and to the Council of State of the Particulars of the Surrender of Limbrick and an account of the great Guns in all 34 and the Arms and Ammunition taken there with a Copy of the Articles 3. Letters That Lieutenant-General Monk intended to have prevented the meeting of the Parliament in the Highlands of Scotland but could not by reason of the excessive quantity of Rain which fell at that time 4. Letters That Captain Pen had taken some French Vessels prize and that Captain Coxe took a French Ship with 39 Guns which made stout resistance and one of the Parliaments Sea-men lost both his Legs with one Shot of a Canon That Two of Prince Ruperts Ships were sunk and himself hardly escaped drowning at the Jercera's That Captain Bertlet the notable Pyrate of Jersey desired to be received into favour and to do some Act to merit it from the Parliament That Captain Christian a notable Sea-man in King James's time was released from being a Prisoner in Peele Castle in the Isle of Man where he had been long detained and ill used by the Earl of Derby That the whole Revenue of the Isle of Man was but 1500 l. per Ann ' That the Countess of Derby was allowed 200 l. in Plate to bear her charges into England That Three of Prince Ruperts Ships were cast away near to Tercera Island with a great Tempest one of them the Swallow which carried 54 Brass Guns sprung a Leak about the Keel and was suddenly sunk and 340 Persons in her drowned the Prince the Master the Boatswaine and Three more in her were only saved 5. Letters That divers Scotch Lords came in and submitted to the Parliament of England That the third Shot at Elizabeth Castle in Jersey fell upon the old Church there killed and wounded 30 Persons and indangered the Governour Sir George Carteret and his Lady and the chief of the Island That this made so great an Impression on the Lady Carteret and the other Ladies and some few Men who were afraid to be taken that the next night they imbarqued for France That this Shot spoiled great store of Syder and other Victuals That several of their Men made an escape and some being taken were forthwith tryed and executed 6. Letters That Major-General Lambert and Major-General Deane were come to Edenburgh 8. Letters That many of the Parliaments Soldiers in Ireland were sick and wanted Accommodations That the Country groaned much at the burden of quartering but the Lord Deputy was very tender to them Letters That the Lord Deputy went from Limbrick to assist the Lieutenant-General at the Siege of Carrick Houlta but meeting with the Lieutenant-General at Inch Castle after conference together they both returned to Limbrick That the Lord-Deputy having taken cold in his Journey the Weather being very tempestuous and having no Accommodations he fell sick and Nov. 17. took Physick the next day was let Blood but grew worse and worse every day after till Nov. 26. and then died That the Commissioners appointed the Lieutenant-General Ludlowe to command the Forces in Ireland till the pleasure of the Parliament should be known or the Lord-Lieutenant give further order That his Body was to be carried over into England This Gentleman Collonel Ireton was a Person very active industrious and stiff in his ways and purposes he was of good abilities for Councel as well as Action and made much use of his Pen and was very forward to reform the Proceedings in Law wherein his having been bred a Lawyer was an help to him He was stout in the Field and wary and prudent in his Councel and exceedingly forward as to the Business of a Common-wealth he married Cromwels Daughter who had a great opinion of him and no Man could prevail so much nor order him so far as Ireton could His death struck a great sadness into Cromwel and indeed it was a great loss to him of so able and active so faithful and so near a Relation and Officer under him Letters That Clare Castle and Carrick Calta Castle were surrendred to Lieutenant-General Ludlowe and Maso Castle to Sir Charles Coote That 22 Men were excepted from the benefit of the Articles for the surrender of Limbrick of whom Seven were executed That Hugh O-Neale the Governour was pardoned for Life 9. Upon the News of the death of the late Lord Deputy of Ireland Collonel Ireton the Parliament as a Testimony of their affection for his many eminent Services ordered a Bill to be brought in for setling 2000 l. per Ann ' upon his Wife and Children of the Lands of the Duke of Buck's and his Corps to be brought to London to be honourably buried A List of 34 strong Holds and Castles in Ireland taken in by the Parliaments Forces the last Summer A Copy sent to the Parliament of the Earl of Clanrickards Declaration or Summons for an Assembly of the Rebels Letters That Two Troops of Collonel Whaley's Regiment quartered at Nottingham had meetings twice a week where their Officers and some of their Soldiers did preach and pray for which they were hated and cursed by the Presbyterians and their Preachers who say They are the greatest Plague that ever did befall that Town That the Presbyterians got the Scotch Prisoners there to be released and sent them home with store of Money and good Cloaths but they will give no Countenance nor Relief to any
Lieutenant-General not to seize upon meddle with or any ways molest the Persons or Estates of any Excommunicated Person or any ways to discharge any other Persons whatsoever to desist from dealing or trading with the said Excommunicated Persons without order from the Common-wealth of England or their Commissioners 20. Primate received his Sentence from the Parliament at the Bar of the House upon his Knees and Lieutenant-Collonel Lilburne being brought to the Bar refused to kneel the House gave him but Twenty days to depart the Kingdom Debate upon and several Branches passed of the Act of Oblivion Vote That Mr. Hale Mr. Steel Mr. Cocke Mr. Manby Mr. Sadler Collonel Blunt Sir Hen. Blunt Mr. Berners Major-General Desborough Mr. Moyer Collonel Tomlinson Mr. Fountaine Alderman Fowke Mr. H. Peters Major Packer Sir William Roberts Mr. Meltwold Mr. Mansell Mr. Rushworth Mr. Sparrow and Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper be the Committee to take into consideration what inconveniences there are in the Law how the mischiefs which grow from delays the chargeableness and irregularities in the proceedings of the Law may be prevented and the speediest way to prevent the same And to present their Opinions to the Committee of Parliament appointed for that purpose and they or any Seven of them had power to send for any Persons to confer with them in this Business and for Records An Act for compounding with Delinquents and Sequestrations and for the Committee of Haberdashers-Hall 21. Letters of the ceasing of the Plague in Ireland That 300 of the Enemies Horse were taken since the English came to their Winter Quarters That the Commanders of such as are yet out make Overtures of laying down their Arms. That many of the Rebels are in treaty to submit to the Parliament That Galloway offers to treat 23. By a Court-Marshal a Soldier that killed another being first struck by him and highly provoked was according to Num. 35. 22. adjudged only to be Imprisoned for two Months and then to pay 20 l. to the Wife of him that was killed 24. Letters That the Synod of Aberdeen had excommunicated the Lord Drum That the Marquess of Argyle had seised upon a House of Huntleys and put a Garrison into it That the Lieutenant General went to meet the Parliaments Commissioners come from England to Scotland 26. Letters That the Captain of the Success Frigot and Ten more of his Company were cast away at Leith That the Commissioners for Scotland sent forth their Summons for fit Persons to come to them to present their desires That the Lord Wareston chiefly and others were the Grand Sticklers for the Kirk Party A Letter intended to be sent from the Kirk to the Lord-General setting forth the Iniquity of the English Invasion then they inveigh against the Errors and Preaching of Troopers Against the Incorporating of Scotland with England saying it will draw on a Subordination of the Church to the State in the things of Christ Against the gathering of Private Churches and Toleration as they call it and introducing Magistrates of contrary Principles to the Church Against a Civil Headship over the Religious Constitutions 27. Vote That no Fee Perquisite or Reward shall be taken by any of the Judges of Westminster-Hall or their Servants but such Salary as shall be allowed them by the State That all the Publick Revenue shall be brought into one Receipt Instructions passed for ordering and disposing all the Forces and the Charge of them not exceeding the Establishment of the Army A Paper delivered in by the Spanish Ambassador to the Council of State and by them reported to the House read and Instructions given upon it Letters of Credence from the Queen of Sweden by Peter Spiering Silvereroone to the Parliament read and referred to the Council Letters of 2 Ships of Barnestaple taken by Pyrates 28. A Declaration published and Vindication of the Poor oppressed Commons of Scotland in relation to their present sad and Sorrowful condition wherein they were brought by that perfidious Self-seeking Party who did lately wind themselves up in the Offices of Power and Trust in that Estate and Army Wherein they submit to the Parliament of England and pray that they would put nothing upon them which may molest their weak Consciences or imply Perjury 2. That they may be governed by the English and no Scotch-man imployed in any Office of Power or Trust in Church or State who have formerly betrayed their trust 29. Letters of a Vision seen at Sea by the River Maze First about a Mans hight above the Horizon like a Flat land appeared very many Foot-men and Horse-men out of the North North-East After that appeared a Fleet of Ships out of the North and among them a great Ship which lost her Top-Mast and was made ready again and her Flag seemed of 3 Colours like the Prince of Orange his Flag That on the same height appeared a Mighty Fleet of several sorts coming one against the other and a thick Smoak like Fighting That the Smoak vanished and the Ships appeared again clear After which the Ships appeared as if they were sunk and then clear again Then a Mighty great Ship seemed to sink at the Head and the after part to stand on High and another Ship to Sail by it And in the North appeared a Lyon the Vision continued 3 Hours and the Sea-men were much afraid Lieutenant-Collonel John Lilburn took his Journey from London and many Friends went with him to the Sea side 30. Letters of a Ship wracked near to Pendennis That the Parliaments Forces in Vlster met with a Party of Tories killed and drowned 150 of them That the Barony of Burren in Ireland which they say hath neither Wood Water nor Earth enough to Hang Drown or Bury a Man refusing to pay Contribution was harrased by Sir Charles Cootes Forces That the Commissioners of the Parliament of England for the Affaires of Scotland sat at Dalkeith for Setling the business of that Nation 31. The Committee appointed to consider of the Inconveniences and Delayes in the Proceedings of Law met several times and desired the Judges in their several Courts to return to them a List of the Officers in their Courts and what Fees they receive and what Work and Imploymeut they do for the same They entred upon several Heads of Inconveniencies in the Law in relation to Estates in Tail and Copyhold Estates and that for the future they may be made liable to the payment of Debts Whitelock was often advised with by some of this Committee and none of them was more active in this Business than Mr. Hugh Peters the Minister who understood little of the Law but was very Opinionative and would frequently mention some Proceedings of Law in Holland wherein he was altogether mistaken February 1651. 2. Letters of the Proceedings of the Parliaments Commissioners at Dalkeith and the trouble of the Kirke Party 3. An Act passed for executing
the Judgment of Banishment against Lieutenant-Collonel Lilborne An Act passed to make void all Titles of Honour Dignities or Precedencies given by the late King since 4 June 1641. Referred to the Committee for considering of things of greatest Importance to take care for ascertaining the Debts on Publick Faith Order for constant Pay and Supplies for the Forces in Ireland Order for Moneys for Incident Charges to be disposed of by the Committee for removing Obstructions in the Sale of Forfeited Lands 4. One who undertook to cure the Blind and Deaf took Money before-hand of divers People and then ran away 5. Letters that by the late great Snows and Rain in Ireland the Waters rose so high that it drowned and spoiled most of the Corn and Provisions which the Rebels had got into Islands so that they were in a starving Condition That a Party of Collonel Venables men surprised some of the Rebels at their Markets took 20 Horse Slew 20 Men and 120 of them were Drowned 6. Letters that a Petition was presented to the Commissioners at Dalkeith that Dundee might chuse Officers according to their ancient Custome and Rights the Commissioners ordered them to bring in their Charter by a day A Copy of the Letter sent to Major-Ceneral Lambert and intended for the Lord-General Cromwell from the Lord Wareston and other Presbyterians setting forth That they made their Addresses to him because he had charge of those Forces that had unjustly Invaded that Land and had shed the Blood of many of the Saints of Scotland But they confess themselves justly punished for their late Treaty with the King but this doth no way justifie the Instruments They charge the Army with divers Errors countenancing of deposed Ministers to Preach silencing of Ministers that Preach of State proceedings and suffering Officers to Preach Scandalizing the Ministers subordinating the Church to the State in things of Christ which will tolerate the gathering of Churches in Scotland as it is in England Abridging the Assembly of the Kirke and imposing Magistrates principled against the Government of the Kirke They offer compliance in any thing not against their Conscience and the Liberty of the Kirke and Intreat the Major-General to imploy his indeavours with the rest of the Commissioners of England for the obtaining of their desires That the City of Edenburgh had a Commission to choose new Officers and such as should be chosen were to take an Oath of Fidelity to the Common-Wealth of England Letters That the Grandees of the Rebells in Ireland have often meetings to draw up Propositions in order to a Submission to the Parliament of England but cannot agree 7. Letters That many of the Commissioners of Shires and Buroughs in Scotland are chosen to attend the English Commissioners at Dalkeith The Committee for Regulating the Law presented several Results to the Committee of Parliament appointed to receive them 9. Letters That the Oath of Fidelity to the Common-wealth of England much troubled the new chosen Burgesses of Edenburgh That there were great Contests in their Presbyteries and contradictory Orders by them and Appeals to the English Commissioners The English Commissioners published another Declaration for equal Execution of Justice and for the present appointed Persons to Administer Justice till the Judicatories should be Established and forbid any power under the King or any other than under the Common-wealth of England Letters That the Army in Ireland was disposed into convenient Quarters to meet with the Enemy if they came abroad and Collonel Reynolds to lye with a nimble Party of 3000 Horse and Foot to be ready upon any occasion A Copy of the Articles between the Irish and the Duke of Lorraine sent to the Parliament whereby Lorraine was to have the Lordship Spiering Silvercroon Agent from the Queen of Sweden to the Parliament dyed in the Strand 10. The Act of Oblivion passed and some Provisoes to be added to it debated Order for paying Mariners and for lessening the publick charge Order for the Lord-General to send down all the Officers belonging to the Forces in Scotland which was upon Letters from the Commissioners A Declaration of the Inhabitants of Jersey of their Fidelity to the Parliament of England with praise to God for his Justice and giving Success to the Parliaments Forces and beating out the Tyrant Carteret That 3000 Subscribed this Declaration and took the Ingagement Of the opposition of the Presbyters in Devon ' 11. An Account of the Frigats on the Western-Coast and that a great Fleet of Dutch-men of War lay there abouts that the Dutch Captains were rough against the English and demanded Restitution of some of their Ships taken by the English 13. Letters That a small Party of Highlanders Murthered five of the Parliaments Soldiers in their Beds near Innerness and another Party stole away some Cattle That the Scots Ministers pray for their King and the Prisoners in England That Argyles Countrey refused the Warrants sent thither for Contribution by the Parliaments Officers The English Commissioners published a Proclamation against entertaining any Scots in their house without giving up their names to the Governour of the place and that no Scot have any Armes 14. Letters That the English Commissioners in Ireland had settled the Affairs there and were returned to Dublin That Collonel Hewson sent out a Party who killed a whole Troop of Tories except two only That Captain Clerk took 200 Tun of Wheat and Rye carrying to relieve Golloway That Bellitan a strong hold of the Rebels was Stormed by Collonel Zanchey and Collonel Axtell and taken and 4 or 500 of the Rebels killed The Parliament ordered their Committee to call together the Adventurers for Ireland who met and chose a Committee of their own to make Proposals to the Parliament for Setling that Business with their Consent From Sir George Ascues Fleet That he had taken Eleven Dutch and One English Ship at the Barbadoes And that Sir George Shot many Pieces at their chief Castle and they Shot at him and killed one man That he took Two more Dutch Ships loaden with Provisions and Horses Sugar c. That he sent Summons to the Lord Willoughby who answered that he would keep that place for the King That he was informed the King was near London and that all the Countrey came in to him as a Dutch Ship related to him 16. Letters That Sir George Ascue came within half a Musquet Shot of the Fort at the Barbadoes that the Ships he took there were of great Value That his Voyage thither was 10 Weeks and 2 Days yet none of his Men Sick The Commissioners from the Parliament in the Fleet with Sir George Ascue sent a Declaration to the Inhabitants of the Barbadoes to perswade them to submit to the Parliament of England and to desert the Lord Willoughby and his Party there that this course they thought fit to take before they used any acts of
Hostility against them And offers them so doing Indemnity 17. Debates in Parliament upon the Provisoes to be added to the Act of Oblivion and many of them past A Declaration of the Commissioners for the Assesments in York-shire for equality in rates to all upon a Survey of the value of every Township and of the Estate of every Person in each Town which is liable to the Assessments Letters That divers Commissioners from the several Counties in Scotland came in to the English Commissioners at Dalkeith according to Summons That a Frigat of the Paliaments came safe into Lieth Road with 80000 l. for pay of the Forces there And another with Forty Scots Prisoners released Of much Losses at Sea by the Storms Of one of the Parliaments Ships Sunk within an hour after the Men in her were Landed Major-General Lambert was appointed to go Lord-Deputy for Ireland A Declaration of the English Commissioners in Scotland of the Union of them with England in one Common-wealth concerning Forfeitures and Confiscations of Estates according to several qualifications That for promoting of Holyness and the power of Godlyness all possible care should be used for publishing the Gospel of Christ in all parts of this Land and maintenance to the Faithful dispencers thereof and care taken for removing of Scandalous Persons in the work of the Ministry and placing others fitly qualified with Guifts for instructing the People in their stead And incouragement be given from all Authority to such as shall joyn in the Service of God according to the usage of the Church of Scotland in their Peaceable and inoffensive exercise of the same And others not satisfied with that Form shall serve and worship God in other Gospel way And that Magistrates and Officers fearing God may be set up to be a terror to Evil doers and such as shall live peaceably and yield obedience to the Authority of the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England exercised in Scotland are capable of and shall enjoy the respective benefits and favours held forth in the Parliaments Declaration And all Merchants and Trades-men and Handy-Crafts-men not having Estates above 500 l. Sterling and all other persons not having Estates of above 200 l. not Prisoners or Soldiers who shall live peaceably and yield obedience to the Parliament of England Shall be freed from all Forfeitures and Confiscations for any thing formerly done by them in reference to the Wars and be received into the Protection of the Parliament and Injoy the Liberties and Grants as shall be fit Except Moss-Troopers or others who have Murthered any Soldiers contrary to the Laws of War or any English People contrary to the Laws of Scotland 21. Proceedings of the Committee of Adventurers for Ireland who all assented to the Propositions of the Committee one was for doubling their former Adventures A Share of Lands reserved for the Soldiers The Committee for regulating the Law passed some Resolutions touching personal Actions As that If the Defendant in a Personal action before pleading tender satisfaction to the Plaintiff with Costs of Suit and it appear afterwards at the Tryal to the Jury sufficient and not accepted of the Plaintiff to lose his own and pay the others Costs in the Suit That Summons be the first Process in all personal Actions with the true date when sued forth and Executed upon Oath and returnable within 15 Days after the Service the Defendant to have a Copy from the Original under Seal given or left at his House and the Cause of the Suit set down in the body of the Writ that upon default of appearing a further Process be granted to Arrest the Party till he appear or give Warrant And in case of Non-Appearance the Defendants Lands and Goods to be distrained to a certain value till he appear or give Warrant 23. Letters That the Kirkists in Fife refused to let the Summons of the English Commissioners be read but as a Committee of War appointed Two of their Company to come to Dalkeith by virtue of old powers That the Ministers speak loudly against the Declarations of the Parliament and of their Commissioners That Collonel Cooper with the Parliaments Fleet Landed 800 Men at Orkney and Collonel Overton arrived there and possest it for the Parliament of England Commissioners for some Counties in Scotland were dismissed by the English Commissioners having power only to Treat and not to conclude Other Commissioners had a Paper delivered to them 1. To consent to be Incorporated with the Common-wealth of England 2. To declare a Submission to that Government which should in the mean time be established 3. That they be ready to present such matters as may conduce to the putting those particulars into practice To which particulars those Commissioners gave their free assent in writing as they were desired 24. The Act of Oblivion and general Pardon with the Provisoes passed Letters of Credence from the Burgomasters and Senators of Lubeck Bremen and Hamburgh for themselves and in the name of the rest of the Hans Towns unto Lion of Aisema their Resident were read Order for an Act to give 5 l. to any who shall apprehend Robbers or Burglars Letters That a Party of about 80 of the Enemy came privately into the Parliaments quarters about Galloway and took a prey of 100 Cows and 200 Sheep but as they returned a party of the Parliament rescued the Prey killed 60 of the Enemy and took an Ensign Prisoner That the Chief Gunner of Galloway came out to the Parliaments Forces and informed them that there was a high Mutiny in the Town and Preston durst not appear to quiet them That Collonel Zanchey and Collonel Axtel took the advantage of the Frost and gained a pass over a Bog to Fitz-Patricks quarters but he was marched away the day before Zanchey and Axtell took his strong hold in the Bog and put all to the Sword That about the Fort was an Irish Town which the Rebels named Dublin for its Strength and Riches it consisted of 800 â—abbins which Zanchey and Axtell fired and put 500 to the Sword and in it found good plunder Silver Strong-water 30000 Bushels of Wheat 200 Cows and 80 Horse That all parts of Scotland are within the power of the Parliament of England except some few places in Argyles Country and about the Highlands of no consequence who sent for a pass to come to the English Commissioners A Petition was presented to the Parliament in the name of divers well Affected in the Northern Counties telling them That there remains yet to be done by them the takeing away of Tithes and Law as now it stands the most antient badges of Ecclesiastical and Civil Tyranny What else can be expected from such swarms of Lawyers Attorneys Sollicitors and nourished with the bread of Oppression by long and tedious Suits What hope of Justice when the greatest stress of mens causes in all Courts depends chiefly upon those men who
That the Tories doe much mischief To prevent which and other inconveniences the Parliaments Commissioners in Ireland published a Declaration excepting severall places from the protection of the Parliament from which all friends to the Parliament are to remove their Persons Families and Goods and those that remain in those places shall be taken as Enemies slain and destroyed And all Intelligence forbid with them and that those who shall remove from those places shall have other Wast-lands assigned them and places for their habitations 23. Dr. Walker and Dr. Turner added to the Committee for regulating the Law Order for an Act for Confiscation of the Estates of several persons in Scotland and for pardoning of the rest An additionall Act passed for Sale of the remainder of Fee-farm Rents Referred to the Councel of State to nominate Persons for Administration of Justice in Scotland Order for an Act to prevent the Mischiefs and Robberies upon the Borders and for settling of the Fishing upon Tweed Report from the Committee for regulating the Law of an Act for Marriages to be made before Justices of the Peace That Committee presented to the Committee of Parliament to be reported to the house the draughts of Several Acts viz. For taking away Fines upon Bills Declarations and Original writs Against Customary Oaths of Fealty and Homage to Lords of Mannors For taking away common Recoveries and the unnecessary charge of Fines and to pass and charge Lands intailed as Lands in Fee-Simple For ascertaining arbitrary Fines upon discent and alienation of Copy-holds of Inheritance For the more speedy recovery of Rents Touching Pleaders and their Fees For the more Speedy regulating and easie discovery of debts and damages not exceeding 4 l. and under 24. Letters That the new chosen Magistrates of Edenburgh had Subscribed their Assents to the Union with England and taken the same Oath that the Mayors of Cities and Towns in England do take and that other Burghs in Scotland sue for Licence upon the same terms to chose new Magistrates That in many parts of Zealand the people are so mad against England that it is dangerous for an English man to be among them but in other places they are in a better temper 26. Letters That Captain Pen came to Pendennis with his Squadron and 5 Prizes which they had taken in the Streights That Prince Rupert with 3 or 4 Ships was upon the Coast of Barbary but his Ships so much eaten out with Arckes that they were not able to keep the Sea Of Recruits Shipped for Ireland 27. Letters That Major Salloway was returned from meeting with the Marquess of Argyle which was with much seeming Love and Kindness None were present at the Treaty but the Marquess and one of his Kinsmen and Major Salloway and Major-General Dean That 40 Sail of Ships were come into Lieth Harbour with Provision and Merchandise from England so that the Deputy-Governour published a Proclamation That no Ship or Vessel should have any Fire or Candle in them but at a certain time of the day That one English Frigot went up to 3 Dutch-men of War who refused to strike Sail to her and with a Broad-side of above 20 Guns perswaded them all to strike to the English Frigot 29. Letters That there is no doubt of a fair Compliance by the Marquess of Argyle with the Commissioners He insists upon Protection and Freedom for himself and his Tenants and their Estates and payment of the Debts owing to him from the Parliament of England Proposals were tendred to the Committee for propagating the Gospel for Supply of all Parishes with Able and Godly Ministers for settling of right Constituted Churches c. An account of the Forces come away from Jersey and of Recruits for Ireland Shipped That the States of Holland sent an express for all the Captains of their Men of War forthwith to go down to their Ships and to stay all Shipping going for England which Imbargoe raiseth thoughts that they intend a War against England 30. Reports to the Parliament from the Commissioners for Scotland of the Form of consent of the Deputies of the Shires and Boroughs of Scotland to the Vnion with England into one Common-wealth without a King or House of Lords and to live Peaceably in the mean time with submission to the Authority of the Parliament of England With their Petition for New Magistrates to be chosen of such as consent thereunto and that Course may be taken with the Ministers who preach against this Vnion April 1652. 1. Letters of Recruits Shiped for Ireland A Letter Signed by Gerald Fitz-Gerald in behalf of an Assembly of the Irish in the Province of Leinster to the Parliaments Commissioners for Ireland setting forth the Calamities of War and the blessings of Peace and the good inclinations of the Common-wealth of England to give reasonable Conditions to those that shall submit to them He desires a safe Conduct for the Inhabitants of the several Provinces to meet and choose Commissioners to Treat with and Propound such things to Commissioners to be appointed to meet with them as may conduce to the Peace and Settlement of that Kingdom The Commissioners in Ireland published a Declaration in answer to this Letter That they cannot in Duty and Honour own that of Gerald Fitz-Gerald for an Authority but declare That the settlement of the Affairs of Ireland doth of right belong to the Common-wealth of England the consideration whereof is at present before them 2. That in the Settlement thereof the Parliament will make distinction of such Persons as have lived Peaceably or having been misled have since submitted to their Authority and those who have acted or abetted the Murders and Massacres of the Protestants and such as adhered to them the first year of their Rebellion or such as continue in Hostility 3. That to grant safe Conducts to such as are in Hostility against the Parliament to meet and consult together is an Act to which the Commissioners cannot in Prudence consent 4. That for such as are now in Arms and are willing to lay them down and submit to the Parliament upon timely application to the Parliaments Ministers here for particular places and persons such moderate Terms will be consented unto as men in their condition can in reason expect Lieutenant-General Ludlow by advice with the English Commissioners and Field Officers of the Army returned answer to the Earl of Clanrickards Letters That the power of ordering the Affairs of Ireland belonged to the Parliament of England who would not capitulate with those in Arms against them but upon Application of particular Persons such favour would be shewed to them as they should deserve and should be reasonable Anno 1652 The Commissioners from the Rebels presented another Paper to the English Commissioners for a safe Conduct to such as should be appointed Commissioners by the Provinces to attend the Parliament To this the Parliaments Commissioners made
to him to submit to the Parliament upon good terms and Letters to the same effect from other Friends were the cause of his surrender of the Island 30. Orders for Recruits from Pendennis Castle for Ireland and six weeks pay for them before they were transported out of England May 1652. 1. Letters That the Declaration of the Parliament of England for the Union of Scotland with England and their sending of Members to the Parliament of England was proclaimed with great solemnity at Edenburgh Cross but the Scots shewed no rejoycing at it 3. Letters justifying the Proceedings of the Commissioners for propagating the Gospel in Wales written by Mr. Vavasour Power a Minister there 4. Referred to the Committee to consider how a competent Maintenance for Godly Ministers may be setled in lieu of Tithes Order for relief of maimed and sick Soldiers Mr. Weaver one of the Commissioners of the Parliament in Ireland came into the House whereof he was a Member and gave them an account of the State of their Affairs there Letters of Credence of the Queen of Sweden to the Noble Hareldus Applebone her publick Minister to the Parliament of England were read and Letters from the Prince of Conde to the Parliament read and both of them referred to the Council of State Letters That Argyle did again solicit for some singular Act of Favour from the Parliament of England but his ways were known That Three Judges were come from England to administer Justice to the Scots in Scotland 5. That some Travellers upon Hunsloe Heath saw a strange Apparition of the Sun about sixth Clock in the Evening c. 6. Letters That the Ministers of Scotland were as bitter as ever against the Interest of England Of more Counties and Boroughs accepting the Vnion with England and that Argyle had agreed to Terms to come in to the Parliament of England but they were not published That the Lord Chief-Justice St. John Mr. Salloway and Alderman Tichburne the Parliaments Commissioners in Scotland went away for England That the Deputies of Argyle Shire had consented to the Vnion 7. Letters That the Magistrates of Musselborough had taken the Ingagement of the Parliament of England Of a Pyrate who took several English Vessels to the Westward of Recruits Shipped from Pendennis for Ireland That the Irish begged for Conditions to come in to the Parliament and some of them were admitted 10. Letters of Preparations to reduce Dinnoter Castle in Scotland That the new Judges sent into Scotland were very busie in setling of new Judicatories there That Ireland was wholly reduced and had no other refuge but Bogs and Woods that the Plague was much abated there That Commissary-General Reynolds had gotten most of the Provisions of the Rebels and killed and taken many of them and prevented their fortifying That he setled Three considerable Garrisons upon Passes in Kings County took in the strong Forts in those Parts upon Quarter for Life only 11. The Scots Commissioners returned and were in the Parliament The Committee revived for setting a Period to this Parliament and providing for future Representatives 12. Debate upon Qualifications of such Persons as shall be received into the House as Members Letters That Captain Howe a Young Gentle-man who had done gallant Service for the Parliament in Ireland being assaulted in his Quarters by a Party of the Tories he at the first Charge routed them but then they came on again with a fresh Party and routed Captain How 's Party who endeavoured to make good his Soldiers Retreat and himself charged Three times and came off well but upon a Fourth Charge he was unfortunately slain and his Death was very much lamented 13. A Duel between the Lord Chandoys and Mr. Compton and the Lord killed Mr. Compton 14. The knocking of a Link near some Reeds set the Reeds on fire and they fired a House in Redriffe and Two Ships lying near the Shore and burnt them at low water when no Boats could come to help them nor could they get Water Letters That the Inhabitants of Virginia willingly submitted to the Government of the Parliament 15. That the Army in Scotland was taking the Field Of the refractoriness of the Ministers That the Judges sent out of England published a Proclamation at Edenburgh That they would sit at the usual place for administring of Justice 17. Letters from the Commissioners in Ireland to the Parliament giving an account of the Affairs there of the Provisions received and acknowledging the great care of the Parliament therein and how they had disposed thereof to the Forces Of the Ports in Kerry fit for a Forreign Enemy to land in That Clenrickard and others were gone to Vlster to joyn with Phelim O-Neale That in some places the Enemy have made some Incursions in small Parties and taken some prey and Dragoon Horses but upon their return they being 250 Horse and 500 Foot they were met by Lieutenant-Collonel Throckmorton with 140 Horse and 400 Foot who had no Pikes and the Horse at first made some retreat But at length after a sharp Dispute the English Horse routed the Irish and killed 200 of them on the place and in the pursuit and took and killed divers Officers and had but twenty one killed and 100 Soldiers wounded That the Irish Clergy have excommunicated Collonel Fitz-Patrick for submitting to the Parliament and the Laity published a Declaration against him and all that joyned with him and some of his Party were cut off by the Irish who also cut off the Ears of some whom they took Prisoners That Fitz-Patrick met with some of them That Shipping was wanting to transport those who are to go beyond Seas 2000 of Fitz-Patricks Party 1000 of O-Dwyers Party and 4000 more Of many Applications made by divers chief Officers of the Irish to come in to the Parliament and Commissioners were sent with Instructions to give the same Terms which Collonel Venables was authorized to give to those in Vlster That Sir Charles Coote explained the Articles of Galloway which he yielded to to prevent charge to the Parliament and to get the possession of that City 18. Letters of a Squadron of the Parliaments Ships meeting with Three Dutch Men of War and Seven Merchants that the Dutch Admiral came under the Lee of the Parliaments Ships and kept his Flag up whereupon the English Ship sent a Boat to him to acquaint him that they had received Orders from their General to cause those Ships they met to take down their Flags and presently the Dutch Admiral took down his Flag and saluted the English Ships with Three Pieces of Ordnance and the English did the like to him After the Admiral came the Vice-Admiral of the Dutch but came to the Windward of the English contrary to the custom in the Narrow Seas and saluted the English with 13 Shot but took not down their Top-Flag The English called to them to take it down
winds 29. Of a Soldier in Scotland who had stollen Cloaths and coming up to the Centry was shot and dyed with the Cloathes under his Arms other Soldiers were Sentenced for stealing Cloaths Boots c. out of the Stores 30. That Holland were much inclined to have peace with England but that Zealand was averse to it Of an English Man of War who Fought with 2 Pickeroons 4 hours and many men being Slain on both Sides they parted Of several Ships from Stockholm Gottenburgh Hamborough Dantzick and other places arrived in the Thames with Hemp Pitch Tar and the like Commodities That the English Fleet now out at Sea and joined together were an Hundred and more Gallant Men of War well provided and manned for Service Cromwell and his Councel of Officers made a Committee to examine the Grievances and Oppression committed by Sir John Lenthal in managing the Prison of the Upper Bench both as to the Debtors and Creditors and how the same may be redressed May 1653. 2. Upon Letters from Cromwell and his Councel of Officers to Vice-Admiral Pen and the Officers and Sea-men under his Command they returned an answer of Submission to their Orders and of their readiness to joyn with them An acknowledgment and owning of the Dissolution of the late Parliament sent up from many in Durham and their ingagements to stand to Cromwell and his Councel of Officers 3. Letters That Captain Bodiley in the Streights took a very rich Ship of the Dutch a Merchant man and a Man of War besides and that he met and fought the great Pyrate Chevalier de Ferrier and killed and sunk 600 of his men Of a Dutch Man of War burned by accident in the Texel Of the English Fleet being come near to the Dutch Fleet. The Committee touching the Prison of the upper Bench. Ordered the Debtors there to shew Cause why their Estates should not be sequestred for payment of their just Debts for which they were in Prison 4. Many acknowledgments of the Justice of the late action in dissolving the Parliament were sent up to Cromwell and his Councel of Officers from several parties of the Army and from others in several Counties with ingagements to stand by them An Ostender brought 2 Prizes to Jersey and set their Men there on Shoar to get moneys for their redemption 6. Soldiers in Scotland for coyning new half Crowns of Pewter were Sentenced by a Court Marshal to have 40 lashes on their bare backs and to march through the High-street of Edenburgh with a counterfeit half Crown nailed to each of their Ears and that pieces of their Ears should be cut off with the half Crowns and nailed to the Gallows 7. A Letter from the Officers of the English Army at Edenburgh commending Cromwell and his Councel for the late action of Dissolving the Parliament and ingaging to stand and fall with them A Messenger of the Councel of State brought news that the English Fleet consisting of about 100 Sail was so near the Dutch Fleet being about 70 Sail that he saw the headmost of the English Fleet Fire upon the Sternmost of the Dutch Fleet and that the Dutch hastened what they could to escape An other Messenger brought word to the Councel of State that the Dutch Fleet fled away to the Texel and were pursued by the English Fleet who took 40 or 50 of their Dogger-boats from them that the people in Holland earnestly cry out for a Peace with England Letters that 300 Dutch Merchant-men who Sailed round about by Scotland to get home 6 of them were taken up by some English Ships there 9. The Committee touching the upper-Bench Prison gave in a List of 399 Prisoners in that Prison and the Rules and that their Debts amounted to above nine Hundred Thousand pounds A Remonstrance from the Town and Garrison of Leith approving the late action of Dissolving the Parliament and ingaging to assist Cromwell and his Officers The Commissioners for the Affairs of Ireland upon the Declaration of Cromwell and his Councel of Officers about the Dissolving the Parliament set forth a Declaration in Ireland that all Officers and Soldiers and others should proceed in the Execution of their several Charges and Trust that the Enemy might not take any advantage of the late change in England and they ordered a day of publick Humiliation The Queen of Sweden offered to the States their mediation of Peace betwixt England and them Of divers Fisher-men taken by the English Ships 10. The English Fleet Sailed by the Texel along the Dutch Coast to the Northward and took 54 Busses going a Fishing 3. Captain Bodiley returned from the Streights with 8 Men of War and 8 Merchant-men to the Downs A Frigot took 2 private Dutch men of War 11. A Remonstrance of the General Councel of Officers at Dalkeith in behalf of themselves and the Forces in Scotland shewing their Concurrence with Cromwell and his Councel of Officers at White-Hall in dissolving the Parliament 12. That Prince Rupert went little abroad in France and was very sad that he could hear nothing of his Brother Maurice 13. Letters That some of the Kerns in Ireland having got together in Arms Collonel Nelson with a party fell into their Quarters by break of day killed about 300 of them took 900 Cattle and 2 Garrons 40000 l. sent to the Soldiers in Ireland That Captain Barrow took O Ronies Island in Ireland and put 80 there to the Sword 14. The Councel of State ordered new Treasurers for the Excise and a Committee to consider how all the Treasuries of the Common-wealth may be best managed Of a Bark of Jersey taken by a Dutch Man of War and a French man by Commission from the Scotch King Of much sickness amongst the Dutch Prisoners at Southampton whereof many of them were dead 16. Letters from the Fleet that they were in pursuit of Van Trump and his Fleet to the North-ward and came upon the Coast of Scotland that divers Dutch Marriners Prisoners at Tinmouth were by the Governour distributed into the Colliers Ships and their names taken this was to avoid the charge of keeping them 17. A private Soldier was Sentenced to be shot to death for killing a man in Holborn That the English Fleet were at Aberdeen in Scotland That the Sweeds had 20 Men of War at Sea The Lord Chandois and Count Arundel were tryed in the Upper-Bench for Killing Mr. Compton in a Duel and were found Guilty of Man-Slaughter by the Jury One Faulkener who was Witness against the Lord Craven upon his Sequestration was tryed in the Upper-Bench for perjury in the Tryal it was proved that at Petersfield in Sussex Faulkener kneeled down upon his knees in the middle of the Town and drank a health to the Devil 18. Letters That the Dutch much rejoiced at the Dissolving of the Parliament hoping for some disabling of the English
Gospel in all void places and to unite two or three Parishes together so that none be above three Miles from the Publick meeting place and Commissioners named in the Report that such as shall be approved for publick Preachers may enjoy the maintenance set by Laws and such further as the Parliament hath or shall allow That where any scruple the payment of Tithes the neighbour Justices to set a value on those due which the owner of the Land to pay or else the Minister may sue for them That Committee held That the Incumbents Impropriators c. have a Right and Propriety in Tythes The House upon Debate of this Report the first part of it upon the question passed in the Negative It was moved in the House that the sitting of this Parliament any longer would not be for the good of the Common-wealth and that it would be fit for them to resign up their Powers to the Lord General this motion was seconded by several other Members and then the House rose And the Speaker with many Members of the House with the Mace went to Whitehall where they did by a Writing under their hands resign to his Excellency the Powers and Mr. Speaker attended with the Members did present this Resignation of their Powers to his Excellency accordingly The General with his Councel of Officers met where somethings were transacted in order to the settlement of the Government of this Nation Letters of Malignants in the North who bought up Horses and went with them towards Scotland Of Sixteen Horse within five miles of Berwick who seized some Gentlemen and others going to Berwick Fair and took their Horses Money and Clothes and then let them go That they seized upon two Soldiers and disarmed them and then dismissed them and took many Horses The Portugal Ambassadours brother made an Escape out of Newgate but was retaken The Councel of State Published a Declaration against the late Tumult at the New Exchange and forbid all persons of what quality soever to do or abet the like in any Publick place of trade or resort upon pain to be dealt with as disturbers of the Publick Peace whereof a strict account shall be taken and all Osficers to perform their duty for apprehending such Offenders and to prevent the like tumultuous Actions 14 Letters of Three prizes sent into Plymonth That the Sussex Frigot was blown up with her own Powder and about Fifty of her Men at Plymouth That there was an agreement for the Duke of Lorain to exchange his Country for Ireland That the Prince of Conde was to be King of Scotland and King Charles to be King of England onely That Middleton was Transporting from Holland great store of Arms and Ammunition to the High-lands 16 Letters of the Highlanders Levys of Men and Glencorns sending Warrants to adjacent Towns for Cloth Shoes Provisions and Money for his Soldiers or else he will exact it by force That Four of them met an Englishman going to gather up Money and killed him That the Highlanders are One thousand Foot well Armed and Five hundred Horse Of two Prizes brought into Pool by a private Man of War Captain Green That General Monck with his Squadron of Ships was in the Downs The late Parliament having resigned their Powers into the Lord Generals Hands by a Writing under their Hands and Seals The Lord General called a Councel of Officers and advised with them and with other persons of Interest in the Nation How this great burthen of governing England Scotland and Ireland with the Armies therein and the Navy at Sea should be Born and by whom They after several days seeking of God and advising in this Matter Resolved That a Councel of Godly Able and Discreet Persons should be Named consisting of twenty one and that the Lord General should be chosen Lord Protector of the Three Nations His Excellency the General about Three in the Afternoon came from Whitehall to the Chancery Court in this Equipage First went the Commissioners of the Great Seal then the Judges and Barons in their Robes after them the Counsel of the Commonwealth then the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Recorder of London after them the Lord General attended with the chief Officers of the Army a Chair of State was set in the Chancery Court and the General stood on the left hand of it uncovered till a large Writing in Parchment was read Containing the Power with which his Excellency was invested and how he was to Govern the Three Nations and the Oath to be taken by him His Excellency subscribed this Writing in the face of the Court and had the Oath given him by the Lord Commissioner Lisle and after this his Excellency sate down in the Chair covered then the Commissioners delivered up the Great Seal to him and the Lord Mayor his Sword and Cap the which his Excellency returned immediatly again to him then the Court rose and they went back to Whitehall the Lord Mayor himself uncovered carrying the Sword before the Lord Protector and coming into the Banqueting House Mr. Lockier made an Exhortation to them and so the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Judges departed The Instrument which his Excellency Subscribed was in these Words The Government of the Common-wealth of England Scotland and Ireland I. THat the Supreme Legislative Authority of the Commonwealth of England Scotland and Ireland and the Dominions thereto belonging shall be and reside in One Person and the People assembled in Parliament The Style of which Person shall be Lord PROTECTOR of the Common-wealth of England Scotland and Ireland II. That the Exercise of the chief Magistracie and Administration of the Government over the said Countries and Dominions and the People thereof shall be in the Lord PROTECTOR assisted with a Council The Number whereof shall not exceed Twenty one nor be less than Thirteen III. That all Writs Processes Commissions Patents Grants and other things which now run in the Name and Style of the Keepers of the Liberty of England by Authority of Parliament shall run in the Name and Style of the Lord PROTECTOR from whom for the future shall be derived all Magistracie and Honors in these three Nations and shall have the power of Pardons except in Case of Murder and Treason and benefit of all forfeitures for the Publick use And shall govern the said Countries and Dominions in all things by the Advice of the Council and according to these Presents and the Laws IV. That the Lord PROTECTOR the Parliament sitting shall dispose and order the Militia and Forces both by Sea and Land for the peace and good of the three Nations by Consent of Parliament And that the Lord PROTECTOR with the Advice and Consent of the major part of the Council shall dispose and order the Militia for the ends aforesaid in the Intervals of Parliament V. That the Lord PROTECTOR by the Advice aforesaid shall direct in all things concerning the keeping and holding of a good
Correspondencie with forreign Kings Princes and States and also with the Consent of the major part of the Council have the power of War and Peace VI. That the Laws shall not be altered suspended abrogated or repealed nor any new Law made nor any Tax Charge or Imposition laid upon the People but by common Consent in Parliament save only as is expressed in the Thirtieth Article VII That there shall be a Parliament summoned to meet at Westminster upon the third day of September One thousand six hundred fifty four and that successively a Parliament shall be summoned once in every third year to be accounted from the dissolution of the preceding Parliament VIII That neither the Parliament to be next summoned nor any successive Parliaments shall during the time of Five Months to be accounted from the day of their first meeting be adjourned prorogued or dissolved without their own Consent IX That as well the next as all other successive Parliaments shall be summoned and Elected in manner hereafter exprest That is to say The Persons to be chosen within England Wales the Isles of Jersey and Guernsey and the Town of Berwick upon Tweed to sit and serve in Parliament shall be and not exceed the Number of Four hundred The Persons to be chosen within Scotland to sit and serve in Parliament shall be and not exceed the number of Thirty And the Persons to be chosen to sit in Parliament for Ireland shall be and not exceed the number of Thirty X. That the Persons to be Elected to sit in Parliament from time to time for the several Counties of England Wales the Isles of Jersey and Guernsey and the Town of Berwick upon Tweed and all places within the same respectively shall be according to the Proportions and numbers hereafter exprest That is to say For the County of Bedford six viz. For the Town of Bedford one For the County of Bedford five For the County of Berks seven viz. For the Borrough of Abingdon one For the Burrough of Reading one For the County of Berks five For the County of Bucks eight viz. For the Town of Buckingham one For the Burrough of Alisbury one For the Burrough of Wiccomb one For the County of Bucks five For the County of Cambridg Isle of Ely eight viz. For the Town of Cambridg one For the University of Cambridge one For the Isle of Ely two For the County of Cambridge four For the County of Chester five viz. For the City of Chester one For the County of Chester four For the County of Cornwall twelve viz. For the Burrough of Dunishwet otherwise Launceston one For the Burrough of Truro one For the Burrough of Penryn one For the Burrough of East-low and Westlow one For the County of Cornwal eight For the County of Cumberland three viz. For the City of Carlile one For the County of Cumberland two For the County of Derby five viz. For the Town of Derby one For the County of Derby four For the County of Devon twenty viz. For the City of Exeter two For the Burrough of Plymouth two For the Burrough of Dartmouth Clifton and Harderness one For the Burough of Totness one For the Borough of Barnstable one For the Borough of Tiverton one For the Borough of Honyton one For the County of Devon eleven For the County of Dorset ten viz. For the Borough of Dorchester one For the Borough of Weymouth and Melcomb-Regis one For the Borough of Lyme-Regis one For the Town and County of Pool one For the County of Dorset six For the County of Durham three viz. For the City of Durham one For the County of Durham two For the County of York twenty two viz. For the City of York two For the Town of Kingston upon Hull one For the Borough of Beverly one For the Borough of Scarborough one For the Borrough of Richmond one For the Town of Leeds one For the Town and Parish of Hallifax one For the County of York fourteen to be chosen distinctly by the three Ridings That is to say for the West-riding six for the East-riding four for the North-riding four For the County of Essex sixteen viz. For the Borough of Maldon one For the Borough of Colchester two For the County of Essex thirteen For the County of Gloucester and County of the City of Gloucester nine viz. For the City of Gloucester two For the Borough of Tewksberry one For the Borough of Cirencester one For the County and the County of the City of Gloucester except the said City five For the County of Hereford six viz. For the City of Hereford one For the Borough of Lempster one For the County of Hereford four For the County of Hartford seven viz. For the Town of Saint Alban one For the Borough of Hartford one For the County of Hartford five For the County of Huntingdon four viz. For the Borough of Huntingdon one For the County of Huntingdon three For the County of Kent eighteen viz. For the City of Canterbury two For the City of Rochester one For the Borough of Maidstone one For the Port of Dover one For the Port of Sandwich one For the Borough of Quinborough one For the County of Kent eleven For the County of Lancaster eight viz. For the Borough of Preston in Anderness one For the Borough of Laucaster one For the Borough of Leverpool one For the Town and Parish of Manchester one For the County of Lancaster four For the County of Leycester six viz. For the Borough of Leycester two For the County of Leycester four For the County of Lincoln sixteen viz. For the City of Lincoln two For the Town of Boston one For the Borough of Grantham one For the Town of Stamford one For the Town of Great Grimsby one For the County of Lincoln ten For the County of Middlesex six viz. For the City of Westminster two For the County of Middlesex four For the City of London six For the County of Monmouth three For the County of Norfolk sixteen viz. For the City of Norwich two For the Town of Lynne Regis two For the Town of Great Yarmouth two For the County of Norfolk ten For the County of Northampton eight viz. For the City of Peterborough one For the Town of Northampton one For the County of Northampton six For the County of Nottingham six viz. For the Town of Nottingham two For the County of Nottingham four For the County of Northumberland five viz. For the Town of Newcastle upon Tyne one For the Town of Berwick one For the County of Northumberland three For the County of Oxford eight viz. For the City of Oxford one For the University of Oxford one For the Borough of Woodstock one For the County of Oxford five For the County of Rutland two For the County of Salop eight viz. For the Town of Shrewsbury two For the Borough of Bruges alias Bridgenorth one For the Borough of Ludlow one For the County of
Commissioners of the Great Seal for the time being shall have power to hear and determine such corruption and miscarriage and to award and inflict punishment as the nature of the Offence shall deserve which punishment shall not be pardoned or remitted by the Lord Protector And in the interval of Parliaments the major part of the Council with the consent of the Lord Protector may for Corruption or other Miscarriage as aforesaid suspend any of their number from the exercise of their Trust if they shall find it just until the matter shall be heard and examined as aforesaid XXVI That the Lord Protector and the major part of the Council aforesaid may at any time before the meeting of the next Parliament add to the Council such persons as they shall think fit provided the number of the Council be not made thereby to exceed One and twenty and the Quorum to be proportioned accordingly by the Lord Protector and the major part of the Council XXVII That a constant yearly Revenue shall be raised setled and establisht for maintaining of Ten thousand Horse and Dragoons and twenty thousand Foot in England Scotland and Ireland for the Defence and Security thereof and also for the convenient number of Ships for guarding of the Seas besides Two hundred thousand pounds per annum for defraying the other necessary Charges for administration of Justice and other Expences of the Government Which Revenue shall be raised by the Customs and such other ways and means as shall be agreed upon by the Lord Protector and Council and shall not be taken away or diminishe nor the way agreed upon for raising the same altered but by the consent of the Lord Protector and the Parliament XXVIII That the said yearly Revenue shall be paid into the Publick Treasury and shall be issued out for the Vses aforesaid XXIX That in case there shall not be cause hereafter to keep up so great a Defence at Land or Sea but that there be an abatement made thereof the Money which will be saved thereby shall remain in Bank for the Publick Service and not be employed to any other use but by consent of Parliament or in the intervals of Parliament by the Lord Protector and major part of the Council XXX That the raising of Money for defraying the Charge of present extraordinary Forces both at Land and Sea in respect of the present Wars shall be by consent in Parliament and not otherwise save only that the Lord Protector with the consent of the major part of the Council for preventing the Disorders and Dangers which may otherwise fall out both at Sea and Land shall have power until the meeting of the first Parliament to raise Money for the purposes aforesaid and also to make Laws and Ordinances for the Peace and Welfare of these Nations where it shall be necessary which shall be binding and in force until Order shall be taken in Parliament concerning the same XXXI That the Lands Tenements Rents Royalties Jurisdictions and Hereditaments which remain yet unsold or undisposed of by Act or Ordinance of Parliament belonging to the Common-wealth Except the Forests and Chases and the Honours and Manors belonging to the same the Lands of the Rebels in Ireland lying in the four Counties of Dublin Cork Kildare and Katerlaugh the Lands forfeited by the People of Scotland in the late Wars and also the Lands of Papists and Delinquents in England who have not yet compounded shall be vested in the Lord Protector To hold to him and his Successors Lord Protectors of these Nations and shall not be aliened but by consent in Parliament And all Debts Fines Issues Amerciaments Penalties and Profits certain and casual due to the Keepers of the Liberties of England by Authority of Parliament shall be due to the Lord Protector and be payable into his Publick Receipt and shall be recovered and prosecuted in his Name XXXII That the Office of the Lord Protector over these Nations shall be Elective and not Hereditary and upon the Death of the Lord Protector another fit Person shall be forthwith Elected to Succeed him in the Government which Election shall be by the Council who immediatly upon the death of the Lord Protector shall assemble in the Chamber where they usually sit in Council and having given notice to all their number of the cause of their Assembling shall being Thirteen at least present proceed to the Election and before they depart out of the said Chamber shall Elect a fit person to succeed in the Government and forthwith cause Proclamation thereof to be made in all the three Nations as shall be requisite And the Person that they or the major part of them shall Elect as aforesaid shall be and shall be taken to be Lord Protector over these Nations of England Scotland and Ireland and the Dominions thereto belonging 〈◊〉 Provided that none of the Children of the late King nor any of his Line or Family be Elected to be Lord Protector or other chief Magistrate over these Nations or any the Dominions thereto belonging And until the aforesaid Election be past the Council shall take care of the Government and administer in all things us fully as the Lord Protector or the Lord Protector and Council are enabled to do XXXIII That Oliver Cromwel Captain General of the Forces of England Scotland and Ireland shall be and is hereby declared to be Lord Protector of the Common-wealth of England Scotland and Ireland and the Dominions thereto belonging for his life XXXIV That the Chancellor Keeper or Commissioners of the Great Seal the Treasurer Admiral Chief Governors of Ireland and Scotland and the Chief Justices of both the Benches shall be chosen by the approbation of Parliament and in the intervals of Parliament by the approbation of the major part of the Council to be afterwards approved by the Parliament XXXV That the Christian Religion contained in the Scriptures be held forth and recommended as the publick Profession of these Nations and that as soon as may be a Provision less subject to scruple and contention and more certain than the present be made for the Encouragement and Maintenance of able and painful Teachers for instructing the People and for discovery and confutation of Error Heresie and whatever is contrary to sound Doctrine And that until such Provision be made the present Maintenance shall not be taken away nor impeached XXXVI That to the publick Profession held forth none shall be compelled by penalties or otherwise but that endeavours be used to win them by sound Doctrine and the Example of a good Conversation XXXVII That such as profess Faith in God by Jesus Christ though differing in judgment from the Doctrine Worship or Discipline publickly held forth shall not be restrained from but shall be protected in the profession of the Faith and exercise of their Religion so as they abuse not this liberty to the civil Injury of others and to the actual disturbance of the Publick Peace on
Articles to Captain Swayn 13 An Ordinance past for reviving the Judges at Salters-Hall and for releif of Creditors and poor Prisoners which formerly was in force and for some time laid aside by Ordinance of the Lord Protector and his Councel 14 An Ordinance published for an Assesment to be continued for six Months at 120000 l. for maintenance of the Armies and Navy for the three first Months and at 90000 l. for the three last months An Ordinance to inable Judges to keep Assizes at Durham 16 A privy search made through out the Town for persons suspected to be in the Plot against the Lord Protector and his Government and divers Examinations taken and an Ordinance published for an high Court of Justice to try the Conspirators 17 Letters of two Troupes newly leavied by the Enemy routed by the English that Lieutetenant Moor took a Captain and seven of another Party another took a Captain and eight more and Captain Daniel took thirteen of another Party and killed divers 19 Letters that the English in Parties had sometimes in one Day marched Sixty Miles after the Enemy and killed and taken many of them That Collonel Daniel took Four hundred Men and Horse from them going to a Rendezvous 20 The Earl of Oxford and other Persons were Apprehended as Conspirators in the late Plot against the Lord Protector An Ordinance past for Continuance of the Commissioners of the Admiralty Of Two Brest Men of War assaulting a Fleet of English Vessels loaden with Coals and other Commodities which were rescued by Captain Gawden who had a small Ship with Four Guns only yet Fought singly with the Brest Pyrate and made them Flye That the English at Saint Maloes in France were abused by the French without any Provocation and beaten by them in Tumults and one English Man thrown by them over the Key of which he dyed The like insolencies offered by the Papists to the Protestants at Rheimes 21 An Ordinance past for bringing the Publick Revenue into one Treasury Letters of the Insolencies and Drunkenness of the Enemy in Scotland 23 An Ordinance past for giving further time for Approbation of Publick Preachers Letters that since the Peace with England Trade was much revived in the Netherlands and that Eight hundred Vessels were from divers Parts come into the Port of Rotterdam besides those come into their other Harbours That General Monck was come into the High-lands and sent a Summons to a Garrison of the Enemies in Lough Tay and the Governour Answered He would keep it for the King to the last drop of his Blood He being perswaded that the English would not get over the Water to him but perceiving them to make a passage over with Planks his Courage abated and he yielded the Garrison upon terms proposed by General Monck the place was very considerable 24 Letters that General Monk passed by some Garrisons of the Enemies and would not spend time to Besiege them but left them to be reduced by some English Garrisons near them Of a Party sent from Edenburgh which slew Three Tories and took twelve Prisoners and many Horse from them 26 Letters that Collonel Morgan was Marched into the Highlands in Scotland to indeavour to ingage Montross before his Conjunction with Middleton That Lieutenant Collonel Bryan was Landed with a Party from Ireland to assist the Highlanders From Dublin that all things were well there only some interruption for want of the new Authority and that they had sent some of their Forces into Scotland to assist General Monks Provisions Shipped from Chester for the North of Scotland That in Ireland they were reducing Supernumeraries and had Armes come for them which they were to have for their security in their Plantations An Ordinance Published for further incouragement of Adventurers for Ireland and of the Solers and Planters there 27 The High Court of Justice Sate the Lord Commissioner Lisle was President Order of the Lord Protector and his Councel about the Election of Members for the Parliament Letters of the Lord Ambassador Whitelocks Journey in Germany and the Caresses made to him at Lubeck and at Hamburgh 29 An Ordinance published for distribution of the Election for Scotland The like for distribution of the Election of Members in Ireland for the next Parliament in England they to be also thirty and they to have Vote with the Members in the Parliament of England as those thirty from Scotland also are to have their Votes A Romish Priest who was formerly condemned and pardoned and banished and now returned again was Hanged Drawn and Quartered 29 That the King of Scots and his two Brothers went to visit the Jesuit's College at Chantilli and were entertained with divers Speeches extraordinary respects and compliments and with a sumptuous Collation 30 An Ordinance Published against Duels Challenges and all Provocations thereunto The High Court of Justice sate in the Chancery prepared for them and first Mr. Somerset Fox was brought before them who Confessed much of that which was charged against him by Mr. Attorney Prideaux Mr. Solicitor Ellis and Mr. Serjeant Glyn the Protectors Council Then Mr. John Gerrard and Mr. Vowel were brought before them and charged for a Conspiracy to Murder the Lord Protector as he should be going to Hampton Court to seize the Guards and make themselves Masters of the City and Tower and Magazines and to proclaim the King with other Treasons all which they denyed and several Witnesses were heard to prove the charge against them and then the Court Adjourned July 1654. July 1 Letters that Colonel Morgan upon sight of the Highlanders went out with a party to engage them but they sted That Captain Goodfellow with a party took Ten Scotch Prisoners and 60 Horse the Captain was Killed much Provision taken from them That 40 English with their Swords naked did Swim over to an Istand that stood out against them and took it and many Provisions Plate money and other goods in it 3 That Argyle joined with the English Letters of General Monck his taking of Fosse and Lough-Gery in the Highlands That Colonel Bryan with the Forces which he brought from Ireland Killed divers of the High-landers and among them three Commanders of great Note were slain 4 The High Court of Justice sat and Ad journed A Conference with the French Ambassador about a Treaty of Peace 5 The Portugal Ambassador's Brother and two other Portuguises were tried before Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer in the Kings-Bench He pleaded That he was not onely the Ambassador's Brother but had a Commission to himself to be Ambassador when His Brother should be absent and that by the Law of Nations he was priviledged from his Trial and he demanded Councel The point of priviledg of Ambassadors by the Common Law and by the Civil Law and by the Law of Nations was long debated by the Court and the Lord Protectors Councel and the
behind and many others were Boged and Tired the People said That never any Army Marched there before The Scots Fired the Houses of their Neighbors as they Marched and Besieged the Marquiss of Argyle till upon the Approach of General Monk they fled and left behind them many Horses and Portmautnes and some of their Soldiers hid themselves under the Rocks but were taken the English could not pursue them by reason of the Boggy Hills but Middletons Forces dispersing were Reduced from four thousand to two thousand Men. 15 A Recognition from Ely presented to the Protector wherein they desired that Mâ—n fearing God might be put into the Commission of the Peace and Supernumerary Ale-Houses Suppressed Prophaness Sabath breaking Swearing and Drunkness Prohibited and Virtue and Piety Advanced to which he gave a pleasing Answer 16 Returns of Parliament Men Examined by the Councel An Ordinance passed for Reforming abuses upon the River of Thames Another passed Authorizing Commissiones to appoint Magistrates and Councels for the Borough in Scotland Another passed for Moneys for General Blake Members for Ireland Returned to Serve in Parliament of England The Hollanders complained of wrongs done them by the French Pyrates 17 General Monk continued his pursuit of the Highlanders and gave Orders to Collonel Morgan to follow them another way yet to be near him 18 Middletons and Glencarns Forces upon the Approach of General Monk fled further into the Hills 19 Great working in Holland to Receive the young Prince of Orange for their General and Admiral 21 The English Army in the Highlands burnt the Houses and destroyed the Corn of those who were in Arms against them or refused to pay their Sesses The Election of Members in Scotland to Serve in the Parliament of England went on slowly yet some were chosen and Returned One Humphrey Marston who had killed two of the Sergeants Men who came to apprehend him by a Warrant of the Councel and fled upon it beyond Sea returned into England and betook himself to Coyning for which he was taken and Hang'd before the Doors where he killed the Sergeants Men. Divers Coyners of Money Clippers and Sellers were Apprehended 22 A Committee of the Councel sate for Examining the Elections of several Members for the Parliament An Ordinance passed for the Regulating the Jurisdiction of the Chancery Another passed Appointing Commissioners to Survey the Forrests c. Several Ordinances passed for discharge of Sequestrations and for Payment of Moneys The French Ambassador Monsieur Burdeaux had Audience of the Protector 23 An Ordinance passed for Naturalizing William Hanmor Son of Sir Thomas Hanmor Another passed for Stating the Arrears of General Monk and to have them out the Rebels Estates in Ireland Another passed for Repealing the Powers of the Commissioners for Managing the Affairs of Ireland Another passed for Appointing Salaries for the Councel in Ireland General Monk got a Considerable pass from Middleton The Moss-Troopers fell upon some good People when they were at Church and Receiving the Scrament and carryed away their Horses c. 24 Deputies in Hollond about the Young Prince of Orange his Commands Many Scots submitted to Mercy The Members Chosen in Ireland to Serve in the Parliament of England Returned to the Councel 25 A Mutiny of the Keelmen at Newcastle for increase of Wages Twenty nine Moss-Troopers sent to Berbadoes Letters that Middleton and several other Persons of Note had Shipped themselves to go beyond the Sea and divers others were taken Prisoners 26 Some Prisoners on Bord a Ship Mutined and put the Officers and Seamen under the Deck but another Ship coming up to them and giving them a Broad-side they submitted The Brest Men of War troubled the Bristol Merchants Three French Bankers brought thither for Prizes 28 Letters from Collonel Morgan to the Protector That he had Gleaned up most of Middletons Men and that his Foot were gone Home Glencarn and Montross sent to General Monk that they might be received upon Terms of life A House of the Enemy taken and burnt by Collonel Twisleton An Ensign and six Soldiers surprized by the Highlanders and two more killed by them after Quarter given and the Commander told them whilst they were Murdering of them that they had no Barbadoes to send them to but would send them to Heaven or Hell Five Sheriffdomes in Scotland Returned that not one sit to be a Parliament Man was to be found within their Liberty 29 The States of Hosland and Zealand sent a Letter to the Protector directed To the most Screne and High Lord Oliver Lord Protector of the Common-wealth of England Scotland and Ireland It was in Answer to a Letter they received from him and they made great Professions of their sincerity in the Inviolable Observation of the late Treaty of Peace between the two Common-wealths 30 Several Ordinances passed concerning private Businesses An Ordinance passed for Ejecting Scandalous Ignorant and Insufficient Ministers by Commissioners appointed in each County Another passed for the calling to Account the Commissioners upon the Act for Propagating the Gospel in Wales Another passed for the Sale of four Forrests An Order for Relief of well affected Persons in Cheshire and Lancashire Tenants to the Popish and Delinâ—uent Landlords 31 The Ordinance published for Regulating the Jurisdiction of the Chancery and the Tables of the Officers Fees Printed September 1654. Sept. 〈◊〉 Athell with his two Scots Regiments submitted to General Monk And Glencarn was upon Treaty of Submission There were not one hundred Scots left together in a Body The Queen of Swedens intention to come into England was made known to the Protector but he would not give her any Encouragement he put it all upon the ill Example she would give here by her Course of life 3 The Lords day yet the day of the Parliaments meeting the Members met in the After-noon at Sermon in the Abby Church at Westminster after Sermon they Attended the Protector in the Painted-Chamber who made a Speech to them of the Cause of their Summons after which they went to the House and Adjourned to the next Morning 4 The Protector Rode in State from White-Hall to the Abby Church in Westminster some hundreds of Gentlemen and Officers went before bare with the Life-Guard and next before the Coach his Pages and Lacquayes richly Clothed on the one side of his Coach went Strickland one of his Councel and Captain of his Guard with the Master of Ceremonies both on Foot on the other side went Howard Captain of the Life-Guard In the Coach with him was his Son Henry and Lambert both sate bare After him came Claypole Master of the Horse with a Gallant led Horse richly Trapped next came the Commissioners of the Great Seal and of the Treasury and divers of the Councel in Coaches and the Ordinary Guards He Alighting at the Abby Door the Officers of the Army and the Gentlemen went first
for the several Burgs in Scotland 23 Divers Noblemen and others of Scotland who had Fines imposed on them by an Ordinance of the Protector and his Council came into the English Commissioners to offer what they could for Remission of those Mulcts 25 Debate about the Ordinance for ejecting Scandalous and Ignorant Ministers and ordered that the Members for the several Counties do bring in the names of fit persons to be Commissioners in this Act in the respective Counties 26 An Ordinance of the Protector and his Councel made a little before the Parliament sat was now Published appointing Commissioners to survey Forests Mannors Lands c. of the late King Another for the taking an Act of moneys upon the Act for Propagation of the Gospel in Wales Another for bringing in several branches of the revenue under the management of the Commissioners of the Treasury and Exchequer Three small Prizes brought in 27 The Lord Louden late Chancellor of Scotland was seized upon by some of his own Party intending to make their Peace by him but he got off from them receiving a shot in his Neck Collonel Morgan came out of Scotland for England and Collonel Overton was sent into the north of Scotland to Command in his place Bremen sent Commissioners to the States of Holland to desire their assistance to repel the Swede Count William of Nassau went from one good Town to another in Holland feasting the Magistrates and people to gain their affections tâ— the Prince of Orange M. Howard Son to the Earl of Arundel slew one Mr. Holland in the passage going to the Star-Chamber where a Committee sat 28 The Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Councel of London Published their Order in pursuance of an Ordinance of the Lord Protector and his Councel for restraint of Hackney Coaches 29 A new Lord Mayor of London chosen Alderman Pack The new Sheriffs of London were Sworn in the Exchequer 30 The Grand Committee of Parliament debated the Articles of Government and came to some further Results and Votes upon several parts of them which they ordered to be Reported to the House forthwith October 1654. Oct. 2 The Marquess of Montross and his party in Scotland came in upon the like Articles as the Earl of Athol had done Those of Bremen were much put to it by the Swede 3 The business betwen England and the States of Holland in relation to their East-India Company was concluded by Commissioners on both parts to their Contentment Commissioners met to reconcile the differences betwixt the Sweeds and Bremen 4 A French Prize was brought in and seven more French Prizes Bankers sent in 5 Much Endeavour in Holland for setting up the Orange Party 6 The Parliament being resolved into a Grand Committee sat every day upon the Articles of Government Three Hundred Members of the House had subscribed the Recognition Letters of the Death of the Old Chancellor of Sweden Oxensterne and that his Son Grave Erit Oxensterne was to succeed him 7 Middleton ranged up and down in Argile Countrey in Scotland with about 40 Horse and some Foot but few came in to him to add to his Numbers 9 Twelve French ships taken by Captain Gethings and four more of the English Fleet. Some more Parliament men were chosen in Scotland 10 Divers Members returned for several places where they were Elected made their Elections in the House for which of those places they would serve and new Writs issued for Electing Members in the Places waved by them Questions about some of the Elections of Parliament men for Scotland were heard at the Committee of Priviledges In regard of the Plenty of Corn butter and Cheese which God gave us this year It was referred to a Committee to consider how some incouragement may be had for the transportation thereof and the Statutes in force against Ingrossers A Committee appointed to consider of the Ordinances made by the Protector and his Councel 11 The Solemn Fast kept 12 The House sat in a Grand Committee about the Government 13 The Highlanders in Scotland having stollen 100 Cattle from the Low-lands a Party of the English Army routed them killed a Lieutenant Collonel and one or two others and routed the rest 14 Lawson defeated the French in Caneda and took their Forts from them 16 Sir Mungo Murray taken Prisoner in the Highlands by Captain Elsemore and his Party routed 17 The Inhabitants of Ireland being very sensible of the mischiefs done to them by the Tories made head against them slew divers and brought their heads into Kilkenny The business of transplanting distasted the Irish more than any other thing At Delfe in Holland a Magazine of 700 barrels of Powder was casually set on Fire burnt about 300 Houses and a great Number of People and in the Hague 3 miles distant their glass windows were beaten down with the blow Four French Vessels sent in Prizes 18 Working in the Netherlands for advancement of the Party of the Prince of Orange 19 The House sat this day and the three former days in a Grand Committee about the Government and had much debate whether it should be Elective or Hereditary as to the single person the Protector of the Common-wealth 20 The Inhabitants of Edenburgh were very cross to the Parliaments Souldiers quartered among them 21 The Parliament continued sitting in a Grand Committee upon the Articles of Government 23 Four more French Prizes brought into Plimouth 24 Hammond one of the Parliaments Commissioners died at Dublin Two English Souldiers brought to the Gallows in Edenburgh for Robery one was hanged and the other saved by Lot and more Souldiers were then Scourged at the Gallows Foot for the same offence The Clergy in Scotland refused to observe the Fast-day ordered by the Protector it being their Principle Not to receive any directions for the keeping Fasts from the Civil Magistrate A Party of the Scots taken and killed in the Highlands by a small party of the English Forces 25 A Committee appointed to bring in a Bill for the relief of Creditors and poor prisoners The Committee for Religion sat and the Committee for regulating of the Chancery The Parliament approved and Confirmed the present Lord Deputy of Ireland the present Lords Commissioners of the great Seal of England the Commissioners of the Treasury and the two Chief Justices 26 The Parliament continued the consideration of the Government 27 Don Antonio Piementelle appointed to go Ambassador extraordinary from the King of Spain to the King of Sweden At Delph in Holland by the late fire 500 persons were Killed 250 wounded and 500 houses burnt to Ashes 28 Brest Pirates took four English Ships and Barques 30 The new Lord Maior of London Alderman Packe took his Oath before then Baronsof the Exchequer In a great Fire in Edenburgh the English Souldiers were so active to stop it that thereby they gained much upon the affections of
The Parliament was adjourned for two days because the Speaker was ill 5. The Speaker continued ill and yet came to the House 6. A Bill touching the publick Revenue 9. The Parliament kept a Fast day within the House 12. The Speaker was not well able to perform the business of his place by reason of his ilness The House resolved into a Grand Committee upon the Bills for Uniting Scotland to England and for uniting Ireland to England 19. Discovery of a Plot of Sindercombe and others to kill the Protector and set on fire Whitehal A Thanksgiving day appointed for this discovery The House resolved to waite on the Protector to congratulate the Mercy and Deliverance 24. The Peace between this Common-wealth and Portugal proclaimed 27. Mr. Speaker being come to the house and the House taking notice of the weakness of his body it was resolved by the Parliament that in respect of Mr. Speakers present Indisposition of body the Lord Commissioner Whitelock be desired to take the Chair to supply the Speakers place during his absence The Lord Commissioner Whitelock was brought to the Chair by Collonel Sydenham and Major-General Howard and being there set desired since the House was pleased to Command his service in that place on this occasion that they would be pleased to construe with all Candor his words and actions therein and that they will give him a freedom of minding them and keeping them to the orders of the House for the service and Honour of the House Resolved That those ceremonies and repects that were used to the former Speaker shall be used to the present Speaker and that he have the profits due to the Speaker 30. The House resolved That the summ of 400000 l. shall be raised for the carrying on the War with Spain February 1656. 6. There was a great meeting of Learned men at Whitelocke's house at Chelsey by an order of the House made before Whitelock was Speaker The order was thus Jan. 16. At the Grand Committee for Religion Ordered That it be referred to a Subcommittee to send for and advise with Doctor Walton Mr. Hughes Mr. Castle Mr. Clerk Mr. Poulk Doctor Cudworth and such others as they shall think fit and to consider of the Translations and Impressions of the Bible and to offer their opinions therein to this Committee and that it be especially commended to the Lord Commissioner Whitelock to take care of this business This Committee often met at Whitelocke's house and had the most learned Men in the Oriental tongues to consult with in this great business and divers Excellent and Learned observations of some mistakes in the translations of the Bible in English which yet was agreed to be the best of any translation in the world great pains was taken in it but it became fruitless by the Parliaments dissolution 7. Appointed for the reading of private Bills in favour of Whitelock the present Speaker 9. Syndercomb was tryed at the Upper Bench Bar found guilty and condemned to be Hanged Drawn and Quartered The Court declared that by the Common-Law to compass or imagine the death of the chief Magistrate by what name soever he was called Whether Lord Protector or otherwise is High-Treason and that the statute 25 Ed. 3 was only declaratory of the Common Law Application touching the reformation of Cloathing 16. Many private Bills were passed Dr. Walton published the Polyglot Bible 18. Sr. Thomas Widdrington being informed of the great favour of the Parliament to Whitelock their Speaker during his absence and the Interest he had gained in the House and that several private Bills were ready to pass and particularly for naturalizing of many Strangers and every one of them was to pay 5 l. to the Speaker for his fee which Whitelock would receive in case Sr. Thomas Widdrington did not take his place again before the passing of those Bills he being desirous of the mony tho to the hazard of his life came again to the House and took his place tho very weak and feeble Whitelockes friends were apprehensive of the hard measure he had in being thus defeated and they were sensible of his pains and dexterity in managing the business of the House wherein he had given them great content and they said that in the short time of his being Speaker by his holding them to the points in debate They had dispatched more business than in all the time before of their sitting They moved the House on the behalf of Whitelock and these votes were unanimously passed Resolved upon the question by the Parliament that the Lord Whitelock have the thanks of the House for his great and faithful service in the business of this House as Speaker during the absence of the present Speaker Then some of his friends acquainted the House that Whitelock had not yet received 500 l. part of the arrears due to him upon his Ambassy to Sweden nor any reward at all for that great and honourable Service which was so much to the benefit of this Common wealth whereupon these Votes were also unanimously passed Resolved upon the question by the Parliament that the summ of 500 l. Expended by the Lord Commissioner Whitelock in his Ambassy into Sweden over and above what he hath received shall be forthwith paid unto him Resolved upon the question by the Parliamen that the summ of 2000 l. be paid unto the Lord Commissioner Whitelock over and above the said 500 l. in respect of his great and faithful Service to the publick in that Ambassy Ordered by the Parliament that the Lords Commissioners for the Treasury be required to pay the said several Summs accordingly Resolved upon the question by the Parliament that the Lord Commissioner Whitelock have the thanks of this House for his great service in that Ambassy The Speaker by Command of the House did give him standing in his place the thanks of the House for his great and faithful Service in that hazardous Voyage undertaken by him as Ambassador to Sweden and likewise for his readiness and faithfulness in the service of this House as Speaker in the absence of the present Speaker The mony was accordingly paid to Whitelock not long after tho when the same was voted by the former Parliament he received no part of it but the Protector and some of Whitelockes Illwillers about him were not pleased with this extraordinary favour of the Parliament to him yet he attended with the Speaker and the Members of the Parliament at Whitehal upon his Highness after the Sermon and was with the rest nobly Entertained by him at Dinner upon the day of Thansgiving for his Highness deliverance from the intended Murther of him by Syndercombe and his Associates 23. Indeavours to promote the great business of Settlement of the Nation and a Fast appointed to be kept within the House March 1656. 1. Applications in Sr. Francis Wortly's business in Parliament and in the business
Officers Commissioners of the Seal and of the Treasury and his Council The Earl of Warwick carried the Sword before him and the Lord Mayor of London carried the City Sword His Highness standing under the Cloth of State the Speaker in the Name of the Parliament presented to him 1. A Robe of Purple Velvet lined with Ermine which the Speaker assisted by Whitelocke and others put upon his Highness then he delivered to him the Bible richly gilt and bossed after that the Speaker girt the Sword about his Highness and delivered into his hand the Scepter of massie Gold and then made a Speech to him upon those several things presented to him wishing him all prosperity in his Government and gave him the Oath and Mr. Manton by Prayer recommended his Highness the Parliament the Council the Forces by Land and Sea and the whole Government and People of the three Nations to the blessing and protection of God After this the people gave several great shouts and the Trumpets sounding the Protector sate in the Chair of State holding the Scepter in his hand on his right side sate the Ambassadour of France on the left side the Ambassadour of the Vnited Provinces Near to his Highness stood his Son Richard the Lord Deputy Fleetwood Claypole Master of the Horse his Highness Council and Officers of State the Earl of Warwick held the Sword on the right side of the Chair and the Lord Mayor of London held the City Sword on the left hand of the Chair near the Earl of Warwick stood the Lord Viscount Lisle general Mountague and Whitelocke each of them having a drawn Sword in their hands Then the Trumpets sounded and an Herauld proclaimed his Highness Title and Proclamation was made and loud Acclamations of the People God save the Lord Protector The Ceremonies being ended His Highness having his Train carried by the Lord Sherwood Mr. Rich the Earl of Warwick's Grandchild and by the Lord Roberts his Son accompanied by the Ambassadours and attended as before went in State to Westminster-Hall Gate where he took his rich Coach In the upper end of it himself sate in his Robes in the other end sate the Earl of Warwick in one Boot sate his Son Richard and Whitelocke with a drawn Sword in his hand and in the other Boot sate the Lord Viscount L'Isle and General Mountague with Swords drawn in their hands Cleypole led the Horse of Honour in rich Caparisons the Life Guard and other Guards attended the Coach the Officers and the rest followed in Coaches to White-hall The Speaker and members of Parliament went to the House where they passed some Votes and ordered them to be presented to his Highness Then according to the Act of Parliament the House adjourned it self till the twentieth of January next The Bills passed by his Highness this Parliament besides those mentioned before were An Act for the preventing of the multiplicity of Buildings in and about the Suburbs of London and within ten miles thereof An Act for quiet enjoying of sequestred Parsonages and Vicarages by the present Incumbent An Act for discovering convicting and repressing of Popish Recusants An Act and Declaration touching several Acts and Ordinances made since the twentieth of April 1653. and before the third of September 1654. and other Acts c. Instructions agreed upon in Parliament for Joseph Aylloffe Thomas Skipwith Jeremy Banes Adam Ayre Esq James Robinson and William Marr Gent. Commissioners for surveying the Forrest of Sher-wood Robert Frank John Kensey Thomas Wats Esq and George Sargeant Gent. Commissioners for surveying the Forrest or Chase of Need-wood James Stedman Robert Tayler Thomas Tanner Esq and John Halsey Gent. Commissioners for surveying the Forest or Chase of Kingswood Henry Dewell William Dawges Joseph Gamage Esq Richard Johnson Gent. Commissioners for surveying the Forrest or Chase of Ashdown or Lancaster great Park John Baynton Hugh Web Esq Major Rolph and Nicholas Gunton Gent. Commissioners for surveying Enfield Chase in pursuance of an Act of this present Parliament Intituled an Act and Declaration touching several Acts and Ordinances made since the twentieth of April 1653. and before the third of September 1654. and other Acts c. An Act for punishing of such persons as live at high rates and have no visible Estate Profession or Calling answerable thereunto An Act for Indempnifiing of such persons as have acted for the service of the publick An Act for the better observation of the Lord's Day An Act for raising of fifteen thousand pounds Sterling in Scotland An Act for an Assessment at the rate of five and thirty thousand pounds by the month upon England six thousand pounds by the month upon Scotland and nine thousand pounds by the month upon Ireland for three years from the twenty fourth of June 1657. for a Temporary supply towards the mantainance of the Armys and Navys of this Common-wealth An Additional Act for the better Improvement and advancing the Receipts of the Excise and new Impost A Book of Values of Merchandize imported according to which Excise is to be paid by the first Buyer An Act for continuing and establishing the Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage and for reviving an Act for the better packing of Butter and redress of abuses therein An Act for the better suppressing of Theft upon the Borders of England and Scotland and for discovery of High-way-men and other Felons An Act for the improvement of the Revenue of the Customs and Excise An Act for the assuring confirming and settling of Lands and Estates in Ireland An Act for the Attainder of the Rebels in Ireland An Act for the settling of the Postage of England Scotland and Ireland An Act for the Adjournment of this present Parliament from the 26th of June 1657 unto the 20th of January next ensuing The humble additional and explanatory Petition and Advice in these words TO HIS HIGHNESS THE LORD PROTECTOR OF THE Common-wealth of England Scotland and Ireland and the Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging The humble Additional and Explanatory Petition and Advice of the Knights Citizens and Burgesses now assembled in the Parliament of this Common-wealth WHereas upon the humble Petition and Advice of the said Knights Citizens and Burgesses now assembled in the Parliament of this Common-wealth lately presented and consented unto by your Highness certain Doubts and Questions have arisen concerning some particulars therein comprised for explanation whereof May it please your Highness to declare and consent unto the Additions and Explanations hereafter mentioned and may it be declared with your Highness Consent In the fourth Article That such person and persons as invaded England under Duke Hamilton in the year 1648 Or advised consented assisted or voluntarily contributed unto that War and were for that cause debarred from publick trust by the Parliament of Scotland be uncapable to Elect or be Elected to sit and serve as Members of Parliament or in any other place of publick trust relating unto the fourth and thirteenth
reserved towards him than formerly April 1660. Anno 1660 2. News of several Elections of Parliament-men in several places 3. The Officers of the Regiments of Lon. came to Monk and in an Oration made by Alderman Robinson they sufficiently magnified him and declared their resolutions to adhere to him and to the Council of State and to the next Parliament 4. The Council Monk and his Officers were feasted at Skinner's Hall 7. Several returns of Elections for the next Parliament 9. The Council discharged Needham from writing the Weekly Intelligence and ordered Dury and Muddiman to do it The Council approved divers Officers of the Militia in several Counties and Cities An Address to Monk from the Officers of the Army of great conformity and obedience to him and to the Council and to the Parliament when sitting Monk and his Officers and the Council entertained at Goldsmiths-Hall with a Dinner an Enterlude and a Banquet The Council published a Proclamation for Lambert who had escaped out of the Tower to render himself within 24 Hours and that none entertain or harbour him 11. Commissioners of the Militia approved by the Council several returns of Parliament-men 12. Monk chosen one of the Knights for Devonshire unanimously Monk and the Council were feasted at Vintners-Hall 13. They were feasted at Fishmongers-Hall The City kept up their Chains and Guards every Night 14. Commissioners sent into Scotland to manage the Civil Affairs there A Letter of great Courtship from the King of Denmark to Monk magnifying his merits A Proclamation of the Council that they intend not to abate any of the Souldiers pay but to provide it for them Allen and Courtney committed and Captain Rainsborough Colonel Packer and Captain Wolley secured 16. A Proclamation by the Council forbidding the Subjects of England Scotland and Ireland to make use of any Sea Commission to disturb the Merchants of the three Nations or our Allies Several Addresses of Colonel Vnton Crook's Regiment Colonel Smithson's Regiment the Officers of Carlisle and of the Army in Ireland declaring their obedience to Monk the Council and Parliament 17. Several Elections of Parliament men returned 18. A Muster appointed of the Forces in London and Monk desired to be in the field The Treaty between England and Portugall signed in the Council-chamber by the Portugall Ambassadour A Mutiny at Hull prevented and punished Several Officers of the former Army imprisoned An Address to the like purpose as the other from the Army in Scotland Commissioners sent from Scotland to England to represent the desires of that Nation Letters from Monk to his Officers to apprehend Lambert 21. A Proclamation declaring Lambert and all that joyned with him to be Traytors Intelligence of some endeavours in Ireland to alienate the Souldiers from their Officers discovered The like attempts at York discovered Intelligence that Lambert intended to rendezvous his Party at Edgehill Monk intended to march out against Lambert but hearing that his Party was inconsiderable Monk altered his purpose 23. Order of the Council forbidding Stage-Players to Act. Officers of the Militia approved by the Council Colonel Ingoldsby being set out with a Party against Lambert and having his own Regiment and three other Troops of Horse and Lambert having but four Troops of Horse in all they met about two miles from Daventree where Captain Haslerigge Son to Sir Arthur Haslerigge led his Troop towards Ingoldsby's Forlorn and was taken Prisoner as some said willingly and was dismist again upon his Paroll and promise to bring over his Troop to Ingoldsby which was presently done This and Barker's Troop coming over to Ingoldsby did much dishearten Lambert and his Party yet one of his Officers desired leave of him to charge Ingoldsby assuring himself that thereupon many of Ingoldsby's men would come over to Lambert who would not permit it but desired a Parley and moved that Richard might be restored to the Protectorship and some conditions agreed upon Lambert was answered That he himself was one of those who pulled down Richard and now would set him up again and that they had no Commission to dispute but to reduce him and his Party Yet Lambert would not fight nor permit his Officers that desired it to fire a Pistol and himself prayed Ingoldsby to let him escape One of Lambert's Troopers fired a Pistol at Ingoldsby but there was no fighting Alured's Troop came in also to Ingoldsby and Lambert's wonted courage failed him neither could he escape but Ingoldsby took him Prisoner Others took Cobbet Creed and others of his Party Prisoners Oakey Axtell and others escaped and some Troopers with them Several Addresses from several Officers of the Army to the same effect as the former 25. Several dissaffected Officers of the Army secured Letters from Mountague that the Fleet joyned with those of the Army and resolved to obey the Parliament This Gentleman one of the Generals at Sea had engaged the Officers of the Fleet and had made his own terms with the King by a Kinsman of his who was in the Fleet with him for that purpose Mr. Edward Mountague eldest Son of the Lord Mountague of Bolton This Gentleman went often to the King and made terms for G. Mountague and others which were honourably performed but he himself was not so well requited for his Services as those for whom he acted The Souldiers generally and the Seamen were quite altered from their former Principles and Masters and where any were suspected to be wavering from or disaffected to the present intentions they were forthwith secured and prevented and the appointment of their meetings and risings were diligently discovered and Forces sent to hinder them The City Forces mustered in Hide-Park and made a gallant shew the Lord Mayor and Aldermen were present many Tents were in the Field and much good Cheer and Wine The same day Lambert Cobbet and Creed were brought up Prisoners to London and after examination by the Council were committed close Prisoners to the Tower The L. Falkonbridge made Colonel of Haslerigges Regiment by Monk Both Houses Lords and Commons met at S. Margarets Westminster where Dr. Reynolds preached to them and after Sermon they went to their several Houses the Commons chose Sir Harbottle Grimstone for their Speaker A Day of publick Humiliation moved by the Lords and agreed by the Commons Many Members of Parliament came to visit and consult Monk 26. Committee of Privileges named Order for a Day of Thanksgiving for raising up Monk and other Instruments in delivery of this Nation from thraldom and misery Order for thanks to Monk for his eminent and unparallel'd Services and for thanks to Colonel Ingoldsby 27. Orders about Returns of Elections Colonel Ashfield and Lieutenant Colonel Miller discharged upon their Engagement not to act any thing against the present Power M. G. Harrison and others secured Prisoners of Lambert's Party brought to London Divers disaffected Souldiers secured
summon all the Peers to his Presence the twenty fourth of September and with them to consult what in this Case is fittest to be done for his Honour and Safety of the Kingdom when the Petitioners with the rest might offer any thing conducing to these ends This was followed with a Petition of the Citizens of London Setting forth their Grievances and the Remedy by calling a Parliament Much to the same effect with the Petition of the Lords The Scots at Newcastle seize four great English Ships laden with Corn lay a Tax of Three hundred and fifty pounds a day on the Bishoprick of Durham and Three hundred pounds a day on Northumberland on pain of Plundering and committed many Injuries and Insolencies on the English where they quartered The great Council met at York 24. Septem according to summons and the King spake to them that he had called them for their advice and assistance in this time of exigency according to the custome of his predecessors That he of himself had resolved to call a Parliament to meet 3d. Novemb. next and in the mean time required their advice in those things which could not stay untill the meeting of the Parliament The War being begun with the Scots put many men to think of a posture of defence for themselves and to a provision of arms The discourses of the Scottish War were very various those who favour'd the Popish and Prelatical ways did sufficiently inveigh against the Covenanters but generally the rest of the people favoured and approved their proceedings and there was a strange spirit of division in the opinions and wishes of most men in these affairs too many not onely favouring but joyning with and assisting the proceedings of the Scots Covenanters After several meetings and debates in the great Council at York a Messenger was sent from the King and Lords to the Scots Army to give notice to them that on Tuesday next sixteen of the English Lords should meet with as many Scotch Lords at York to treat of the differences But the Scots refuse York to Treat in as not secure for their Commissioners so long as the Lieutenant of Ireland commanded there in chief who had proclaimed them Traitors in Ireland before the King had done it in England threatning to destroy their memory against whom they had high matters of complaint This was the first publick appearance of the Scots enmity against Strafford which some affirm was set on from hence and it was strange that it should not be more regarded Another place of Treaty was named at Rippon where the Commissioners on both sides met The English proposed a Cessation of Arms but the Scots as they would obey the King's commands not to advance so they could not return till they had effected their business They presented their Demands how their Army should be maintained till the Treaty ended and peace secured 2. For safe Convoys for their Commissioners 3. Safe Convoys for all Letters to and from the Parliament 4. For free trade of both Kingdomes and Newcastle trade not to be hindred At length the Commissioners on both parts agree To a Cessation of Arms. To a Contribution of 850. l. per diem for the Scots Army in Northumberland Westmorland Durham and Newcastle The River Tees to be the bound of both Armies Private Insolencies to be no breach of the Treaty with divers other conditions and their chief demands were referred to a general Treaty to be proceeded in at London Many wondred and some inveighed against this Treaty wishing the King would have put it rather to the Issue of a Battel than to have given such Terms to his Subjects in Rebellion and of this Judgment was Strafford and the Episcopal party But the other party cryed up this treaty as Just Honourable and Pious to prevent effusion of Bloud and to settle peace and the King saw plainly that both divers officers of his Army and even the private Soldiers generally which was a most remarkable Inclination had no mind to fight against the Scots which cheifly caused the King to conclude this Treaty The Resolution of calling a Parliament set many on work to canvase for places The Court laboured to bring in their friends but those who were most favour'd at Court had least respect in the Country and it was not a little strange to see what a spirit of opposition to the Court proceedings was in the hearts and actions of most of the people so that very few of that Party had the favour to be chosen members of this Parliament The Earl of Montross of great alliance in Scotland came into England to serve the King but by Hamilton's cunning as was supposed the King at his first coming to him neglected him which caused his resort to and joyning with the Covenanters being weary of them he now writes to the King to York professing his Loyalty and Service to His Majesty This Letter by Hamilton's means as was reported was stoln out of the King's pocket copyed and sent to the Convenanters they made use of it as shall be mentioned hereafter The third day of November the Parliament was to meet some perswaded the Archbishop to get it adjourned for two or three days because that the third of November was an ominous day the Parliament called on that day 20 H. 8. beginning with the fall of Cardinal Woolsey and ending in the dissolution of Abbeys but the Archbishop took little heed of such things The time of the Parliaments meeting drawing near it was considered at York whether the Earl of Strafford should repair to the house or continue in the north with the Army The King was earnest for his going up to the Parliament as one of whose service he should have great occasion and placed much confidence in his faithfulness and abilities The Earl humbly desired His Majesty to excuse his going to the Parliament alledging that he should not be able to do His Majesty any service there but should rather be a means to hinder his affairs in regard he foresaw that the great envy and ill will of the Parliament and of the Scots would be bent against him Whereas If he kept out of sight he would not be so much in their mind as he should be by shewing himself in Parliament and if they should fall upon him he being at a distance what soever they should conclude against him he might the better avoid and retire from any danger having the liberty of being out of their hands and to go over to Ireland or to some other place where he might be most serviceable to His Majesty but if he should put himself into their power by coming up to the Parliament it was evident that the house of Commons and the Scots with all their Party especially being provoked by his coming amongst them would presently fall upon him and prosecute his destruction The King notwithstanding these reasons continued
of England and Ireland Then a sealed Paper was produced which being opened and read appeared to be sent from the Parliament of Ireland declaring that the Commons there had Voted the Earl guilty of high Treason At this the Earl being much transported said There was a Conspiracy against him to take away his life The Committee of the House of Commons took hold of those words and required Justice from the Lords against the Earl who standing Impeached of high Treason accused the Parliaments of two Kingdoms of a Conspiracy against him Hereupon the Earl falling upon his knees humbly craved pardon for the Inconsiderateness of the expression protesting seriously that he did not thereby intend either Parliament but some particular persons and so that Matter was past over Then the Committee offered to the Lords three new Articles to be annexed to the Charge and desired that the Earl might presently give his Answer to them To which the Earl replyed That the Process being closed he hoped he should not be ordered to answer any adventitious and unexpected Charge without more convenient time assigned But the Lords finding the Articles to be of no great Importance he was urged to a present Answer which he then made to them March the 24th the Committee proceeded upon the Articles of the Charge and after Glynne had ended his part Maynard proceeded upon the following Articles and after him Mr. Palmer managed the ensuing Articles as to the aggravation of them and inforcing the Evidence upon them and his part extended to the seven last Articles upon the which Whitelocke was appointed to manage the Evidence Anno 1641. Car. 17 These Articles on his part were Matters of very high nature and some of them particularly the twenty fourth Article relating to the design of bringing over the Army in Ireland into Scotland and so to England to reduce this Kingdom Whitelocke having spoken with Sir Henry Vane the elder and with the other Witnesses to the twenty fourth Article and finding that their Testimony would not make good the Matter of that Article thought it not honourable for the House of Commons to proceed upon an Article whereof they could not make a clear proof and thereupon proposed it to the Committee to omit that Article in his proceedings The Committee were of the same opinion but upon Sir Walter Earle's undertaking to manage it they left that Article to him upon which Whitelocke after he had inforced the Evidence upon the twenty third Article sate down and Sir Walter Earl with much gravity and confidence began to aggravate the Matters in the twenty fourth Article and the dangerous Consequence and high Crime in it and called forth the Witnesses to prove the particulars which he had at large opened Some of the Witnesses were not in England those of them who came in being sworn spake little to the purpose and did not prove the Matter at all of that Article upon which the Knight was very blank and out of countenance But the Earl of Strafford who lost no advantage of his Defence rising up from his Seat made a low obeysance as he was used to do to the Lords and spake to this effect My Lords I am a poor Gentleman a Prisoner at the Bar against whom several persons learned in the Laws and of great ability for pleading and strength of reason and other noble persons of great parts and eloquence have enforced the particular Matters of my Charge and I had well hoped they had been drawing towards an end But now my Lords unexpectedly a new and great Pleader sets upon me tired out before and this noble Knight hath laid a heavy burden indeed upon my shoulders he hath opened more hainous Crimes against me than all those Gentlemen who have gone before The learned Gentleman who urged the Matters of the last Articles against me when he came to this twenty fourth Article sate down and seemed to decline it and yet he left nothing material which was not urged home by him But this noble Knight goes beyond all and indeed beyond the Article it self observing things not contained in it and impossible to be And could he have proved this it had been truly a Miracle But I humbly beg your Lordships pardon I am not willing to spend any of your time impertinently I shall only say this That where nothing is proved against me I know your Lordships great wisdom and justice will expect no defence from me After the Earl was sate down the Lord Digby stood up and in a very witty rhetorical speech took off Sir Walter Earle Desired their Lordships to pass by a mistake that this Article was not intended for prosecution as might appear by the Gentleman 's declining of it who managed the former He moved That this twenty fourth Article might be omitted and their Lordships not to receive any further trouble in the urging of it or defence to it and that they would be pleased to look upon what that noble Knight had said but as a Superfâ—tation After the Lord Digby had spoken Whitelocke presently rose up and after the Lords 〈◊〉 done smiling he proceeded with the twenty fifth Article The Queen who was present at the Tryal inquired who that Knight was whom the Lord Digby relieved and being told his name was Sir Walter Earle She said that water Dog did bark but not bite but the rest did bite close The Earl of Strafford speaking of the Committee who managed the Evidence against him and particularly of the Lawyers said to a private friend that Glynne and Maynard used him like Advocates but Palmer and Whitelocke used him like Gentlemen and yet left out nothing material to be urged against him When the Committee had gone through all the Articles they moved That if the Earl had any thing to say further in his defence that he might do it the Earl obtained with difficulty time till the next Morning The next day both Houses being met the Lieutenant of the Tower acquainted them that the Earl had been extream ill the last Night of a violent Fit of the Stone and was not able to come abroad this Day and humbly desired their Lordships excuse This caused them to adjourn to the next Morning and in the Afternoon some of the Lords were sent from the House to see in what condition the Earl was who found him somewhat recovered and he hoped so as he might attend them the next Day Then the House met again April the 10th and the Commons desired liberty to produce an additional piece of Evidence to the twenty third Article The Earl craved the same liberty for himself concerning some Testimonies not yet exhibited on his behalf this the Committee opposed but the Lords thought it equal and after a warm Debate upon it the Commons rose in some discontent not so much as appointing a day for their next meeting April 12. In the House of Commons Mr. Pym produced a Paper of some Notes taken by Secretary Vane
mightily increased the Scots Successes animated other Subjects to their illegal Pretences and impious Actions and in this time of the King's absence in Scotland the Irish Flames of Rebellion brake forth having been thus kindled The last year the Parliament at Dublin sent a Committee hither with a Remonstrance to the King of their Grievances and Pressures under the Government of the Earl of Strafford whom they had accused of high Treason The King gave them most favourable Answers and Redresses and parted with much of his own to give contentment to his Irish Subjects Mr. Wainsford Deputy there to the Earl of Strafford Lieutenant being dead the King by Commission constituted the Lord Ditton and Sir William Parsons in the Government there but finding Ditton not well liked he made Sir William Parsons and Sir John Borlace generally approved to be the Lords Justices there These applyed themselves to give all satisfaction to the people they abated the Subsidies given in Strafford's time from 40000 l. to 12000 l. Passed an Act of Limitation much desired to settle all Estates for sixty years precedent and another for relinquishing the King's Right found for him by Inquisition to four Counties in Connaght and other Territories He declared the Earl of Leicester Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and the Papists there were permitted a private enjoyment of their Religion and a general good Agreement was had between the English and Irish In this Security the Irish Army was disbanded after which and in the King's absence in Scotland about October 23. there brake forth so horrid black and flagitious a Rebellion in Ireland as cannot be parallell'd in the Stories of any other Nation This was fomented and contrived by their Popish Priests and Lawyers some of their Maxims in Law were That any one being slain in Rebellion though found by Record gave the King no Forfeiture That though many thousands were in Arms and exercising the violences of War yet if they professed not to rise against the King it was no Rebellion That if one were Outlawed for Treason his Heir might reverse the Outlawry and be restored These and the like Tenets they published in their Parliaments and endeavoured a Suspension of Poyning's Act and the Act for annexing that Kingdom to the Crown of England and assumed a power of Judicature in Criminal and Capital Causes to be in their Parliament They took advantage of the Scots Sucesses of their Favourers in England and our Distractions here of the disbanding the Army there and the Death of the Earl of Strafford They raise Forces give out that the Queen was in the head of them and the King was coming with an Army to them and the Scots had made a League with them that they were authorised by the King's Commission and asserted his Cause against the Puritans of England To their Country-men they scatter Advertisements out of England of a Statute there lately made That all Irish shall come to the Protestant Worship on pain of loss of Goods for the first Offence of Lands for the second and of Life for the third Offence They give them hope to recover their Liberties and ancient Customs to shake off the English Yoke to have a King of their own Nation and to possess Goods and Estates of the English These Motives they published in Print That the King and Queen were curbed by the Puritans and their Prerogatives abolished which these as loyal Subjects take to heart and that the Catholick Religion is suppressed in England and the Catholicks there persecuted with all rigour even to death and that the Puritans in Ireland have threatned to doe the same there That in Ireland the Catholicks are made uncapable of any Office to the decay of them in their Estates Education and Learning That the Government of their Country is in the hand of Strangers who come thither poor and mean yet soon rise to wealth and honour by oppressing the Natives That there have been threatnings to send Forces to compel the Consciences of the Irish and to cut their Throats and that the Catholicks are not allowed to have any Arms or Ammunition but the Protestants and Puritans may Vpon all which they saw no way but to attempt to seize upon Arms where they could get them to save their Lives maintain the King and Queen their Religion and Country Upon these pretences and manifest untruths they ground their taking up of Arms. The first suspicion whereof was by Sir William Cole who about Octob. 11. wrote to the Lords Justices of great resort to Sir Phelim Oneale and to the Lord Macquierre and they were exceeding busie about dispatches About October 21. He wrote another Letter to them of what some Irish had revealed to him of a design to seize the Castle of Dublin to murther the Lords Justices and Councel and all the Protestants there and throughout the Kingdom But this Letter came not to their hands When many of the Conspirators were come to Dublin and met there at a Tavern one Owen O Conelly an Irish-man but a true Protestant came to Sir William Parsons about Nine a Clock at Night with a broken relation of a great Conspiracy to seize the Castle the next morning and that Mac Mahon who was one of them had told him so much Parsons seeing Conelly distempered with drink gave the less credit to his relation but wished him to return to Mac Mahon to get out of him what he could further of the Plot and to return to him again that Night Yet he did not so slight the Information but that secretly he ordered strong Guards in several places and assembled the Councel where they expected the return of Conelly who coming to them was seized on by the Guards who had carried him to Prison and so prevented the discovery of the Plot had not a Servant of Sir VVilliam Parsons accidentally come by and rescued Conelly and brought him somewhat recovered of his drinking unto the Lords Justices and Councel who confessed that a few days before upon Letters from Mac Mahon he went to meet him at Connaght but he being gone to Dublin Conelly followed him thither and they two went to the lodging of the Lord Macquierre that by the way Mac Mahon told O Conelly that this Night there would be a great number of Irish Noblemen Papists in Dublin who with himself would take the Castle by Morning then force the City by the Ordnance and destroy all the Protestants and so divers others were ordered in all parts of the Kingdom to seize and destroy all the English at an Hour designed viz. to Morrow by Ten a Clock and that no posting nor speed could prevent it That Conelly moved Mac Mahon to discover it rather to the State to prevent the mischief But he answered He could not help it yet that they owned their allegiance to the King and pay it to him but what they did was against the tyrannical Government over them and
to imitate Scotland who got ther Priviledge by that course And Mac Mahon swore that they would not part but go together to the Castle and if this Matter were discovered some Body should die for it Whereupon Conelly feigned some necessity of easement to go out of the Chamber left his Sword in pawn and Mac Mahon's Man came down with him into the Yard where in a trice he leaped over a Wall and two Pales and so came to the Lord Justice Parsons Examined Octob. 22. 1641. Owen O Conelly Presently upon this the Justices sent and seised Mac Mahon and his man and they before the Councell confessed all the Plot that on that very day all the Forts and Castles in Ireland would be surprised that he and Mac Guire and Hugh Bim Brian O-neale and others 20 out of each County were to surprise Dublin Castle Thatâ— all the Nobility and Gentry Papists were confederates herein and however they used him now in their power his bloud would be revenged Then Mac Guire and others were suddenly seised on and the Town filling with strangers the Councel removed into the Castle upon the Rumor hereof Bim and Moore and others chief of the Conspiratours escaped and divers others who found friends to help them but about fourty of the meaner sort of them were taken The next day the Lords Justices proclamed this discovery and that all good Subjects should betake themselves to their defence and to advertise them of all occurrences and that no levies of men be made for foreign service The same night the Lord Blancy arrived with the news of the Surprisal of his House his Wife and Children by the Rebells This execrable Rebellion began in Vlster and every day and hour ill news came of fearful Massacres upon the English which increased a fear of the like at Dublin by the Papists there The Council seised upon what money they could some Artillery Armes for 10000 men 1500 barrels of powder and match and lead stored by the Earl of Strafford The old Army was but 2297 foot and 943 horse and these dispersed Yet the Council sent to several Garrisons to march to Dublin They dispatched Letters to the King in Scotland and to the Lord Lieutenant in London of the Rebellion and the state of the Kingdom and the small number of their forces they pray supplies and that Conelly the discoverer and messenger may be rewarded All their dispatches were sent by Sea the Rebells having stopped the Land passages The Lords of the English pale repair to the Council offer their faith and service and the Rebels in Vlster by the latter end of October had possest themselves of allmost all that Province Such English as had gotten into any places of strength able to indure a siege yet upon good terms rendring themselves were sure to be murdered in cold bloud men women and children And for the Scots they professed they would and did indeed spare them that they might the more easily swallow them up afterwards Phelim O Neale a man but of mean parts or courage was their General he was of near alliance to the late Earl of Tirone bred in England a Student in Lincolns-Inn and till of late a Protestant lived lazily till now elected by his Countrymen to be their leader He with a numerous Rabble marched to Lisnagamy near the Scots and fell upon them without mercy with other forces he came up into the Pale took in Dondalke then marched to Ardee seven miles from Tredah The news from Dublin was posted to Tredah and there incountred with news of the Treacherous surprisal of divers Castles in the North. The Lord Moore brought some Horse to the Town whither he came to escape the Rebels The Town drew out some old peices scoured and planted them and four out of a Merchants Ship with some powder and Captain Gibson commanded there Sir Faithful Fortescue leaving his charge Some forces sallyed out upon the Rebels and got from them who hastily fled away some plunder and Cows and 80 Prisoners whereof six onely were hanged Many treacherous designs of the Town Papists fayled Sir Henry Tichburne came to be Governor with 100 horse and 1000 foot not without some Jealousie of the Protestants There was dropped in the streets a Declaration of the Catholicks of Ireland framed upon presumption that the design had been effected and to the like purpose as is before remembred The first Letters of the business from the Lords Justices and Council arrived at London the last of October and were delivered that evening Next morning the Lords House sent them down to the House of Commons by the Lord Keeper Lord Privy Seal and 14 other Lords who had chayrs in the House and sate while the Letters were read and then departed The House presently resolved into a Committee and ordered That 50000 l. be forthwith provided The Lords to be moved that Members of both Houses should move the City of London to lend this money That a Committee of both Houses consider of the affairs of Ireland O Conelly to have 500 l. presently and 200 l. per Annum in Land All Papists of quality in England to be secured None but Merchants to pass without Certificate to Ireland To all which the Lords agreed They voted many other particulars in Order to supply for Ireland and a pardon to be offered The Lords Justices and Council in Ireland neglected no means in their power by fortifying Dublin and other Castles and places and making provisions for defence against the Rebels they also granted out Commissions to diverse Noblemen and Gentlemen and some of them Papists whom they in prudence thought not fit yet to suspect though they afterwards joyned in the Rebellion with the rest They also delivered Armes to many of them who imployed them to cut the throats of the English such were the Lord Gormanstone and others and by the midst of November several Counties declared for the Rebels in Leimster and other Provinces the miserable English men women and children whom they took were savagely butchered by them and those who fled from them came to Dublin for Succour where wanting relief they perished so that the publick burying places would not contain their dead bodies The Lord Ormond and several others came with some forces to Dublin The Members of the Irish Parliament were discontented that it had been adjourned for so long a time as next February to please them they were called together for one day to make their Protestation against the Rebellion there was but a thin meeting of them and but a saint Protestation against the Rebels the Popish Members not induring to have it called a Rebellion but traiterous and rebellious actions of some persons against which they protested They sent Commissioners to treat with the Rebels in the North who tore the Order of Parliament and returned a scornfull answer The Lord Ditton and the Lord Taff coming for London were committed and their papers seised and
Treason against the four Judges and to consider of a way to vindicate the Lords and Members of the Commons so indicted Several more forces about 1500 landed from Ireland in Wales and Sir William Brereton wrote to the Parliament that some of them were of the Rebels and the Lord Byron is joined with them The like power was given to Sir William Brereton and Sir Thomas Middleton for sequestrations and levying of moneys in Wales as was given to the Earl of Manchester in the associate Counties Five hundred of the Prisoners taken by Sir William Waller at Alton took the Covenant and served under him The Parliament wrote to General Essex to advance with his Army to joyn with Waller Essex answered that he held it not convenient for their Service and a little discontent began to kindle betwixt him and the House of Commons and the Committee of Safety The Commons ordered that none should elect or be elected Common Council men or Officers in London but such as had taken the Covenant The Commissioners of the Great Seal sate in the Queens Court Decemb. 22. and sealed above 500 Writs so desirous were people to have the course of Justice to proceed Colonel Brown is made Major General of the City Forces appointed to go to Sir William Waller Essex sent 600 Horse to Waller and removed his Army from St. Albans to Windsor to be the more in readiness to assist Waller and divers Kentish Forces came in to him and he sate down before Arundel Castle Duke Hamilton proscribed in Scotland gets to Oxford and there is committed close Prisoner an unhappy or unsteady man and by this you see the uncertainty of Greatness and of Princes favours Sir John Meldrum and Sir William Savile took in the Fort at Barton and after that Gainsborough for the Parliament about 600 Prisoners some of them Officers of Quality store of Arms and Ammunition The Parliament sate on Christmas day 1643. The Earls of Bedford and of Clare came from Oxford back again to the Parliament A Letter was intercepted from Oxford to Sir Peter Killegrew which brought him into suspicion Colonel Hutchinson Governour of Nottingham Castle acquainted the Parliament with an offer of the Earl of New Castle to pay him 10000 l. and to make him a Lord and Governour of that Castle to him and his heirs if he would deliver it to him for the King which Hutchinson refused The Scots Army of about 12000 advanced near to Berwick and publish a Declaration as they march of the justness of their undertakings in assistance of the Parliament Major General Skippon took Grafton House and in it Sir John Digby with 20 Officers of note and Horse and 200 Foot Arms and Money Some differences fell out at Coventry between the Earl of Denbigh and Colonel Purefoy a Member of the House of Commons they were both sent for to London and reconciled Many of the Protestants in Ireland refuse to submit to the cessation and joyn with the Scots Forces The King of Denmark providing to send assistance to the King of England and sending for men to the King of Poland to infest the Swedes the Letters being intercepted the Swedes enter Denmark and take sundry places there Colonel Fiennes was sentenced by the Council of War to be beheaded for the surrender of Bristol The King issued a Proclamation for adjourning the Parliament to Oxford and all the Members who had deserted the Parliament or been disabled met at Oxford General Essex came to London from St. Albans and was not well pleased with some Members and proceedings of the House of Commons Jan. 1643. The Earl of Bedford lately come from Oxford to the General to St. Albans was sent to London and committed to the Black Rod. Prince Maurice his Forces before Plimouth received a blow from the Garrison and the Princes men falling sick of the Camp Disease whereof many died he raised the siege Colonel Boswell with 800 Horse from Coventry took by storm Sir Thomas Holt's House 80 Prisoners store of Goods Money and Plate General Essex sent a new Commission with further powers to Sir William Waller which pleased the House of Commons A Plot was confest of setting on work a Petition from the City to the King for peace and to invite his Majesty to London and the Plotters were committed to Prison Mr. Riley a Clerk belonging to the Records in the Tower was committed for intelligence with Oxford The King sent Proclamations to the several Sheriffs to adjourn the Parliament to Oxford and to summon the Members of that County to appear at Oxford 22. of this month whereupon the Commons order their House to be called the same day Another Proclamation from the King was to adjourn the next Term and all the Courts of Justice from London which the Proclamation calls the Rebellious City to Oxford but the Parliament forbad it Arundel Castle was surrendred to Sir William Waller to mercy there were taken in it Sir William Ford High Sheriff Sir Edward Bishop Colonel Banfield and divers Gentlemen of Sussex 50 Reformades 1200 Prisoners with their Arms Money and with Pillage The Parliament imparted to the City at a Common Hall the late discovered Plot to make a difference between the Parliament and City to divert the Scots advancing hither and to raise a general Combustion under the pretence of Peace Sir Bazil Brooke and Mr. Riley were chief agents in this Plot. The Lord Byron took in Beeston Castle in Cheshire for the King The Parliament ordered the Commissioners of the Great Seal to issue forth a Proclamation for holding the next Term at Westminster and all Judges and Officers to attend here under pein of sequestration and forfeiture of their Offices The Lords sent to the Commons to hasten the impeachment against the Queen A new Ordinance of Excise passed The Lord Goring's Letter to the Queen was intercepted by which he gives her an account of Supplies of Money and Arms coming from France to our King that Monsieur Harecourt was to treat with the Parliament as the King should direct him and that all but two or three Jewels of the Crown were now pawned for money Upon this Letter and other Informations the Commons impeached the Lord Goring of High Treason and ordered the Letters of the French Ministers of State to be brought to the Committee of Safety A Party of Horse under Colonel Ashton in Lancashire marching to joyn with Sir William Brereton were by the way surprized and routed by the Lord Byron Brereton upon this alarm fell upon the Rear of the Lord Byron's Forces and killed and took many of them Major Brookban was shot to death for deserting his Colours and revolting to the King The Parliament wrote to Monsieur de Harecourt at Oxford to acquaint him with their grounds of stopping the Pacquet from France and with the Lord Goring's Letter from thence One Lord and Sir H. Mildmay and Sir William
into them were to settle the Militia of both Kingdoms This Answer of the King's Commissioners to the great Point of the Militia gave much dissatisfaction to the Parliaments Commissioners And the Earl of Northumberland Mr. Pierpoint Mr. Hollis and Mr. Whitelocke with others of them advising in private about it endeavoured by particular applications to their friends of the King's Commissioners to get a better Answer and more complying with the Parliament from them But it could not be obtained and they hinted to them that they were bound up by their Instructions from the King that they could go no further Yet they promised to send to Oxford to see if they could prevail there for a further concession from his Majesty in this particular But nothing came of it They sent the Papers on both parts in every dispatch to the Parliament and when these of the Militia were read the House of Commons seemed much troubled at them some were pleased who were no great Wishers of Peace and others doubted thereupon of any good success in the present Treaty 7. The Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London sent a Letter to the Speaker intimating the scarcity of Flesh-meats by the destruction of Cattel in the time of these Wars and the good by encouraging the Fishing and submitted the whole not as to the keeping of Lent but to prevent Dearth to the judgment of the houses Who ordered an Ordinance to be brought in for this business After a Debate from Morning till the Evening upon the alterations made by the Lords in the Ordinance of the new Model the Commons voted That Sir Thomas Fairfax should nominate all the Commanders in his Army to be taken out of any the other Armies and to receive the approbation of both Houses The Scots Commissioners at Vxbridge were much unsatisfied that no Answer was given touching the settlement of the Militia in Scotland and took it as an high neglect of that Kingdom They and the Parliaments Commissioners gave in some Papers to the King's Commissioners touching the Propositions for Ireland A Letter was past to be sent to the Parliament of Scotland concerning the Scots present advance Southwards 8. The Commons state from Eight a Clock in the Morning till Eight a Clock at Night upon the Alterations made by the Lords in the Ordinance for the new Model And agreed to most of them and ordered Reasons to be drawn up to satisfie the Lords in those wherein they differed They voted that all Officers in the new Army that shall be approved by both houses shall take the Covenant within twenty days and the Souldiers in a time to be set for it The rest of the Papers upon the Propositions for Ireland were delivered in to the King's Commissioners for the Treaty 9. The Lords-day one of the Ministers with the Commissioners preached very seasonably for the Occasion in the Morning and another in the Afternoon Some Visits past between some of the Commissioners on both parts and indeavours to perswade one another to nearer terms of agreement but to little effect 10. Some Debate touching the Point of Excommunication The Lords concurred with the Commons in a Letter to the Parliament of Scotland for the March of their Army Southwards and the place of their Rendezvous was referred to the Committee of both Kingdoms for the more secrecy thereof They also agreed in Approbation of the Opinion of Judge Bacon in over-ruling the Plea of Macquire in the point of Peerage who was this day at his Tryal in the King's Bench and excepted against twenty three of the twenty four returned of the Jury The Commons past the Bill for taking away Episcopacy in Ireland as in England and sent it up to the Lords for their Concurrence They nominated several High Sheriffs 11. Orders for Money and Supplies for the Navy The Reasons of the Commons for their differing from some Alterations made by the Lords in the Ordinance of the new Model where delivered to the Lords A Petition of Merchants trading into France whose Goods were seized there and Letters of Marque granted against all that adhered to the Parliament was referred to the Committee of both Kingdoms and to draw up a Letter to be sent to the King of France for redress therein Propositions touching Navigation sent from the Lords The Commons had information of a great Design in Bucks to dissolve the Treaty at Vxbridge to be effected by a Petition framed for them and great endeavours to get hands to it in Bucks The Petition was directed to the Commissioners of both sides at Vxbridge and 5000 Inhabitants were designed to come with it The Commons had a Copy of the Petition the Effect whereof was That Religion might be established as in the purest times of Queen Elizabeth c. Sir John Lawrence was informed to be the active Promoter of this Petition and was therefore sent for in Custody to the Parliament The Directory for Worship was much approved by the Assembly in Scotland General Leven went towards Carlisle to assist in the Siege there Macquire upon his Tryal in the King's Bench was found Guilty and had Judgment of High Treason pronounced against him to be hanged drawn and quartered He desired to be beheaded and to have his Execution respited till he might speak with Sir Bazill Brooke and Mr. Walter Mountague The Judge said he would acquaint the Parliament therewith and observe their directions The King's Commissioners at Vxbridge gave in their Answer to the Proposition concerning Ireland and therein justified the King in making a cessation with the Rebels there and that he is in honour bound to maintain it And they would by no means yield to that part of the Proposition To prosecute the War against the Irish Rebels The Commissioners entred upon a second Debate concerning Religion the King's Doctors highly insisted for Episcopacy 12. Orders for new Sheriffs and for Monies for the Army and the Lords were desired to expedite the Ordinance for the Model News came that Goring's Horse and a party of Foot from Portland by a sudden assault took the Works at Weymouth and the Town was in great danger to be lost if not suddenly relieved Orders were thereupon sent to Sir William Waller to march immediately for relief of Weymouth The House was in a Grand Committee to consider of the business of the Navy and of the Customs An Ordinance past for raising of Monies for the Scots Army to march Southwards 13. Letters from Sir William Waller intimated Disobedience in some of the Souldiers to march into the West and desired further power The House referred it to the Committee of both Kingdoms to give such power accordingly Such was the inconstancy of the Souldiers and the incertainty of the Affairs of the Parliament and of War Those who had been so well paid by the Parliament now dispute their Commands occasioned by the unsettledness of the Parliaments business
conditions were very honourable one much insisted on was that the Cathedral should not be defaced The General advanced towards Barn-stable and sent Parties to Besiege Salt-combe and Dunster Castle 13. Letters from Sir Tho. Fairfax certified the Surrender of Exeter and that he had nominated Col. Hammond to be Governor there which the House approved Lieutenant Colonel Grimes and Mr. Potter Messengers from Sir Tho. Fairfax of this good success had one hundred pound a piece given them Letters from Major General Mitton informed the surrender of Ruthin Castle to him and in it two Drakes and a Murdering-piece Arms Ammunition and Provisions That Captain Simkins and Captain Carter fell upon the Enemy near Denbigh killed seven of them and took divers Officers and Soldiers Prisoners That Sir Trevor Williams fell upon a party of those of Ragland killed fourteen and took forty Prisoners and Arms that divers Officers and others came in to him to submit to the Parliament Col. Mason by desire of Major General Mitton was made Governor of Ruthin Castle and Mr. Fogge a Minister that brought these Letters had fifty pound for a gratuity Letters certified divers good successes of the Parliaments Forces in Ireland and the taking of the Earl of Thomond Prisoner 14. Debate about reducing the receipts of the Kingdom into one general way Order that Committees shall not meddle with any matter of Title or any private interests between Party and party without special authority from both houses of Parliament Upon a Book of printed papers touching the Scots differing about the Propositions for Peace both houses voted That the matter in those printed papers was false and scandalous against the Parliament and Kingdom of England and should be burnt by the common Hangman and a Declaration to be of the truth of those proceedings and that the Author of this Book was an incendiary between the two Kingdoms It was not without some ground of suspition that some of the Scots Commissioners themselves encouraged if not appointed the printing of this Book which caused the more sharpness in divers towards it Order for other Papers to be published about the payment of their Army Religion and the propositions for Peace 15. The Ordinance for the Assesment for Sir Thomas Fairfax's Army sent to the Lords to be continued for four Months longer A Convoy ordered for Ships trading from New-Castle and the Northern parts An Ordinance sent to the Lords for constituting a Church in Dover for the Protestants French and Walloons A Pass granted to the Earl of Northampton to go beyond Sea The Siege of Newarke went on smartly and the Town wanted Provisions Barn-stable was surrendred to the Parliament on the same terms as Exeter and Sir Tho. Fairfax was upon his march towards Oxford many old Soldiers wondred at his speed 16. A Committee named to consider of the Breach of Priviledges of the Parliament in the Ministers Petition A Committee named to consider of those well affected persons who had Offices in the Court of Wards which would be lost by taking away of that Court and how they might be recompensed particularly the Lord Say and Sir Benjamin Rudyeard 17. Order to Licence the East-India Company to transport five thousand pound of Forreign Bullion A Petition of the Lord Inchequin Lord Broghil and others referred to the Committee of the Irish Affairs Maintenance as formerly continued to Sir Robert King Mr. Annesley and Col. Beale the Parliaments Commissioners in Ireland The Declaration touching the Scots Papers passed and ordered to be printed Col. Rainsboroughs men received some loss attempting to Storm Woodstock Mannour 18. Major Dingley made Governor of Evesham The Declaration was published upon occasion of the Scots Papers and to settle a right understanding between England and Scotland and to vindicate the proceedings of the Parliament of England the same is in Print and worth the reading Letters from the Army informed that Exeter was surrendred according to the Articles and Sir John Berkley the Governor marched forth with about two thousand men that as soon as they were out of the Gate seven hundred of them being Cornish men and divers others laid down their Arms and went to their own dwellings and that Sir Allen Apseley was to surrender the Fort the next day 20. Order for ten thousand pound per An. for the Queen of Bohemia and for Money for the Prince Elector Order for the Chambers of Mr. Mostyn and Mr. Stampe in the Temple to be given I think to Mr. Hill A Message from both Houses to the Scots Commissioners desired their speedy answer touching the propositions for Peace that they might be speedily sent to the King Mr. Norfolke and others made Serjeants at Arms. The Batteries went on against Newarke and the Garrison desired liberty to send to the King about surrendring of it Sir William Brereton summoned Litchfield Close to surrender and informed them of the defeat of Sir Ja. Ashley and the rendition of Exeter Barnstable c. Sir Thomas Tidsley and Col. Bagot returned a short and peremptory denyal 21. Almost the whole day was spent in debate of the Ministers Petition and many votes passed for the power of Parliaments in spiritual matters sought to be impeached by this Petition as well as in Temporal and Questions ordered to be drawn up concerning Government jure Divino to have the answer of the Assembly thereunto The Preface to the Pamphlet entituled the Scots Commissioners Papers and the stating of the question concerning the propositions for Peace were burnt by the Hangman In Exeter the Parliament had thirty pieces of Ordnance store of Ammunition and Provisions Mount-Edgecombe was surrendred to Col. Hammond Governor of Exeter and in it thirty pieces of Ordnance store of Arms and Ammunition The Earl of Bristol and Lord Pawlet had leave to stay sometime in Exeter to make their Peace with the Parliament or to get Passes to go beyond Sea 22. Order that every Member that came into the House after Prayers should pay one shilling to the Poor For a new Election and for a new High-Sheriff For payment of a debt of Arms and for continuing the Committee of Middlesex Lieutenant General Cromwell and Sir Hardress Waller came to London from the General to advise about the motion of the Army The Kings Party gave out that six thousand Irish were Shipped for Wales that Montross with twelve thousand men was upon the Borders advancing to the King and their hopes upon the differences between the Presbyterians and Independants and between the Scots and the Parliament 23. Lieutenant General Cromwell sate in the House and the Speaker by command gave him hearty thanks of the House for his good Services Differences between Sir Jo. Danvers and the Lady Gargrave referred to a Committee Order for fifteen thousand pound a months pay for the Scots Army before Newarke the Countrey not being able to bear their Quarter St Michaels Mount Surrendred Order to recommend to Sir
into the hands of Members of both Houses the question was put whether that question should be put or not and carried in the Negative Voted That it should be disposed into hands of three Commissioners That the Members of both Houses late Commissioners of the great Seal as a token of Favour from the Parliament and Kingdom should have a thousand pound bestowed on them for all their faithful Services That the Earl of Salisbury one of the late Commissioners should have the thanks of the House That the Members of the Commons late Commissioners of the Seal should have the priviledge to plead within the Bar next to the Sollicitor General of the King An Ordinance voted to be brought in for setling five thousand pounds per An. upon Sir Thomas Fairfax and his Heirs Many Aldermen and Common Council-men of London desired to know the pleasure of the House whether the Works about the City should be slighted or not and if not then they desired twelve thousand pounds for the Maintainance of them the House appointed the Committee of the Army to treat with the Militia of London about it Letters informed that the Popish Clergy at Waterford have pronounced the supreme Council at Kilkenny to be perjured for agreeing to the Peace and proceed to excommunicate them 2. The House sate in a Grand Committee till seven at night upon the Ordinance for disposing of Bishops Lands 3 Private Petitions heard Order for two thousand pounds for the Officers and Garrison of Dover and for payment of the debts of the State to some Handy-crafts men and for two thousand pound for Col. Sandersons Regiment upon their disbanding Order for seizing upon a new Impression of the Common-Prayer Referred to a Committee to find out the Author and Printer of a Pamphlet called Yet another word to the Wise that they may be punished 5. Ordinance for setling two hundred pound per An. on Mr. Hugh Peters Order for a new Election The Negotiations of some Captains of the Parliaments Ships with the Marquess of Ormond confirmed as to lending to him Arms and Ammunition against the Rebels and order for Letters of thanks to Captain Willoughby one of those Captaius Orders for supplys for Ireland Ordinance sent up to the Lords for sale of Bishops Lands Treasurers and Trustees for it named Letters informed That the Estates of Scotland had fully agreed to the Scots Army marching out of England and the Garrisons to be delivered up upon payment of the two hundred thousand pound as was agreed The Irish Rebels drew their Forces towards Dublin and the Marquess of Ormond prepared for defence Col. Bethel was called into the House and had their thanks for his good Services Beaumarice Castle in Anglesey was surrendred to the use of the Parliament upon Articles Order that all Commissions made to Sea Captains which were as from the King and Parliament which some of them interpreted to the prejudice of the Parliaments Service should be altered and made in the name of the Parliament only Order for Money out of Delinquents Estates in Wilts for disbanding the Forces there The Confession of Faith brought in from the Assembly debated Order for one thousand seven hundred pound out of Delinquents Estates in Lincoln-shire to be paid to the Earl of Lincolne which he had disbursed for the Parliaments Service A French Pyrat taken by the Parliaments Ships The Irish Rebels prevailed A Conference by the Committee of Lords and Commons with the Scots Commissioners about disposing of the Kings Person 7. Upon Letters from Sir Thomas Fairfax for Pay and Cloathing for the Army Ordered that the Assesment be continued for six Months longer for the pay of them Order for three pound a week for maintenance of the Widow and Children of Mr. Franklyn a Member of the House that dyed a Prisoner to the Kings Party and that the Arrears of M. Franklyn be computed and paid Order for hastning the payment of ten thousand pound to the poor Widows and for relief of Tenants whose Land-lords were of the Kings Party For supplys for the Northern Forces 8. Composition of the Lord Savile allowed and out of it a thousand pound was ordered for the Widow and Children of Captain Askwith who laid out nine hundred and sixty pound in raising a Troop of Horse for the Parliament Votes That Sir Rowland Wandesford Sir Tho. Beddingfield and Mr. Jo. Bradshaw be Commissioners of the great Seal for six Months sent up to the Lords 9. Progress upon the Articles of Faith Votes of both Houses that Captain Pen be Captain of the Assurance Frigot The Committee of both Houses debated with the Scots Commissioners about disposing of the Kings Person An Ordinance sent up to the Lords for four hundred pound for the poor Irish Protestants here The Lords desired the concurrence of the Commons in the Ordinance for dissolving of all Countrey Committees 10. Debate upon the Accounts of Sir Will. Brereton as Major General and a Committee named to consider of the pay of ten pound per diem to every Major General and of their incident charges and of the free quarter and provisions taken by them They ordered five thousand pound to Sir Will. Brereton out of such Delinquents Estates not yet compounded for as he should nominate Order that the Tax of one per cent for Plymouth shall continue till January 1 and no longer Vote for a Balleting box to be made 12. Report of seven Ordinances drawn out of the Propositions for Peace 1. For justifying and confirming the Proceedings of Parliament 2. For setling the Militia of England and Ireland in the Parliament for twenty Years 3. For confirming the Treaty with Scotland 4. For making void all Titles under the great Seal after it was carried away 5. For confirming the present great Seal and all Acts done thereby 6. For making void the Irish Cessation 7. For disposing Offices by consent of Parliament All these except that of the Militia and Scots Treaty pass'd and sent upto the Lords An Ordinance appointed to be drawn to injoyn all to take the Covenant Order touching Compositions of Delinquents A Malignant chosen Major of Berwick sent for and the old Major continued A Petition of many Officers and Soldiers of the Parliaments That they may not be prosecuted at Law for things done by them in the war and as Soldiers upon sundry Exigencies Conference about disposing of the Person of the King A Committee appointed to treat with the Commissioners come from the Marquess of Ormond The French Ambassador and Agent were with the King at Newcastle The Plague broke forth there brought from London Letters informed that divers Inhabitants of Northumberland had left their habitations by reason of the oppression by the Soldiers quartered with them 13. The Lords concurred to the Ordinance for sale of Bishops Lands for advance of two hundred thousand pounds for the Scots Army and to take away the power of Committees for disposing
midnight about the City Petition and some perhaps were a little awed by the multitudes of Citizens attending at the door of the House They agreed upon a Declaration against all such Persons as take upon them to Preach or expound the Scriptures except they be Ordained And this gave much offence to those of the Independent Judgment January 1646. January 1. Orders for payment of Moneys formerly ordered to the Earl of Stamford and for eight hundred pound to the Commissioners that are to go into the North for their accommodations and their instructions Debate upon the Ordinance against Blasphemies and Heresies Vote for Sir Peter Killegrew to be sent with the Preamble and vote in answer to his Majesties last Letters 2. A Letter from General Leven complying with the Parliaments desires in their Letters to him and order given to have the Jewel ready for him Letters informed an endeavour of the King to escape from New-castle without the Scots privity and a more strict Guard upon him Orders for stay of Sir Peter Killegrew's Journey and for a thousand pound for Mr. Pury out of the Earl of Worcesters Estate and a thousand pound for Mr. Hodges in repair of their losses and for a thousand pound for Sir Robert Pye Jun. out of Sir Edmond Pye's Composition Order for allowances to the Officers of the Court of Wards 4. Upon a Letter from Sir Thomas Fairfax Orders for two thousand pound for Sir Hardress Waller of his Arrears and for two thousand pound for Col. Sidney Order to continue the two Speakers Commissioners of the Great Seal for ten days longer An Ordinance sent up to the Lords for the Government of Chester Instructions and powers agreed for the Lieuetenant of Ireland and a Sword to be born before him and Counsellors of State named for Ireland and they to have five hundred pound per An. apiece till their Estates shall be recovered An Ordinance appointed to settle the same Church-Government in Ireland as in England Vote to name Commissioners of both Houses to receive the King from the Scots and to bring him to Holmeby and the Committee of both Kingdoms to draw instructions for the Commissioners and Letters to be written to General Leven and to the Scots Commissioners at New castle to acquaint them with these Votes and that the Commissioners should speedily come for the King Letters sent from Major General Laugherne and the Committee of Haverford West informed That Mr. Hudson the Kings Guide having escaped out of Prison was by the King imployed upon another design to carry Letters to be delivered to Major General Laugherne to invite him to betray his Trust and to revolt to the King That the Major General sent up the Letters and other Papers to the Parliament and Hudson and Price one of his Agents and the examining them was referred to a Committee The Commons agreed that Mr. Godolphin Governor of Sâ—ylly upon his surrender of that Island and all Forts c. and taking the Covenant and Negative Oath should enjoy his Estate and be free from Arrests for any acts of War 6. Both Houses agreed the Instructions for the Commissioners that go to the Scots Army and to the Declaration in answer to the Kings last Letter and about disposing of his Person and to the Letters to General Leven and to the Scots Commissioners at Newcastle touching this business and Sir Peter Killegrew was to post with them to Newcastle The Earl of Pembroke the Earl of Denbigh the Lord Mountague named by the Lords and by the Commons Sir William Armine Sir Jo. Hollond Sir Walter Earle Sir John Cooke Mr. John Crew and Major General Browne Commissioners to receive the Kings Person and with such Guards as they shall think fit to bring him to Holmeby House Ordinance for Sir Anthony-Ashley-Cooper Sheriff of Wilts to live out of the County Order for Winchester Castle to be dis-garrisoned and delivered to Sir William Waller the owner A Committee named to consider of several debts owing by the Earl of Corke who is gone beyond Sea without perfecting his Composition Letters informed that the Money for the Scots was safe come to Yorke The Parliament Forces after great Storms at Sea Landed in Ireland and had course entertainment there 7. Mr. Sandys reported what places and profits Members of the House had that an Account thereof may be given Order for two thousand five hundred pound for the Commissioners that are to receive the Kings Person and their instructions debated Sir William Ermyn upon his own desire excused and Sir James Harrington Commissioner in his stead and Mr. Marshall and Mr. Carill appointed to go along with them Articles presented to the House against one Harris referred to the Justices of Peace Endeavours were in Countries to get hands to Petitions to second that of London 8. Debate upon the Ordinance against such as Preach or expound the Scriptures not being ordained Upon Petition of the Countess of Peterburgh Order that she should have her Husbands Arrears out of such Delinquents Estates as she should discover 9. Orders for ten thousand pound for the Lord Say for the loss of his place in the Court of Wards Sir Rowland Wandesford to have five thousand pound Sir Ben. Rudyeard six thousand pound and Mr. Bacon to have three hundred pound Reference to the Committee of the Navy about adding four Frigots to the next Summers Fleet. The Commons agreed with the Lords to have Goring House for the Ambassador of France Orders for Petitions to be read in rank as they were presented and for ten thousand Pound for the reduced Officers and a thousand pound to Colonel Waite for Arrears and to Summon Col. King to attend the Committee The Commissioners to name Attendants for the King 11. Major General Skippon sent up intercepted Letters from Hudson the Kings Guide to his Majesty bewailing his unhappiness in failing of success with Major General Laugherne and being again apprehended Order for a Letter to the Governor of Hull to send up Dr. Hudson in safe Custody by Land to the Parliament and reserred the Letters to a Committee Upon a Letter from Sir Tho. Fairfax Order for four thousand pound for the standing Officers of the County of York Approbation of the Convoy sent by Sir T. Fairfax with the Money to the Scots Order for four thousand five hundred pound for Sir Samuel Luke for his Arrears out of Goldsmiths Hall The Town of Cirencester elected Sir Th. Fairfax and Col. Rich for their Burgesses Debate upon the instructions of the Lord L'Isle Lieutenant of Ireland The Scots refused to surrender Belfast to the Parliaments Forces Ireland in great want of Supplys Commissioners came from the Parliament of Scotland to Newcastle to perswade the King to Sign the Propositions 12. Order for Sir Oliver Fleming Master of the Ceremonies to go to the French Ambassador to know whether he hath any thing from his Master the King of France to the Parliament that he may be dispatched
sate not 5. The Houses sate not Letters from some in the Army informed that they were discontented at a Petition on foot in Essex against the Army That they might not be heard to Petition but Petitions against them were not suppressed That the Horse talked of drawing to a rendezvous to compose something for their vindication That the General was very industrious to keep them from disorders Letters from Scotland informed of good success by Major General Middleton against the Gourdons and that he had taken in the chief Fort of the Marquess Huntley 6. Orders for placing Ministers in Livings Letters from the Judges in the Norfolk Circuit of convicting one for Blasphemy Order for the Members of the House who serve for Essex and for Suffolk and for Norfolke to write into the Countrey for suppressing the Petition now on Foot there against the Army and to let the Inhabitants understand that the Parliament are upon a way so to dispose of the Army as may be best advantageous to the whole Kingdom The difference about the new Election at Newcastle referred to a Committee The Committee of both Houses propounded to the Common Council for the loan of two hundred thousand pound this security viz. the remainder of the Bishops Lands the Excise Delinquents Estates and the Ordinance for sixty thousand pound a Month or any other security in the power of the Parliament to give the Common Council appointed a Committee to consider of their answer to these Proposals Several Forces dispatched for Ireland For Dublyn divers Irish Rebels went out of that City and others were turned out by the Marquess Ormond Mr. Ashurst was careful in sending Forces and Supplys thither The Rebels were raising a great Army for Vlster 7. Reference to the Committee of Ireland to consider of the Exchange of some Scots Lords taken Prisoners in Ireland Scots Papers read about Belfast and calling home all their Forces upon payment of their Arrears Letters from Ireland from the Lord L'Isle Debate upon the Ordinance for sixty thousand pound a Month. A Clause offered to exempt the Universities Hospitals and Schools from the payment of it referred to a Committee Another Clause for abating all Counties the free Quarter in paying the Assessment was agreed unto Power to the Committee of Ireland to secure the Horses and Arms of such as shall not be listed for Ireland and to transport those that are designed thither The Lords desire the Commons concurrence to take off the Sequestration of the Duke of Bucks 8. Vote for Col. Jones to be Governor of Dublyn and to approve several contracts for supplys for Ireland and that Col. Sidney be considered for his good Service An addition of both Houses to the Committee for Ireland Votes to continue the Regiments of Horse of Sir Thomas Fairfax of Lieutenant General Cromwell of Col. Rossiter and Col. Whaley and Col. Needham and that Major General Mitton shall have an hundred Horse and an hundred Dragoons for North-Wales and Major General Laugherne the like for South Wales Letters from the Commissioners at Holmeby informed That notwithstanding all their care to prevent delivering of Papers to his Majestie yet one Col. Bosvill formerly of the Kings Party in the disguise of a Countrey mans habit as the King and the Commissioners were passing over a narrow Bridge put a packet of Letters into the Kings hand the Commissioners apprehended him and he confessed the Letters came from France and sent up his Examinations Order that Col. Bosvile be sent up as a Delinquent and a Letter of thanks to the Commissioners for their care and to desire the continuance of it 9. Order for greater pay for the Officers that go for Ireland than for those that continue here and to have Land in Ireland for that part that is respited upon the publick Faith and a Committee to draw up an Establishment of pay for the Forces there and in England Power to the Committee to grant Commissions to the Officers for Ireland to draw the Forces into Regiments and to take care to transport them Order to proceed a fortnight hence in the business in the Church for fourteen days together and no private business to intervene and the Assembly to examine such as are recommended to Livings Reasons given by the Lords at a Conference for taking away of Country Committees The present Commissioners of the great Seal continued for twenty days longer 10. The House sate not 12. Letters from Holmeby certified That when Bosvile delivered the Letters to the King no man perceived it but a Miller that stood by and he espying it cryed out Nobles and Gentlemen there is a man gave his Majesty Letters That Bosvile offered Gold to the Miller to be silent but he would not take it Bosvile got away and the Miller told some of it that attended the King and they rode after Bosvile and brought him back who being examined confessed he brought the Letters from Paris from the Queen That he was told the Letters contained a desire of the Prince to go into the War with the Duke of Orleans this Summer in point of Honour That the King being desired to make known the Contents of the Letters answered he was not to give an account to any man living That Bosvile was sending up to the Parliament 13. Votes touching Pay for the Forces to go into Ireland The Committee of both Houses sent down again to the Army to make further Propositions to the Forces that are to go for Ireland An Establishment agreed by the Commons for the Forces in both Kingdoms The Impost of five shillings per Chaldron upon Coals taken off and Vote That those who adventured mony for the reducing of Newcastle be repaid by Goldsmiths Hall Letters from the Lord L'Isle Lord Lieutenant of Ireland expressing his readyness to serve the Parliament and willingness to return if they think fit Letters Propositions and a Charge against a person in Ireland referred to the Committee for Ireland Unruliness of some of the Souldiers going for Ireland referred to that Committee A Citizen came and rendered himself Prisoner to the Sergeant at Arms saying He had a dangerous Plot to discover against the Parliament and Westminster which he had imparted to Mr. Marshal and Captain White The Lords concurrence desired to the Votes concerning Ireland and other Votes The Souldiers in North-Wales mutinyed for mony kept some of the Committee-men Prisoners in Wrexham Church and say they will have mony before Disbanding Letters from Ireland informed That the Lord L'Isle was ready to take the Field and to do all the service they should enable to do for the Parliament The Scots prevailed against the Gourdons Letters from Ireland informed That about sixty Men Women and Children that were stripped by the Rebels in Kerry coming from thence into the Protestant Quarters were taken and thrown into a deep rocky Cave and impossible to get out some with broken Arms Legs and other Limbs and most
to the house to give way to it and the Commons concurred and that the Earl of Northumberland should go with the Children to the King and take care of their return Order for the Lord Major of York to have the charge of Cliffords Tower there The Soldiers in Dublin were in a high Mutiny Col. Jones the Governor in danger to be killed by them yet he appeased the Mutiny with great Courage and stoutness Some little Defeats were given to the Rebels and sometimes to the English some of the leading Rebels taken Prisoners by Col. Coots Forces twenty five killed five hundred Cowes a thousand sheep and two hundred and fifty Plough-Horses taken Indeavours were used in Scotland to raise an Army there to invade England several debates about it at Edinborough and by the Estates but nothing concluded 13. The first day of relaxation for Scholars and Apprentices Many Apprentices came to the Parliament with a Petition which they presented to the Commons set on by their Masters and others their desires were 1. That the House according to promise take into consideration the several heads of a petition of theirs delivered the fifth of March last 2. That the authority of Parliament so apparently abused contrary to Right by those that have of late effected the ejections of men of known Fidelity out of places of Trust redeemed and those so expulsed may be restored 3. That they would declare against all invectives of the Clergy 4. That those who have appealed to this Court of Justice may have an impartial Tryal 5. That the sum of all the endeavours of Parliament may tend to the sweet composure of differences The Petitioners had Answer by some Members that were Citizens That their Petition would be considered in due time And they were commended for their civil carriage in presenting it Orders for slighting of Garrisons The Lords desired the Commons Concurrence to an Order for Money for the Earl of Kildare the Commons rejected it because the Lords had first made the Order for Money which was not proper for them to do but afterwards the Commons made a new Order for two hundred pound for the Earl 14. A contrary Party of the London Apprentices came to both Houses with a Petition 1. That according to the Covenant the Kings Person may be defended and his just power in defence of Religion and Liberties be estabished 2. That the Priviledges of Parliament may be vindicated and the Liberties and Property of the Subject preserved 3. That the Government of the Church may be setled and Conventicles suppressed 4. That Incendiaries Malignants and evil instruments hindering reformation and raising Divisions may be punished 5. That Obstructions in Courts of Justice may be removed and the abuse of Committees and their Officers considered 6. That Arrears of Soldiers may be paid 7. That the Army may be disbanded 8. Against Forreigners being free of London Thus each Party might frame what matter they pleased into Petitions and have hands to them and multitudes to present them The answer to this Petition was That divers matters thereof were under consideration and the rest should be considered in due time The Lords gave leave for the Marquess Winton to go out of Town The Earl of Clare had his Priviledge of Peer allowed him 15. According to a former Order of the House several Members of the House brought in their Case stated touching their Elections and the point of being disable to sit in the House and they were referred to a Committee Letters from Major General Pointz and another from his Wife informed the manner of his imprisonment by his own Soldiers and their seizing of his goods The House ordered Copies of them to be sent to the General with directions for the discharge of Pointz or sending him up to London and a Letter ordered to the Lord Mayor of York to discharge and restore his goods to him The Kings Children went with the Earl of Northumberland to Causham to see their Father 16. Orders touching supplys and managing the Forces in Ireland A Proposition for the Earl of Ormond to transport five thousand five hundred men out of Ireland was denyed by the House Orders for Pay and disbanding of Forces come off from the Army The Kings Children coming to Causham to meet their Father great numbers of People slocked thither to see them and strewed the ways with green bows and herbs After Dinner at Maiden-head the King and his Children went together to Causham 17. Vote That all the Forces in England and Wales c. be under the immediate Command of Sir Thomas Fairfax and for disbanding of divers Forces Order for putting Reformades out of the Line and about money for the Army 19. The eleven Members in Person presented to the House an answer by way of Demurrer to the Charge of Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Army against them which was for the present laid aside Votes for divers Garrisons to be slighted and the Deputy Lieutenants to see it done Bristol Castle and the great Fort at Caernarvon to be continued the keys of the Garrison to be delivered to the Mayors of the Corporations to be governed as formerly Leave given to the Lawyers to go the Circuits Upon information from Col. Birch of some distempers in his Regiment Ordered that the General send them away for Ireland The Assembly in Scotland debated about a Declaration concerning the Affairs of England relating to the King the Parliament and Army Letters from Ireland informed the taking of eight or nine thousand Cattle from the Rebels but they by a strategem killed betwixt thirty of forty of the Parliaments Forces and That they are forced for want of Bread and Money to leave the Field and retire into Garrisons A design to surprize Dublyn discovered and prevented and the Actors apprehended 20. Upon a Message from the eleven Members of their desires to absent themselves for six Months That in the mean time the great affairs of the Kingdom mentioned by the Army might be setled without any interruption from their lesser business The House voted That they or any of them should have leave and Passes to go into the Countrey or beyond Sea for six Months and then to return to the Parliament to attend concerning the Charge against them Upon information that a Multitude of People were coming up to the doors of the House in a tumultuous manner The House Ordered that the Guards do disperse them And that the Serjeant at Arms acquaint that it was the pleasure of the House that they remove themselves That an hundred Halberts be brought into the House for their Service That the Militia order the Guards constantly to suppress such disturbers of the House and that Col. Webbe see the Guards daily placed Letters from the Commissioners of the Army with these new Proposals from the Army 1. That a Declaration be published against the
for their Pay as for the rest of his Army That he was sent down to Command them by the General not of his own seeking or for private Interest and desired their complyance then they gave him a loud acclamation and had Orders to go to their several Quarters The News of the Parliaments being restored by the Army and the City of London agreeing with the Army hindered the intended proceedings of the Estates of Scotland Great resort was from London to the King at Oatlands 17. Upon the question it was carried in the Negative by three Votes That the Declaration should not pass that the proceedings in the House from July 26. to Aug. 6. were forced and that sitting not to be a free Parliament A Petition and Congratulation was presented to the General of many thousands Young men and Apprentices of London for his great services to the Kingdom and City which they acknowledg with thankfulness and as they refused to comply with those who lately acted against the Army so they resolved to live and dye with his Excellency and the Army in settling His Majesties Rrights the Parliaments Priviledges and the Peace and Freedom of the Nation To this the General gave a respectful and grateful answer The Councel of War Sat close about a Declaration of their proceedings in behalf of the Parliament the Kingdom and themselves 18. Order for a day of Thanksgiving for the great success in Ireland and for one thousand pounds for Collonel Jones one thousand pounds to Collonel Fenwicke and other gratuities to other Officers in this service and for Supplies for Ireland Upon a Letter from Mr. Nicholls one of the Eleven Members now under restraint in the Army Order to the General to discharge him or send him up to the Parliament for his Tryal A Complaint by Letters from the Scots Commissioners for breach of the Union in staying Mr. Chieseley their Secretary at Newcastle the Copy hereof sent to the General and that he give Order for Mr. Chieseley's release 19. Letters from the General to both Houses with the Remonstrance of the Army touching their late proceedings and chiefly driving at The purging of the Parliament by expunging such Members as did Act and Vote in the time that the Speakers and the rest were forced from the House The House of Lords approved of this Remonstrance and Voted a Letter of thanks to the General and to signifie to him that they would take care for the Punishment of those Delinquent Ministers and others by whose practises Ministers put into Livings by the Parliament had been disquieted and outed in which the Commons Concurred but did nothing upon the great Remonstrance The Examination of Collonel Ennis who sought to go beyond Sea under another name referred to a Committee Order for eight thousand pounds for Plymouth Garrison and to Treat with the General about the lessening of the Charge there 20. Order for a Collection for the poor English Irish here and for one hundred pounds for the poor visited people in St. Martins Parish and for a general Contribution for the visited City of Chester and an Ordinance for twenty thousand pounds for Ireland Mr. Strickland had leave to come to England Upon another debate the Ordinance passed For declaring all Votes Orders and Ordinances passed in one or both Houses since the force on both Houses July 26 until Aug. 6. 1647. to be null and void 21. Upon a Letter from Sir Thomas Fairfax Order for thirty pounds a week for Sick and Wounded Souldiers four shillings eight pence a week for each of them and an Ordinance passed for Judges and Justices to put it in execution Order for a months Pay for the Army to be borrowed of the City Upon a report touching the late Tumults Order That the Lord Mayor and Aldermen do call a Common Councel by Tuesday next and that the Clerk who attended the Committee of the Militia and of the Safety do deliver over the Books Papers and Warrants in his hands or be committed to the Sergeant Mr. Hollis Sir Philip Stapleton Sir William Waller Sir William Lewys Sir Jo. Clotworthy and Mr. Long being in a Vessel going towards Callis were pursued by a Frigot of the Parliament and taken within six Miles of Callis and by their desire brought back to Captain Batten who dismist them to their Voyage again and chid those that apprehended them The High Sheriff entertained the Judges and Lawyers very nobly at Shrewsbury The Ordinance pass'd both Houses for relief of Ministers put into Livings by the Parliament Another for a Collection for the poor visited Persons in Chester and an additional Ordinance concerning the sale of Bishops Lands A false Allarm of Scots Forces being upon the Borders Letters from Ireland informed That the Lord Inchequin had taken divers Castles from the Rebels in the County of Limricke That he defeated a Troop of the Rebels near Balling garry slew twenty three of them and took the rest That he beat the Rebells from a Pass near Limricke and killed about an hundred of them and took two hundred horses and two hundred Cows and took in New castle within a mile of Limricke some of his Forces got over the River Shannon and got eight thousand head of Cattle and five thousand Sheep and struck such a terror into the Rebels that they burnt the Earl of Thomond's Castle Bonratty which they had Garrisoned and fled away That they took in Grace-Castle and put all the Rebels there to the Sword and took eight hundred head of Cattle and Garrons They stormed and burnt the Abbey of Adare where four Fryars were burned and three taken they took Fox's Castle and put all in it to death 24. A Letter from the General touching Mr. Anthony Nicholls one of the eleven Members sent up Prisoner with the Grounds of his detainment by the Army and a further accusation of High Treason against him Ordered that he be continued in safe Custody but he escaped from Denham one of the Serjeants Deputys in whose Custody he was Denham being examined concerning the escape confessed That he took Mr. Nicoll's word as a Gentle-man to be a true Prisoner but he brake his word and escaped The House committed Denham and ordered all the Ports to be stopped for the apprehending of Mr. Nicolls and revoked the Pass formerly granted to Mr. Nicolls Upon a report by Mr. Corbet touching the Force upon the Parliament and Commitment of some of the Offenders the House approved of their Commitment and ordered an impeachment of high Treason to be brought in against Col. Chapman and Lieutenant Collonel Baines and of high misdemeanor against Col. Vaughan A Petition from the Brewers to take off the Excise of Beer and Ale They were told if they paid not the Excise by a day they should be distrained to pay The Common-Council excused themselves that they could not advance a Months pay by way of loan for the Army The
the Commissioners with the King That he is willing to settle Presbytery for three years and the Militia as he before offered but others he is not satisfied to assent unto but desires to put himself upon the Proposals of the Army and that they may be taken into consideration Some private Treaties were said to have been by some Officers of the Army with the King and instructions given by Cromwell and others That if he would assent to their Proposals lower than those of the Parliament that the Army would settle him again in his Throne But the unfortunate as to him his Bishops persuaded him against what he was inclined in his own judgment to have agreed unto and thereby ruined him and themselves at the present 13. The Commissioners returned with His Majesties answer to the Propositions He waves those now sent to him or any Treaty upon them and flies to the Proposals of the Army urgeth a Treaty upon them and such as he shall make professeth he will give satisfaction for settling the Protestant Religion with Liberty to tender Consciences to secure the Laws Liberty and Property and Priviledges of Parliament and of those concerning Scotland he will Treat apart with the Scots Commissioners A Copy of this answer was sent by the King to Sir Thomas Fairfax Many Addresses were dayly made by Petitions and otherwise to the General upon particular grievances and he and his Councel of War returned prudent answers to them The Agitators of the Army presented a Paper to the General in behalf of many who were in Prison for words spoken by them against the King in the time of the War and the General certified the same by Letter to the Parliament Letters from the North of the wise and just managing of the affairs in those parts by Major General Lambert That by his Councel of War he sentenced one Macro an Irish man a notorious proved Drunkard and Swearer to be bored through the Tongue with a red hot Iron imprisoned fourteen days with Bread and Water and to be Cashiered the like Sentences were against others to the contentment of the people 14. Upon reading the Kings answer to the Propositions for Peace a day was appointed by either House to consider of it and that in the mean time it be communicated to the Scots Commissioners Upon earnest Letters from the General in behalf of James Symbâ—l and others in Prison for speaking of words against the King in the time of War for which Justice Bacon and Sergeant Creswel Commited them the House referred their Cases to the Committee of Imdemnity with power to release the Prisoners if they found cause A Petition from divers Bucks men against Tithes and Free Quarter answered that the House would take the business of Tithes into consideration in covenient time and were now in debate touching Free Quarter Debate upon the report concerning Lieutenant Collonel Lilburne and touching some Compositions and a Vote to take off the Sequestration of Sir Robert Nappiers Estate The Common-Councel of London thought it discretion to comply with the desires of the Parliament and Army in advancing fifty thousand pounds for the Army and had such addition of security for it as they proposed 15. An Ordinance committed for settling some Lands of the Earl of Worcesters upon the Lord Say Sir Benjamin Rudyeard and Sir Rowland Wandesford for reparation of their losses by the taking away of the Court of Wards Orders for Commitment of some Actors in the late great Tumult A report of the proceedings of the Commissioners in the Army and a debate touching Tithes and referred to a Committee to consider of a way to redress the grievances in this business of Tithes Several Petitions from Oxfordshire Heriford-shire and other Countries against Tithes referred to a Committee A Petition of the Inhabitants of Southwark That the Houses may be purged of such as assisted in the late Tumults and Force upon the Parliament when the Members were driven away was laid aside for the present 16. the Petitions of London Southwark Oxfordshire Bucks Hertfordshire c. For purging the House of all Members that Sat in the absence of the Speakers was debated and resolved That the proceedings in that time should be Null but that no Member should be questioned for being then present in the House but such as were Actors in the Tumult City engagement and design of a new War The Petitioners had thanks for their good affections and were desired to be be satisfied in this business Order for an Impeachment of high Crimes and Misdemeanours against Mr. Glyn and against Collonel Copley and for the Lords to be desired to appoint a day for the Commons to bring in their particular Charge against the seven Impeached Lords Both Houses past the Ordinance concerning Delinquents Compositions and some particular Ordinances for taking off Sequestrations of the Estates of the Lady Bankes and her Son Sir Richard Price and others The Commons Concurrence desired to Ordinances touching Payment of Fee Farm Rents by Members of Parliament and recovery of monies due by Bonds given in the Court of Wards Debate touching the lessening of the Forces in England and Votes touching the Forces to be sent into Ireland and for Pay for them and referred to the Commissioners in the Army to Treat further with the General and his Field-Officers concerning these particulars 17. Orders touching the months gratuity appointed for the Army and the months Pay for them and about the fifty thousand pounds and touching the Charge against the seven Lords Vote That for present security of this Kingdom till affairs be settled here and in order to the future relief of Ireland seven thousand two hundred Horse one thousand Dragoons and eighteen thousand Foot be kept up in England The Scots Forces under Lieutenant General David Lesley Qnartering upon the Borders gave some cause of offence to the English many of their Commanders resorted often to Berwick 18. The Establishment of the Army and Garrisons was referred to the General and Commissioners of Parliament in the Army with reference to the former Orders of the House Information from Ireland of some underhand dealing and invitation of the Lord Inchequin and Col. Jones to joyn with the Scots Forces in Vlster After a Sermon in Putney Church the General many great Officers Field Officers inferiour Officers and Agitators met in the Church debated the Proposals of the Army and altered some few things in them and were full of the Sermon which was Preached by Mr. Peters The General and his Council agreed upon a Declaration concerning the delays in raising money for the Army and Garrisons and the sufferings of the Country by free Quarter occasioned by those wants and the hindrance of disbanding the Forces not necessary to be kept up and of relieving Ireland all this caused by their neglect on whom the Parliament did depend and especially they take notice of the delayes of
and they then would bring up the Charge and Proofs Order about a new Lord Mayor Captain Batten laid down his Commission of Vice Admiral and Col. Rainsborough was voted in his place and a list of the Captains and Ships agreed upon for this Winters Flect Petitioners of Somerset shire had thanks for their good affections A thousand pound ordered for Col. Rainsborough for his Arrears An Ordinance to make void Elections of Delinquent Majors c. and order for the Speaker to write to the Corporations to make new Elections The like for Delinquent Sheriffs and no Delinquent to have a Voice in Elections Ordinances pass'd for Money for Lynne Garrison and for Cloaths for Soldiers Letters from Ireland of the good success of the Lord Inchequin taking twelve Castles in Tipperary and the Castle of Cahir in this manner An English Trooper was wounded and taken by the Rebels and carried into Cahir-Castle Col. Hepsely having observed some defects in the Works had a mind to get into the Castle to see them and was permitted to come in a disguise as a Chyrurgeon to dress the Troopers wounds Having thus espyed the defects in the Works he led on a Party to that place and Stormed the Castle A Letter was ordered to the Lord Inchequin to desire him to send over some of his Officers in safe Custody against whom some things were charged Col. Jones marched out of Dublin with a strong Party The Estates in Scotland ordered their Forces to be disbanded unless the Committee of Estates think fit to continue them in case the Kingdom be in any danger of trouble the person of the King in any hazard or the Nation like to be dishonoured and such as refuse to disband to be taken as Mutineers Major General Lambert quieted the difference about Quarter between the Soldiers and the Richmond-shire men and appeased a Mutiny with stoutness and sent a Party against the Moss-Troopers 28. Both Houses pass'd an Ordinance for suppressing Scandalous and unlicensed Pamphlets the Execution of it was left to the Militia of London and to the Committees of the several adjacent Counties An Ordinance was read for levying the Arrears to the Army of the City of London A Letter from the General Council of the Army to Lieutenant General Cromwel was read in the House mentioning the danger of Mutinys and loss of the Army and of new distractions for want of Pay and desiring him to acquaint the House therewith and to be a means to procure Money The Ordinance passed for thirty thousand pound for the Army and an Order for the Months gratuity and Months Pay Debate of Ordinances for Money for Soldiers Widows and touching Arrears A Letter agreed upon by both Houses from the Parliament to the Queen of Sweden and the state of the matter of Fact of what passed between the Ships of England and Sweden ordered to be delivered to the Swedish Agent Election of a new Lord Major of London 29. The Monthly Fast-day 30. Alderman Warner was presented to the Lords for the new Lord Major for the next year and for the remaining time of the last Lord Major now in Prison and approved of and sworn for both times The Ordinance read for continuing Tunnage and Poundage for two years and referred to the Committee of the Navy to treat with the Commissioners of the Customs about Money for the Winter-Guards Upon debate what should be further tendred to his Majesty upon the Propositions it was voted 1. That the Proposition concerning the prosecution of the War in Ireland by both Houses and in the intervals by a Committee 2. That the Proposition for making void the Cessation with the Irish Rebels 3. That the Proposition for nominating the chief Officers of England and Ireland by both Houses and in the intervals by a Committee be again tendered to his Majesty and drawn into Bills for his consent 4. The three Treaties between England and Scotland ordered to be considered and how far they stand in relation to the desire of his Majesty and that the Lords concurrence be desired October 1647. October 1. Order for Money for Officers and Widows in distress and for the poor English Irish Order for a Declaration That both Houses intend to desist from prosecuting any more that were active or abettors in the late tumults and force upon the Parliament than those whom they have already voted against Order about Cursitors places referred to the two Speakers Orders for removing Prisoners in the Tower to other Prisons The Impeachment agreed unto against Lieutenant Collonel Baines The Ordinance for Delinquents to have no voice in the Election of Officers pass'd and sent to the Lords 2. Some appointed to be examined upon the late tumult and the Declaration committed that no more should be questioned whereby peoples minds were quieted but this was not to extend to any Members of the House reduced Officers or Delinquents Pardon 's granted to some Prisoners Debate upon the Confession of Faith presented by the Assembly A Paper from the Army desiring 1. That the House would grant to the General and such Officers and Soldiers as he should appoint full power with the directions of the Committee of the Army to levy by way of distress from the City the Arrears due to the Army 2. That the Parliament would set a Penalty upon those that put them to this trouble of distreining 3. That they would give the like power and penalty for levying all the Arrears in other places 4. And that the Houses would provide for their own Guards so as the Army might Quarter further from the City 4. Vote for twenty thousand pound a Month above the 60 thousand pounds for the nine thousand Horse and Foot designed for Ireland and towards the Charge of that War And other Votes touching the Forces and Government there Order for two months Pay for all the Garrisons that are put out and so disbanded and all of the Army who are not of the Establishment nor to go for Ireland to be cashiered An Ordinance pass'd for money another for Guernsey c. and Col. Birch Col. Ludlow Mr. Harrington and Mr. Weaver named Commissioners for this business The Letter from the General touching the Arrears of the Army referred to the Committee of the Army Orders touching Guards for the Tower The Lords concurred with some small alterations about the Propositions to be again sent to the King The Lords ordered the Sequestration of the D. of Bucks his Estate to be taken off and recommended to the Commons the Earl of Newport's Petition for lessening of his Compositions and ordered the continuance of the allowance of eight hundred pound per An. to the Bishop of Durham and desired the Commons concurrence Both Houses pass'd the Ordinance for disabling Delinquents to have voices in Elections 5. Debate upon the Ordinance for Turinage and Poundage and Orders for Money for Mr. Prince Order for four hundred pound
to the Presbyterian Government and none other That Liberty of Conscience granted shall extend to none that shall Preach Print or Publish any thing contrary to the first fifteen of the thirty-nine Articles except the eighth That it extend not to Popish Recusants or taking away any Poenal Laws against them Order by the Lords that the Marquess of Winton have three Months longer time to be abroad Committees appointed to draw things into form and touching the Prorogation of the Parliament and touching Justices of the Peace and Grand-Jury-men 14. Debate touching the end of Sessions of Parliament and this Session to end in twelve Months after the passing the Bill and afterwards the Sessions to be Triennial The Commons voted Liberty to tender Consciences by way of Indulgence and much to the effect as the Lords had before voted A Letter from the King to the General That he would write to the Parliament that his Majesties Children might not yet be removed to St James's but remain for a night or two within 15. Debate upon the Ordinance for Tunnage and Poundage Proceedings upon the Propositions concerning Church-Government The General Councel of the Army at Putney resolved That every Trooper should abate 12d per diem in lieu of free Quarter and every Foot Soldier 4d per diem 16. Debate touching Religion and Voted That the Indulgence as to tender Consciences shall not extend to tolerate the Common Prayer The Lords sent the Propositions to the Commons for their concurrence to be sent to the King with some alterations The Commons referred them to a Committee to peruse wherein they agreed or disagreed from the former Propositions Suspition of designs to bring in the Scots to assist the King 18. Proceedings upon the Propositions to be sent to the King the same as before Added to put a period to this Parliament a year after the passing of this Act. For Elections of Justices of Peace and Grand Jury-men The King to return to his Parliament and have his Rights Queen and Children restored to him Some alterations made by the Commons and referred to a Committee Debate Seven Delinquents to be excepted from pardon of life Complaints against Stage-players and an Ordinance to suppress them Debate upon L. C. Liburne's Case committed by the Lords against which he complained by a long Speech Mr. Belliure the French Ambassador took his leave of the King The Gourdons rose in Arms in Scotland and Major General Miadleton gave a defeat to some of them The Agitators of five Regiments of Horse presented some high Papers to the General as the sence of the Army which was not so but of these Agitators The General answered their Letter That he thought it meet to be presented to the General Councel 19. A grand Committee to consider of Moneys for Pay of the Army out of the Excise Bishops Lands c. Letter from the French Ambassador about his taking leave and desiring a Pass Debate about Coaches c. for his Journey Order that three Lords and six Commoners give the Ambassador a visit at his departure Ordinance against Stage-plays carried up to the Lords Col. Jones took in four Castles from the Rebels but could not force them to fight though at advantages Power given to suppress the Moss-Troopers 20. Several Votes pass'd upon the Proposition of Persons excepted from Pardon agreed to be seven and touching Estates and Offices c. 21. Proceedings and several new Votes upon the Propositions A Petition from Sir William Roberts and the other contractors for the sale of Bishops Lands of the Obstructions in that business referred to a Committee to consider of a way for removal of them The Lords agreed with the Commons in the Ordinance for suppressing Stage-Players 22. A Petition of the East-India Company referred to a Committee Order for twelve hundred pound for Lieutenant Collonel Goll's Arrears An Ordinance committed for Payment of all Arrears to the Soldiers particularly to some of Sir Thomas Fairfax's Army and ordered out of the Sale of Bishops Lands after the precedent engagements thereupon The Assembly presented to the House a Catechisme drawn up by them Referred to the Committee of the Army and to the Committee of the Navy to inquire what Arms Ammunition and Ordnances belonging to the Publick are in any private hands or not made use of for the service of the State and to restore such as belong to any who are well affected to the Parliament and the rest to be brought in to the Tower or made use of for the Navy The General and General Councel of the Army met at Putney and had much debate touching the Papers presented by the Agitators of the five Regiments which were disliked by the General and his Officers and they appointed a Committee to consider of the Paper printed intituled the Case of the Army to send for such Parties as they shall think fit and to prepare something to be offered to the next General Councel and for vindication of the Army from the aspersions cast upon them by that Paper They were also to consider of a way for the speedy bringing in of monies upon Compositions to be offered to the House from the General Councel and of an abatement of the Pay of Non-Commissioned Officers and to prepare Rules for Quartering of Souldiers for the ease of the Country and about some Troopers lately taken in to be Disbanded about Waggoners and payment of Arrears 23. A Letter from the Scots Commissioners here to give notice to the Houses That there was a command laid upon them to attend the King which they did this day at Hampton-Court Orders for mony for the Army Proceedings upon the Propositions and Voted That the Tithes belonging to Deans and Chapters shall be imployed towards the maintenance of a Preaching Minister 25. Votes for Pay of the Arrears of Souldiers out of the Estates of Delinquents the remainder of Bishops Lands and Forest Lands this to be inserted in the Propositions and an Act to Null the Court of Wards and the King to have twenty thousand pounds per An. in lieu thereof and that the two Houses shall nominate all the chief Officers in Ireland and also in England A Committee of both Houses for Forrein Affairs to consider of a Message from the Ambassadour of France A Case of Indemnity determined The Committee of Estates in Scotland considering the dangers then imminent to Religion His Majesties Person and Authority the Union betwixt the Kingdoms and Peace of that Kingdom fully represented to them in Letters from the Commissioners in London and by several informations found it necessary in regard thereof that the Army be kept up till March next Letters from the North of the care of Major General Lambert for equal Quartering of his Souldiers and for punishment of some to run the Gantelope for Plundering and for meddling to assist in taking possession of a parcel of Tithes and taking in the advice
and have sixteen days to bring in his Answer 7. Upon a long debate touching the Declaration about Non Addresses to the King it was re-committed for some additions to be made concerning Warrants signed by the King in Scotland to such as were engaged in the Irish Rebellion where the Lord Dillon and Lord Taffe were with the King and other things relating to the Irish Negotiation with the Pope his sending Agents to Popish Princes Seignior Con's being received here c. Letters from the North of the auditing the Soldiers Accounts that the business of Disbanding is more easie That those which are not to be Disbanded are drawn into Market Towns That there are Rumors still of dangers from Scotland Letters from Ireland That Col. Pudsey took in four small Castles from the Rebels That Sir Henry Titchburne destroyed sixty thousand pounds worth of Corn in the Rebels Countrey That Col. Jones and Col. Monke intended to joyn upon a design That Col. Conwey fell into the Rebels Quarters and took forty Horse killed fourteen men and brought away much Cattle 8. Debate about the confession of Faith Orders for Money for the Navy The List of the Summers Fleet altered in the Title of it That instead of a List of his Majesties Ships it should be a List of the Parliaments Ships Innformation that some Holland Ships refused to strike Sail to some of the Parliaments Ships saying that Holland was the elder State referred to a Committee Six of the Impeached Lords appeared at the Bar of the House of Peers and the Charges were severally read against them and they put in sureties for their appearance The Lord Willoughby came not but sent a Letter being himself withdrawn That he had been above four months Committed without particular charge against him that their Lordships were pleased to order his enlargement that he had received Counsel from a friend that he is not fit for publick imployment and therefore resolved to privacy That he hath always been faithful to the Parliament and desired their Lordships to make an honourable construction of his Retirement Fourteen days were given to the Impeached Lords to put in their Answers and Counsel allowed them Captain Dare Captain of the Constant-Warwick for the Parliament had a sharp Fight with a Ship of the Irish Rebels and twenty five of his men were killed and wounded but he boarded and took the Irish Man of War 9. The Ordinance pass'd both Houses for the more effectual suppressing of Stage-playes by Imprisoning and Fining and Whipping for the second offence An Ordinance for paying of Tithes and other Duties to the Ministers of London after much debate was committed A Petition from Taunton expressing the gratefulness of that Town for the Votes for no further Addresses to be made to the King And they had the thanks of the House and the Petition ordered to be Printed Letters from the General about new modelling the Martial power so as to have more Officers at less pay than now and fewer Soldiers which may be suddenly filled up as there shall be occasion and hereby the Army be better governed and less chargeable An explanatory Ordinance touching the sale of Bishops Lands committed and power given to remove Obstructions Letters from Ireland of sad complaints of the Officers and Soldiers there for want of Pay Meat and Cloaths so that the Soldiers go up and down more like Ghosts than Men. 10. Debate touching Scots Officers who had served the Parliament Order for an augmentation for the Church of great Brentford Order for an hundred pound for a gentleman who had lost both his eyes in the Service of the Parliament and to recommend him to Suttons Hospital the like for another who lost both his eyes at the Battle of Nazeby and the like for a third who had both his eyes shot out Debate till seven at night about the Declaration touching no more Addresses to be made to the King 11. Debate upon the Declaration touching no more Addresses to the King and voted upon hearing proofs That his Majesties Instructions to Mr. Cockeram his giving blanks signed with his Seal Manual the clause touching the Protestant blood shed in Ireland by such as had Commission from the King another concerning the death of King James the miscarriage at the Isle of Rea and Rochel the innocent blood shed in England and Scotland in prosecution of the Roman Catholick Cause be inserted in the Declaration and order'd it to be Printed and Published 12. The House sate not this day having adjourned till Tuesday by reason of extraordinary occasion for the Speaker at this time to sit in Chancery 14. Orders issued by the General for sending out Forces to prevent and suppress Tumults and Riots and to examine and secure such as shall be found acting or suspected to act or meet in any Tumult or unlawful Assembly contrary to the Orders of Parliament and to do such things as the Officers of the Troops to be sent out shall find necessary for preventing any Injuries or Affronts to be done to Travellers Carriers or others upon the High Ways Other Orders of the General touching Transportation of disbanded men Letters from the North That divers Troops and Companies were disbanded first only the Soldiers and two month pay given them and Debenters for the rest of their Arrears and Passes to go home or into Ireland That some discontents were among them and many Robberies and Murders committed upon the Disbanding 15. Reference to a Committee to seize or buy some Morter-pieces and Arms informed to be in a private hand An Ordinance sent up to the Lords for the Assessment of Ireland Upon Information That Judge Jenkins being brought as a Defendant to the Chancery Bar and required to answer a Bill there against him for a foul Cheat and breach of trust as some alledged Judge Jenkins told the Court That he ought not nor would submit to the power of that Court for that it was no Court and their Seal was counterfeit The House referred it to a Committee to draw up an Impeachment of Treason against him A day appointed to consider of the Compositions of the Lord Abergavenny a Papist and others upon Oxford Articles Order for two hundred men to be added to the Isle of Wights Forces The General treated with the Committee of the Army about disbanding the Lifeguards The Lords received another Paper or Protestation from Sir Jo. Maynard wherein he tells them That he ought to be tryed by a Jury for which he quotes Magna Charta and the Lord Cook and that he may except against thirty five of the Jury without showing cause and that none are to be his Judges who have acted in the same matters whereof he is accused the Lords ordered his answer to be brought in by a day The Parliaments Declaration that no more Addresses be made to the King was published the heads whereof are before mentioned 16. The
none shall be imployed but men of integrity 8. They desire a Committee of the Assembly to joyn with a Committee of the Parliament in stating the matter upon which any ingagement shall be To this answer the Commissioners of the Assembly made a reply adhering positively to their former desires and that they were not satisfied with the answer of the Estates of Parliament Other Letters that the Scots Parliament have agreed upon these things 1. To raise an Army for the safety of both Kingdoms 2. That none who have been in opposition to the two Parliaments shall be of this Army 3. That by this Army they will defend the Covenant and the King if he take the Covenant 11. A Relation made from the Militia of London to the Common-Councel of the Tumult they voted That by this Tumult and Outrage the City was in great danger of destruction if the same had not been prevented and that the City would have been exposed to the fury and rage of the Malefactors That they disavow and detest it and they appointed the Committee of the Militia to make known the same to the Parliament and humbly to pray them That their Order may issue to the Ministers of London to return thanks to God for this great deliverance and that they would order a Commission of Oyer and Terminer to try the Malefactors and they acknowledge the Army raised by the Parliament to be the instruments under God of this great deliverance They ordered their humble thanks to be returned to the General for his timely aid to the City in this occasion and they thanked the Committee of the Militia for their care in raising men and sending to the General and approved what they had done and they acknowledged the pains and care of the Lord Major Sheriffs and Magistrates The Common Councel declared that it is the duty of every Citizen by himself and all under his command to be ready upon all occasions to be aiding and assisting to the Lord Major and Magistrates for the suppressing of all Tumults and Disorders within the City 12. Letters from the Commissioners in Scotland That they had demanded of the Parliament of Scotland Sir Philip Musgrave and Sir Thomas Glemham according to the Treaties and had yet no answer concerning them nor Captain Wogan The six Lords impeached put in their answer of Not guilty An Ordinance passed for the jurisdion of the Admiralty for three years Order to restrain felling of Timber in the Forrest of Dean and New-Forrest and that the Timber fit for Shipping be imployed for the Navy Ordinance re-committed concerning the Militia of Westminster and the Hamblets of the Tower The Speaker with the House of Commons went up to the Lords House where Widdrington and Whitelock were sworn Commissioners of the Great Seal the Earl of Kent and the Lord Grey being sworn before and the Great Seal was delivered to them The Committee from the Common Councel came with their Message to the Houses touching the Tumult but they being risen the Committee went to the General to present to his Excellency the thanks of the City for his great care and pains in the speedy suppressing the late Tumult and they were entertained by the General with great respect and favour 13. Proposals touching the Excise referred to the Committee of both Houses for the Excise An Ordinance sent up to the Lords for appointing Doctor Clerk Doctor Exton and Dr. Dorislaâ—â—s to be Judges of the Admiralty Debate touching the setling of the Summers Fleet and some Commanders agreed upon for it The Commissioners of the Great Seal had a stipend setled upon them for the time of their being Commissioners and ordered to be paid by the Commissioners of the Customs and the Commission was revived for the hearing of Causes in Chancery The Committee from the Common Councel presented to the House the Narrative of the Tumult and the Votes of the Common Councel concerning it and with their desires and the House ordered a publick thanksgiving for it in London and that the Posts and Chains about the City be taken down and ordered a thousand pound for a gratuity to the Officers and Soldiers at White-Hall and the Meuse for their gallant Service in that action Order for thanks to the General for his care in this business and that Disaffected and Idle Persons be removed out of the Tower and the Regiment there to be made up a thousand and twelve hundred Horse to be there The Committee delivered the same Message from the Common Councel to the Lords and had the same answer as from the Commons Letters from Wales that Col. Poyer increased in strength there 14. The Assembly presented to the House the Catechism perfected with the Scriptures noted in the Margin and had the thanks of the House for their pains Some who were Officers in Ireland under the Lord Inchequin came over into England and one of them Major Elsing came to the House and informed them that the Lord Inchequin was revolted from the Parliament and joyned with the Rebels and indeavoured to perswade all his Officers to joyn with him therein Order to recal their Commissioners going to Munster and the House declared all power granted by Parliament to the Lord Inchequin to be void and that no Officer or Soldier should submit to his Command and the Lord Inchequin to be a Rebel and Traitour and a Declaration ordered to be brought in to that purpose 15. Order for mony for the Forces Quartered in the Tower The Lords communicated to the Commons a Letter from the Duke of Lorrain which was referred to the Committee of the Admiralty Reference and power given to the Committee of Monmouth and Glamorgan to apprehend such as were guilty of Tumults and Insurrections there Order for the General to add four hundred more Foot to the Forces in the Tower and for mony to buy Bedding c. for them The Ordinance past both Houses to prohibit felling of more Wood in the Forrests of Dean and New-Forrest Order for more forces to be sent into Munster in Ireland 17. Upon information of a Sermon yesterday Preached at Grays-Inn Scandalous to the Parliament order to apprehend the Minister as a Delinquent and to take into custody the Barrister who procured him leave to Preach till he produced the Minister Order for Sir Hardress Waller to be Governour of Pendennis Castle Both Houses past an Ordinance for a thousand pounds per ann Salary for the Commissioners of the Great Seal to each of them And that the Commission for hearing Causes in Chancery be renewed and Dr. Bennet and Mr. Elkenhead added to the Commissioners Divers Ordinances past for Compositions and Sir Oliver Cromwels remitted for his Kinsman Lieutenant General Cromwels sake A List passed for the Summers Fleet for the Irish Seas under Vice Admiral Crowther and he to receive Orders from Vice Admiral Rainsborough who had Orders about reducing of Poyer Debate
Commissioners sent down to try the Riotors at Canterbury could not perswade the Grand Jury to find the Bill and therefore they adjourned the Court they and the Committee of Kent had the thanks of the House for their care in this business and the Committee were desired to proceed in the further execution of it Intelligence from Vice Admiral Rainsborough of two Men of War from France appointed to transport Arms and Horse for Scotland Letters from the North of a design to surprize York for the King and at the time appointed for the Royalists to enter the City a Troop of the Parliaments Horse coming thither accidentally the Malignants taking them for their own Party cryed up the King and so were discovered and prevented Letters from Newcastle That Colonel Bright's Regiment and other Parliament's Forces are come that way to guard the Borders That the Governour of Berwick laies heavy Taxes upon the English That they and the King's Party in Carlisle are impatient that the Scot's Forces do not come in to assist them being dayly expected The Commissioners of the Kirk of Scotland sent to the Ministers to admonish their people not to engage in the intended War under the pain of the displeasure of God but the other Party proceeded in their Levies The Commissioners of the Kirk passed a Declaration in answer and opposition to that of the Parliament of Scotland Which they say is to restore the King to his Honour before Jesus Christ be restored to his and they declare their dissent from the intended War 16. An Ordinance transmitted for punishing Defaulters at Musters in Kent Letters from the Gentlemen of Cheshire That they had fortified the Castle and City of Chester the House approved thereof and Ordered thanks to the Gentlemen Letters from the Gentlemen of the Counties of Flint Denbigh and Montgomery That they had entred into an Association for securing those Counties against the Enemy the House approved thereof and Ordered them hearty thanks for it The like from Lancashire The House agreed to the Ordinance for the Militia of London A Petition to both Houses accompanied with divers hundreds of that County That the King may be restored to his due honour and just Rights according to the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance that he may be forthwith Established in his Throne according to the splendour of his Ancestors That he may for the present come to Westminster with Honour and Safety to Treat personally for composing of Differences That the Free born Subjects of England may be Governed by the known Laws and Statutes That the War beginning may be prevented That the Ordinance for preventing Free-Quarter may be duly Executed and speed made in disbanding all Armies having their Arrears due paid them The Lords answered the Petitioners That they were at present upon consideration of the Settlement of the Kingdom and doubted not but to satisfie all This Petition was presented to the Commons in the Afternoon when some of the Country-men being gotten almost drunk and animated by the Malignants as they came through Westminster-Hall they fell a Quarrelling with the Guards and asked them why they stood there to Guard a Company of Rogues Then words on both sides increasing the Countrymen fell upon the Guards disarmed them and killed one of them and wounded divers Upon this Alarum more Soldiers were sent for from White-Hall and the Meuse who fellupon the Country-men and killed five or six of them and wounded very many chasing them up and down through the Hall and the Lanes and Passages there abouts 17. The day of Thanksgiving for the success in Wales observed by the Houses but not much in the City After the Sermons the House Ordered the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Council of London not to suffer any multitudes of men to pass through the City nor any to come in Armed and that the Ordinance be renewed for putting Papists and Delinquents c. out of the Lines and twenty Miles from London Order That the Committees of Kent and Surrey take care to prevent tumultuous meetings in those Counties One hundred pounds given to Captain Nichols who brought Letters from Collonel Horton Order to examine and find out the Authors and Printers of some Pamphlets Letters That Lieutenant General Cromwel came to Chepstow where they drew out some Forces against him but Collonel Pride's men fell on so furiously that they gained the Town and beat the Soldiers into the Castle which being strongly fortified and provided Cromwel sent to Bristol for some Great Guns left a Party before it and Marched with the rest to Pembrokeshire 18. Both Houses passed the Ordinances for appointing the Militia of London and the Liberties during the pleasure of the Houses and for Collonel West to be Lieutenant of the Tower and for Major General Skippon to be Major General of London Westminster and the Lines Letters of St. Edmondsbury That about six hundred got together in Arms there about setting up a May-Pole and they cried out for God and King Charles laid hold upon some of the Soldiers and set Guards in several places That some Troops of the Parliament Quartered near and some Country Foot drew together and kept in a Body before the Town all night and kept them in on every side who seeing themselves in that condition sent for a Parley and submitted to mercy Upon a Letter from the Prince Elector his Brother Prince Philip had leave to raise one thousand Voluntiers for the Venetian service Report of a great design in London and the Suburbs of rising for the King in a great Body and to destroy the Parliament and City The House Ordered notice hereof to be given to the Common-Council and That the Militia be put into a posture of defence And That Prisoners be secured and a Committee appointed to draw Heads for an Union and good correspondence between the Parliament and City 19. Mr. Ashburnham and Mr. Legge being apprehended were committed to Windsor Castle Orders for the Committee of Salop to secure such Prisoners as they have surprized in Ludlow Castle and for Winchester Castle to be Garrisoned at the request of that Country 20. An Ordinance transmitted to the Lords for suppressing tumults The Common Councel of London returned in answer to the Parliament's Proposals for Union and good Correspondence That they resolve to remain firmly joyned against the Common Enemy And for this Parliament they did acknowledge with thankfulness their great care and pains for the Kingdom and particularly for this City and that they would live and die with that Parliament according to their former protestation An Ordinance past the Commons for putting Papists and Malignants out of the Lines Order for Captain Wogan and other Officers and Soldiers who came off from Major General Laugherne to the Parliament's Forces to have their Arrears and that the Prisoners taken in Wales and tryable by Marshal-Law shall be so
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
Hall and the Drums beat in the Palace-yard after which Proclamation was made to give notice that the Commissioners for Tryal of the King were to sit again to morrow and that all those who had any thing to say against the King might then be heard The House of Commons then sitting Ordered Sergeant Dendy to make the like Proclamation at the Old Exchange and in Cheapside London which was done accordingly Vote that the name of any one particular person should not be inserted as the style of any Common Writ or otherwise for the time to come and referred it to the Committee for setling proceedings in Courts of Justice to consider how the style should be Votes that the present Great Seal shall be broken and a new one forthwith made and in the mean time all proceedings under the present Great Seal to be good till the new one be confirmed That the Armes of England and of Ireland shall be engraven on one side of the new Great Seal with this inscription The Great Seal of England That on the other side of the Seal shall be the Sculpture or Map of the House of Commons sitting with these words engraven on that side In the first year of freedom by Gods blessing restored 1648. This was for the most part the fancy of Mr. Henry Martin a noted Member of the House of Commons more particularly the inscriptions Order for pay of Colonel Whites Regiment The General set forth a proclamation reciting the flocking of Malignants to London as there was ground to believe to raise new troubles and the Order of Parliament impowering him to expel them the City and ten miles distant therefrom which accordingly he enjoyns by this proclamation and that the Delinquents depart within four and twenty hours A Petition to the General and his Council from the Officers and Souldiers in the Isle of Wight c. mentioning the late delusive Treaty with the King and danger of new troubles they declare their conjunction with the Army in their desires in the large Remonstrance and in their present proceedings which they desire may be prosecuted c. The Proclamation was made by Sergeant Dendy whilst the Courts of Justice sate in Westminster-Hall to the no small interruption of them About Eleven a Clock the House of Commons sent for the Mace out of Chancery Sergeant Dendy having that of the House thereupon the Commissioners rose and went home 10. Order for the Sergeant at Armes to take Mr. Pryn into custody for denying their authority The Commissioners for Tryal of the King met and chose Sergeant Bradshaw for their President Mr. Steel to be Attorney General Mr. Coke Sollicitor General and they with Dr. Dorislaus and Mr. Aske to draw up and manage the Charge against the King Mr. Waller moved for a Habeas Corpus for Mr. Pryn a Member of the House lately apprehended as is before mentioned This being a matter of Priviledge of Parliament and Mr. Pryn being committed by order of the Commons the Commissioners thought it fit to advise with that House before they granted the Habeas Corpus The rest of the Commissioners of the Seal desired Whitelock to go presently into the House to know their pleasure in this business which he did and the House not being sate he conferred with the Speaker and divers of the Members about it and told them that by the Law a Habeas Corpus could not be denyed They commended the Commissioners respect to the House and agreed that a Habeas Corpus could not be denyed So Whitelock returned to the Court and they thought fit to grant the Habeas Corpus In the evening one of the Sergeants men brought Whitelock an Order of the House requiring Sir Thomas Widdrington and him by name to attend the Committee to morrow about setling the course of Justice 11. Debate touching the Navy Report of the Sergeants men who served Mr. Pryn with the Warrant of the House to take him into custody that Mr. Pryn answered him that as he was coming to the House to perform his duty there for the County for which he was elected he was apprehended by Sir Hardress Waller and Colonel Pride and secured as a Prisoner ever since that being not discharged of the said imprisonment he could not submit to that order which the Sergeants man had for any other restraint to be laid upon him and therefore he refused to obey the same The House Ordered the answer to be read of the General Council of the Army concerning the Secluded and secured Members the substance whereof they approved and appointed a Committee to consider what was fit further to be done thereupon and set a day to consider of the particular case of Mr. Pryn. A visit to the Lord Chief Justice Rolles a wise and Learned man He seemed much to scruple the casting off of the Lords House and was troubled at it Yet he greatly incouraged to attend the House of Commons notwithstanding the present Force upon them which could not dispense with their attendance and performance of their duty who had no Force upon them in particular The Committee for proceedings in Courts of Justice had a great debate what style shall be used in Commissions and Writs instead of the wonted style Carolus Dei gratia c. 12. Petition of the Trustees and others for the Sale of Bishops-lands that that business might he confirmed by Patent under the Great Seal of England Order for the Sollicitor General to draw up a Patent to pass the Seal accordingly The Commissioners for Tryal of the King being to sit in the Afternoon the House adjourned the earlier 13. Ordinances past for regulating the affairs of the Navy Reference to the Committee of the Navy to conferr with the Lord Admiral about sending some Ships to Goree in Holland and North-ward and if he were not in Town that then the Committee should do it of themselves and all Officers and Mariners were required to obey their Orders Order for Sir George Ascue to be desired to go with Captain Moulton in this expedition and several other Orders made concerning the Fleet. Two Petitions from the Inhabitants of Devon and Exon Gentlemen and Ministers c. desiring Justice upon the principal causers of the first and second War and a firm Peace The General Council of Officers concluded upon the agreement of the People and added some Trustees to the Lord Grey Sir Jo. Danvers c. for making the divisions for elections in the several Counties The High Court of Justice sate for Tryal of the King their whole time was spent about setling the Court and calling over their Members and to summon those who being named Commissioners did not appear amongst whom Colonel Rowland Wilson a person of great worth and integrity refused to act as a Commissioner though named in this business or to sit with them They agreed that
That Colonel Brownbushell be tryed for his life That the Prince Duke of York and divers Lords of the Kings party be banished The Confederates in Ireland sent to the Prince to come thither that they would proclaim him King of Ireland and joyn with him against England 15. The House sate not The Council of State nominated Lord General Cromwel to be General for Ireland M r Munday an Irish Rebel was shot to death by sentence of the Council of War and James Wilson to ride the Wooden Horse with a Musket at each Leg and to run the Gantelope at Lancaster Articles of Peace between the King of France and the Parisians were agreed upon At the Council of State they had great businesses and long sitting 16. Letters from the Hague that their Ambassadour lately returned from England reported the many civilities and honour he had received in England from the Parliament and Army Whitclock brought in the Draught of a Declaration touching the proceedings of Parliament in the late transactions Upon his report of the Declartion it was moved to pass it presently without any Commitment but he moved it might be committed to amend some faults in it and upon the commitment they made it much sharper than he had drawn it and added divers Clauses which he thought matters fit to be omitted After this it was much pressed to set a time for dissolving this Parliament most of the House disliked to set a time as dangerous but agreed that when the business of the Kingdom would permit that then it should be dissolved 17. Order for a publick fast The Declaration passed touching the transactions of Parliament and Ordered to be Printed in English Latin French and Dutch An Act reciting Charls Stuart to have been justly condemned and put to death for many Treasons Murders and other hainous Offences by him committed And that it hath been found by experience the Office of a King in this Nation and Ireland and to have the power thereof in any single Person is unnecessary Burthensom and Dangerous to the Liberty safety and publick Interest of the People and that for the most part use has been made of the Regal Power and Prerogative to Oppress and Impoverish and Enslave the Subject and that usually and naturally any one Person in such power makes it his interest to incroach upon the just Freedom and to promote the setting up of their own lust Therefore the Office of a King in this Nation henceforth not to reside or be exercised by any one single Person And whereas by the abolition of the Kingly Office a most happy way is made for this Nation if God see good to return to its Just and Ancient right of being governed by its own Representatives or National Meetings in Council from time to time chosen and intrusted for that purpose by the People They resolve and declare that they will put a period to the sitting of this present Parliament and dissolve the same so soon as may possibly stand with the safety of the People that has entrusted them and with what is absolutly necessary for the preserving and upholding the Government now setled in the way of a Commonwealth And that they will carefully provide for the certain Chusing Meeting and Sitting of the next future Representatives with such other circumstances of Freedom in Choice and equality in distribution of Members to be elected thereunto as shall most conduce to the lasting freedom and good of this Common-wealth Votes touching Compositions of Delinquents Order for every Member to meet by nine in the Morning upon forfeiture of twelve pence for every default Debate of making Elections of Parliament men more equal and not to be ingrossed in some few Corporations 19. A Petition from the well affected of Leicestershire 1. That the Militia may be in good hands 2. That the Army may be provided for and all Delinquents Estates to go for that end and Free-quarter be taken off 3. That the profits of great Offices may be imployed for the publick 4. That the Laws may be according to those God gave his people and plain and short in the English Tongue and Hand 5. That Tythes may be taken away and a more equal provision for the Ministry 6. That Officers of Treasure may account 7. That all may injoy their freedoms to worship God according to his word without coercive courses to the contrary 8. For relief for Ireland 9. For provision for the poor and to set them to work as they do in Holland The petition was commended and the Petitioners had the thanks of the House Captain Bray presented Books to the Members of the House entituled An Appeal against the the Lord Fairfax General containing matter of Charge against him to have him outed of his command in the Army Which being read Captain Bray was called in and asked if he would own the Book which he did and the House Voted the Book to be Scandalous as to the General and Council of War and tending to stir up sedition in the People and mutiny in the Army and the Captain was committed Prisoner to Windsor Castle Upon information that the Turkish Alcoran was printing in English Ordered to suppress it The Committee of Lords and Commons for Sequestrations repealed and a Committee named to consider of a way for Appeals upon sequestrations Votes touching Compositions and some excepted Persons Order for Justices of the Peace to meet Monthly and make provision for the poor and to set them to work and to find out ingrossers of Corn and Coal An Act passed that the Commons of England assembled in Parliament finding by too long experience the House of Lords to be useless and dangerous to the people of England to be continued Ordain from henceforth the House of Lords in Parliament to be wholly abolished and taken away nevertheless they nor their Posterity to be excluded from the publick Councils of the Nation but to have their free Vote in Parliament as other members when duly Elected In the House business went on slowly as heretofore and not without great difference in opinion and some Animosities the most mischievous of all other things to their interest 20. The House sate not The Council of State had consideration of the business of the Navy and several Merchants attended in it The Lady Carlisle was examined about the last Summers insurrection and confined by the Council They consider also the letter from the Parliament of Scotland upon staying of their Commissioners here Which they alledge to be contrary to the Covenant League and Vnion between both Nations in breach of the Treaties and contrary to the Publick Faith and Law of Nations by which the freedom of Ambassadors and Commissioners is Sacred and Inviolable not only betwixt Christians but even among Heathen Kingdoms and States they desire their Commissioners may be freed from all restraint Letters from Lancaster that the
Forces sent into Ireland And to take off any reflection upon the General or dislike by him they also voted That the Lord Fairfax be General of all the Forces in England and Ireland At the Council of State they had variety of intelligence some good but more bad They gave a dispatch to Colonel Potley to go for Denmark and Sweden to send them from those Parts intelligence and they gave him two hundred pound in hand and promised him one hundred pound more for one years entertainment He was as fit as any man for this service had lived long in those Countries a Souldier well known and esteemed by the Grandees especially in Germany and in the Court of Sweden Whitelock recommended him to this imployment which was of great consequence to them April 1649. 1. The Lord Mayor of London Alderman Reynoldson attended the House at the Bar and being demanded why he disobeyed the Orders of Parliament for proclaiming the Act against Kingly Government He pleaded scruple of conscience by his Oath taken in the Exchequer and that he conceived the business only proper for the Sheriff of the City After a long debate the House voted that the Lord Mayor for his contempt should be fined two thousand pound five hundred pound of it to the poor of London five hundred pound to Westminster five hundred pound to Southwark and five hundred pound to the poor of the Tower Hamlets That he be committed prisoner to the Tower for two Months and degraded of his Mayoralty and that the Common Council be required and authorised to elect a new Mayor with all speed A Petition of divers of London and Westminster in the behalf of Lilburn Walwyn Prince and Overton prisoners in the Tower setting forth That the freedom of the People is that none ought to be proceeded against nor punished but by a known Law and before ordinary Judges and the Military power not to interpose but where the civil power fails They pray favour for the Prisoners and the Vnion of the Parliament party to be preserved A Petition with this Title To the Right Honourable the Commons of England assembled in Parliament The Humble Petition and Representation of several Churches of God in London commonly though falsely called Anabaptists They acknowledge the goodness of God to the Parliament and Kingdom disown any consent to the Book called The second Part of England's new chains discovered justify their own principles and obedience to Authority and pray the Parliament to make good Laws for the punishment of wickedness The House were satisfied with the disowning of the Book and their expressions to live peaceably and in submission to the Civil Magistracy which the Speaker told them by direction of the House And that they and other Christians walking answerable to such professions the House did assure them of liberty and protection so far as God should enable them in all things consistent with Godliness honesty and Civil Peace The House finding inconvenience by their late sitting the last Night Ordered to rise every day by one a Clock The Votes of the House collected together touching excepted persons and compositions of Delinquents were published Letters from Scotland of the Execution of Marquess Huntly That a Minister asking him a little before his Execution whether he desired absolution from the sentence of Excommunication which he lay under he answered he would have nothing to do with him nor with any that taught such heretical doctrine as he did to speak to him In his Speech to the People the Marquess told them he was sentenced to lose his Life for obedience to his sacred Soveraign to which this ought to incourage all men and not to affright them and that they should for that cause stoop to a Scaffold as if it were a Theatre of honour in this world as indeed it was a heavenly ladder That he only craved in his behalf the prayers of those among them that were of this opinion without desiring the prayers of others whose spirits perchance might be otherwise inclined 3. Debate of the Act for Sale of Deans and Chapters lands and for Sale of fee-farm rents of the Kings Act committed prohibiting Ministers to meddle with State affairs but to preach Jesus Christ Order for a Declaration about matters of Religion and setling of the Church That Tythes shall not be taken away till another maintenance be provided for the Minister as large and as honourable as by Tythes That as soon as such a way can be provided Tythes shall be then taken off that the government to be established in England shall be the Presbyterian government That a way shall be provided for admission of all such Churches as tend to Godliness and to advance the Kingdom of Jesus Christ to be free without disturbances Alderman Atkins was chosen Lord Mayor in the place of Alderman Reynoldson Prisoner in the Tower for the remainder of the year Letters of divers Vessels taken by the Irish Pyrates Upon the coming of Major General Lambert into Lancashire the two refractory Regiments were disbanded The Young Lord Cromwell and Colonel Werden and the Lord Fitz-herberts son were brought in Prisoners to Chester Letters from the Hague that the Earl of Brainford was gone to Sweden to negotiate for assistance of Prince Charles and for that purpose Letters were sent to the Emperour and King of Spain That others advised the Prince to go into Scotland and become the head of the Covenanters whom he might cast off again as there should be occasion but Montross was against that and that the Sword was most honourable That Van Trump set out a Declaration and presented it to the Prince to his great satisfaction as to Sea affairs 4. A Petition from the well affected in Blackburn Hundred in Lanchashire mentioning their former assistance to the Parliament and the corrupt party in both Houses approving the purging thereof and taking away the prerogative House of Lords their desires were to the same effect with those in other Petitions and they had the thanks of the House for their good affections An Act committed for prevention of the mischiefs by those who buy up many heads of Cattle and most of the granaries in the Nation to sell again at excessive rates Referred to a Committee to draw the form of a new Oath to be given to the new Lord Mayor of London and his successours and the Oath was presently drawn and assented to Referred to the Council of State to give such order as they should think fit concerning the Forces in Lancashire Debate of the Act for Sale of Deans and Chapters lands and voted that all monies due out of those lands for charitable uses should be paid according to the intent of the donors The Court Martial sate upon the Tryal of Major General Laughern C. Poyer and Powel Colonel Morris late Governour of Pontefract Castle and one Cornet Blackburn who had a hand in the Death
gave an answer to their Husbands and therefore desired them to go home and look after their own business and meddle with their huswifry Order for a Bill to settle the twenty thousand pound for Augmentation to Ministers c. Col. Poyer was shot to death in Covent-Garden and died very penitently 26. Upon a report from the Council of State that they thought for setling the peace of the Nation that there should be an Act of Oblivion the House Ordered one to be drawn up And Voted That the time to be set in the Act of Oblivion from which no Action or Suit shall be commenced or prosecuted for any thing said or done in the time of War shall be before the first day of this Term. Order that such as shall discover any monies raised to be imployed against the Parliament should have the sixth part of what they should discover and the remainder to be imployed for the service of Ireland in this Expedition Order that the Committee of the Revenue do speedily pay to Colonel Henry Martyn a Member of the House three thousand pound which Sum he had formerly advanced for the service of this Nation Order touching the arrears of the Dutchy of Lancaster Referred in a special manner to the Commissioners of the Seal to relieve according to equity and justice such persons as have lain under the power of the Enemy and have been thereby disabled to pay their debts yet are sued at Law and liable to great penalties Referred to the Council of State to receive from two Gentlemen a Proposition made by them for the great advance of Learning and Arts and to treat with the Gentlemen thereupon and report their opinions to the House Orders touching the Officers of the Customs Order for the Barons of the Exchequer and the Committee of the Revenue to consult together how the Arrears due by Papists may be collected and that the Arrears of Fee-farm rents be speedily paid Order for the Speaker to sign Letters from time to time tendered to him by the Committee of the Army Five Troopers condemned to die by the Council of War for a mutiny at the Bull in Bishopsgate-street refusing to march upon their Colonels Orders and violently fetching away the Colours from the Cornets quarters Upon their humble Petition the General pardoned them but another one Lockier was executed The Levellers were driven away from St. George's Hill in Surry by the Country people 27. Debate of the Act for Sale of Deans and Chapters Lands Order for the Committee to meet touching Colonel Pophams arrears Sir Edward Harrington desired to be excused from taking the charge of the Kings Children Order for one thousand three hundred pound for Plymouth Garrison Mr. Andrews re-admitted a Member 28. The House spent the whole day about perfecting the Act for sale of Deans and Chapters Lands 30. The Act passed for Sale of Deans and Chapters Lands and ordered to be Printed An Act passed giving power to the Commissioners to administer an Oath agreed upon in some cases of the Customs Letters from Lancashire of their want of Bread so that many Families were starved that there were many Souldiers quartered pretending for Ireland shew no Commission yet make Assessments for fourteen shillings a week for a Horse-man and seize goods for default and free-quarter and give the seed Corn to their Horses Referred to the Council of State and by them to the General to reduce those in Lancashire An Act passed for Justices of Peace for the County Palatine of Lancashire as for other Counties By Order of the House the Speaker sent Letters to the Commissioners in the several Counties for the speedy collecting the Assessment of ninety thousand pound per mens for the Forces in England and Ireland Some who counterfeited the Pass of the Council and by pretence thereof got Money in Suffolk which they said was for the relief of Ireland were committed to Peter-house Order of the General that no Regiment that is to stay in England do entertain any of the Forces designed for Ireland Mr. Lockier a Trooper who was Shot to death by sentence of the Court Martial was buried in this manner About one hundred went before the Corps and five and six in a File the Corps was then brought with six Trumpets sounding a Souldiers Knell then the Troopers Horse came cloathed all over in mourning and led by a Footman The Corps was adorned with bundles of Rosemary one half stained in blood and the Sword of the deceased with them Some thousands followed in Ranks and Files all had Sea-Green and Black Ribbon tied on their Hats and to their Breasts and the Women brought up the Rear At the new Church-Yard in Westminster some thousands more of the better sort met them who thought not fit to march through the City many looked upon this Funeral as an affront to the Parliament and Army others called them Levellers but they took no notice of any of them Letters from Ireland that Colonel Tothills Regiment of one thousand two hundred and fifty was not landed but beaten back by Tempest to Anglesey That London-Derry could not hold out the Siege That Colonel Monk stood off and did nothing being as he said not in a capacity Letters from Newcastle that many in Cumberland and Westmerland died in the high ways for want of bread and divers left their habitations travelling with their Wives and Children to other parts to get relief but could have none That the Committees and Justices of the Peace of Cumberland Signed a Certificate That there were thirty thousand Families that had neither Seed nor Bread-corn nor Money to buy either and they desired a Collection for them which was made but much too little to relieve so great a multitude Letters from Berwick that the Scots troubles increase that there are among them five for the King for one against him that they are incensed at the death of the Duke and Marquess Huntly and expect an agreement with the King That they take divers English Cavaliers into their Army May 1649. May 1. Debate of an Act to make many things Treason in relation to the Common-wealth As malitiously to affirm the present Government to be tyrannical usurped on unlawful Or that the Commons in Parliament are not the Supream Authority or to endeavour to alter the Government Or to affirm the Parliament or Councel of State to be tyrannical or unlawful or to endeavour to subvert them or stir up Sedition against them Or for Souldiers to contrive the Death of their General or Lieutenant General or others to endeavour to raise Monies or War against the Parliament or to joyn to invade England or Ireland to counterfeit the Great Seal or to kill any Member of Parliament or Judge in their Duty An Act committed for settling the Republique Letters from General Popham from Faymouth that he fought with a Squadron of Prince Ruperts
Referred to a Committee to consider how Deeds remaining with the Records of the Court of Wards may be delivered out to the Owners Referred to a Committee to consider what Powers are fit to be continued to the Committee of Haberdaeshers-Hall and to examine their Accounts Orders touching Sequestrations and Compositions of Delinquents The Parliaments Ships took five Officers going for Ireland in a Ship of the States and sent them up Prisoners Letters from Lancashire of great Scarcity of Corn and that the Famine was sore among them after which the Plague overspread it self in many parts of the Countrey taking away whole Families together and few escaped where any House was visited and that the Levellers got into Arms but were suppressed speedily by the Governour 29 The Act passed for draining the great Level of the Fennes Another past for the 20000 l. per annum for maintainance of Ministers and Schollars c. Upon a report by Lieutenant General Cromwel of the readiness of the Soldiers to go for Ireland if Mony were provided for them several Orders were made for that purpose The Petitions of Sir Peter Temple and his Wife and of his Creditors referred to a Committee Letters from Chester of relief of Dublin with Provisions from England Letters from the Hague that the Prince could not obtain from the States such an assistance of Shipping as he desired The Governour of Jersy invited the Prince thither and put out of the Island all whom he suspected to be well affected to the Parliament The Parliaments Ships took two Ships and thirty Pieces of Ordinance going for Ireland to the Rebels and many English Officers Some of them suspected to have had a hand in the Murder of Dr. Dorislaus were sent Prisoners to Pendennis Castle 30 Referred to a Committee to state the Business of the Isle of Anglesey in Relation to their Compositions and Sir Hugh Owen's Sequestrations discharged upon the Articles of Anglesey Referred to the Committee of the Navy to examine the Accounts and Business of Captain Dick and Captain Coningham in Relation to Ireland and to bring in an Act for settlement thereof the like for the Business of my L. Forbes and concerning the Original Contract with the Adventurers for Ireland Debate touching the Arrears of the Dutch Officers Referred to the two chief Justices and chief Baron to prepare an Act for settling the business between the Miners in Derbyshire and the Earl of Rutland Letters from Ireland that the little Quantity of Corn lately brought in thither hath much refreshed and incouraged the Inhabitants and Souldiers and that the Parliaments Ships have cleared that Coast that the Rebels are in much Division among themselves The Act for abolishing Kingly Government and establishing a Free State was solemnly proclaimed in London by the Lord Mayor and twelve Aldermen present with him Letters of the General his going to the Isle of Wight to view it and the Castles there and his Entertainment with the great Guns and Feasting and of his coming from thence to Southampton where he was saluted with great Guns round the Town and great Feasting That from thence he went to Portsmouth upon the same business to view the Fortifications from thence he came to Guildford the Major and Officers there shewed him all respect and near the Town he had a rendezvous of the Army He spake to the several Regiments exhorting them to Obedience and shewing them the danger that the late Mutineers might have brought the whole Nation into if God had not prevented it 31 A Committee from the Common Councel of London brought a Message to the House to desire them on the day of thanksgiving for suppressing the Levellers to dine with the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Councel at Grocers-Hall and that they might have the favour to Solemnize that Day with the House at such a Church as they should be pleased to nominate Voted that Christ-Church should be the Place of meeting for the Parliament and City to solemnize that Day that the House did accept of the Invitation from the City and ordered the hearty thanks of the House to be given them for their constant and great Affections to the Parliament and Nation The Committee of common Councel then invited the General and Officers of the Army to the same Feast which was well accepted of by them and thanks returned to the City Report of proclaiming the Act against King-ship in the City and that Alderman Chambers and Sir Thomas Soames would not accompany the Lord Mayor therein for which contempt they were ordered to appear at the Bar of the House Order for the Accounts of Mr. Rowland Wilson as Muster Master General of the Forces of Warwick and Coventry to be Stated Referred to the Committee of absent Members to consider what Members have not appeared in the House Jan. 11th last and what Members are and what Members are fit to be admitted and what expelled Order to get in 6000 l. in the hands of Mr. Gel a Member of the house Receiver for Derbyshire unaccounted for A Representation of the Officers and Souldiers of Lieutenant General Cromwells Regiment to the General reciting the great Successes God had given to the Army under his Conduct and the late horrid and unnatural Defection of some of them from the Parliament and General his Authority That from their Hearts they disown the having any hand in countenancing the Revolt and Capitulation of the 12 Troops of the Army or any others or the Papers which have scandalized the Parliament Councel of State or Army and bless God for the General his reducing of them They profess to hazard their Lives and all that is dear to them for Preservation of this Parliament and while they are Souldiers to submit to the General his Authority over them under the Parliament A Declaration came from Portsmouth in Vindication of themselves and others touching the Levellers June 1649. 1 Upon a Report from the Commissioners of the great Seal of the Names of fit Persons to be Judges and Barons of the Exchequer the house voted That Serjeant Nicholas and Mr. Ask be Judges of the upper Bench. That Serjeant Puleston and Peter Warburton Esq be Judges of the Common Pleas. That Serjeant Thorp and C. Rigby be Barons of the Exchequer And that the Commissioners of the Seal do grant them Patents accordingly That Mr. Broughton be Clerk of the Crown of the upper Bench in the Place of Mr. Ask he being made a Judge An Act passed declaring the Grounds of the next thanksgiving Day Upon the Generals desire the House confirmed what C. Pine had done in Somer setshire in raising Force there against the Levellers by Letters from the General he and Sir T. Wroth had the thanks of the House for what they did Sir Thomas Soames being called to the Bar and asked why having notice of the proclaiming the Act against Kingship he did not attend the Lord Mayor at the doing of it
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-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
great Victory That an Act be brought in for settling 1000 l. per annum Land upon Lieutenant General Jones and his Heirs that thanks be sent to him and the rest for that good Service That the Councel of State prepare the Letter of thanks to be signed by the Speaker and do take into consideration the Request of Lieutenant General Jones for continuing Sir George Askue Vice Admiral of the Irish Seas That it be referred to the Trustees for Sale of the Kings Goods to choose 6 of the best Horses in Tilbury Race for Lieutenant General Jones as a Gratuity from the House That 200 l. be given to Captain Otway who brought the Letters The Petitions of the Brewers referred to the Committee of Excise and they to bring in a new Model for the Excise The Act passed for the more speedy collecting of the Excise Order for some Pentions to be continued to Souldiers Wives And for some scandalous Prmphlets and their Authors to be examined and punished and that Mr. Caughton a London Minister now in Prison be discharged Letters from Chester that Ormond was rallied to 12000 Men and had taken in some Forts Letters from Cardiffes That divers of the Lieutenant of Irelands Souldiers went away from him That C. Cooks Regiment was in a great Mutiny at Minehed and many of them went away but the Captain appeased the Mutiny and forced his Men on Ship Board 15 A Petition of the Earl and Countess of Thommond touching a debt from the Earl of Peterborough referred to a Committee An Act passed for settling 2000 l. per annum upon the Lord President Bradshaw another for 1000 l. per annum upon C. Martin out of Eynsham Another for 2000 l. per annum upon M. G. Skippon The Act published for the Composition of the Delinquents of North-Wales for 24000 l. Letters from Ireland that the Parliament having sent some Corn and 200 Souldiers to London Derry and two of Sir Charles Coots Brothers beingcome to him with 700 Horse he sallyedout of the Town and scoured the Countrey for 7 Miles on all sides of the City took many Cows and Prisoners and killed all whom he found in Arms then returned to Derry 16 A Petition from the General and his Councel of Officers to the House praying First That all penal Statutes formerly made and late Ordinances whereby many Conscientious People are molested and the Propagation of the Gospel hindered may be removed 2 That it is not their meaning that the Liberty desired by them should extend to the tolleration of Popery Prelacy the Book of Common Prayer publick Scorn and Contempt of God and his Word But desire that all open Acts of Profaneness or Drunkenness Swearing Vncleanness and the like be vigorously proceeded against and punished in all Persons whatsoever 3 That upon the Sense of the late great Mercy in Ireland they would extend Favour to those in restraint who have formerly served them and this Nation against the Common Enemy and for the future all disturbers of the publick Peace to be vigorously proceeded against 4 That speedy Consideration may be had of the great Oppressions by reason of the multiplicity of unnecessary Laws with their Intricacies and Delayes which tends to the profit of some particular men but much to the Expence and Dammage of the whole C. Goffe and Pride and other Officers who presented this Petition were called in to the Bar and the Speaker by command of the House gave them thanks for their constant good Affections and in particular for this Petition Acquainting them that the House had the things desired already under consideration and that this Petition should hasten the granting the same with all possible speed and Convenience Then it was voted That all penal Statutes and Ordinances whereby many Conscientious People are much molested and the Propagation of the Gospel hindred may be removed and referred to the Committee for bringing in an Act for ease of tender consciences to bring in the Act according to this Debate And referred it to a Committee who are to bring in an Act of Pardon to comprize herein the three proposals of this Petition And referred to the Committee concerning the Laws of the Land to consider of the 4th Proposal of this Petition The Act passed for paying 3500 l. to the Widdow of Mr. Blackstone a Member of the House An Order for Mr. Hall Attourny of the Dutchy to have the priviledge to plead within the Bar. The like Order was made for Mr. Steel and also to be freed from his Reading Order for Mr. Stevens a Member of the House and a common Lawyer to be made Judge of the Admiralty for which place he was not very fit A Declaration and Narrative past of the Grounds and Reasons for setting apart a day of publick Thanksgiving 17 Debate of the Act for Payment of the Arreares of C. Thornhaugh deceased Order for the Serjeants Men to disperse the Copies of the Act for the Thanksgiving Day and referred to the Councel of State to consider how the House may be eased of this trouble for the future and to give order for the dispersing of Papers upon the like Occasions The accounts of C. Willoughby referred to be audited A Petition of Mariners referred to a Committee An Act passed for settling 1000 l. per annum upon Lieutenant General Jones Order for an Act to settle 500 l. per annum out of the Irish Rebels Lands upon Sir Charles Coot An Act past for the Payment of their Arrears to the English Officers in Ireland for their former Services in England The House adjourned for three Days 18 Letters of confirmation of raising the Seige before London Derry by Sir Charles Cootes Brother in which Service many of the Enemy were taken Prisoners and divers slain Letters from Chester That C. Jones was again gone out of Dublin to besiege Drogheda that Ormond had dismounted most of the Irish for not fighting and had turned all the English out of Trym Castle That the Lord Lientenant of Ireland was imbarqued with his Army The House being adjourned Mr. Speaker Commissioner Keeble Mr. Chute Mr. Adams Mr. Steel and Mr. Whitelock by appointment met in the morning at Mr. Attourney General 's where they conferred together about the making new Rules for Reformation of the Proceedings in Chancery and agreed upon some general Points which they referred to some of the Company to draw up into Form 20 Letters to the Councel of State of the imbarquing of the Lieutenant of Ireland on Munday last and of Commiss G. Ireton on the Wednesday after with a great Fleet that nevertheless they left 3 Regiments behind for want of Shipping That the English Ships were very forward for the Voyage and so were the Flemish Bottomes when their Money was punctually paid them That no Provision was wanting for the Transportation of this Army and there is a considerable stock of Money with plenty of Ammunition That the
and confiscation of his Estate They also voted that Mr. Walter Montague shall depart this Nation within 10 Dayes and not to return without leave of the House upon pain of Death and confiscation of his Estate and that this Vote be sent to him Ordered that the Commissions formerly granted by the King and his privy Councel to Mr. Mayo and others for apprehending of convicted Recusants be renewed The House declared That if any after the publishing of these Votes shall harbour or conceal the Bodies of Sir Kenelm Digby and Mr. Montague their Estates shall be Sequestred Order for these Votes to be Printed and proclaimed in the City Referred to the Councel of State to take care for the apprehending of Sir John Winter he having stayed beyond the time formerly granted to him This being Fryday the House adjourned till next Tuesday September 1649. Sep. 1 This day the House did not sit Letters of some of the Train Horse and a Regiment of Foot designed for Ireland yet behind and Shipping expected for them Letters of a Ship in Weymouth Harbour that by the late fierce Thunder and Lightning there had her main Mast rent from the top to the bottom in 40 pieces and the Missen Mast quite hurled out of its place and so broken that if she had been at Sea it would have sunk her 3 Letters giving an account of the Parliaments Ships before Kingsale and proposals for a winter Guard and that Prince Rupert hanged 10 of his Men for offering to go away from him Letters that in Scotland they are framing new Letters to be sent to their King putting him in mind of the Covenant but for his parting with Malignants a few will serve their turn and if he saitsfy the Kirk he then becomes a godly Man That those of their Party are faithful and none other That they put no difference betwixt Malignants and Sectaries That if the King imploy excommunicated Montrofs he will be left to himself That they see it will be impossible to govern these wilder Parts of Britaine without the Name and Authority of a King That more and more Witches were condemned to the Fire 2 that day 11 the next day and 25 burnt before Letters from Chester That Ireton was designed for Munster but after 10 dayes lying at Sea he was fain to put in at Dublin That Ormond cleared Tredah of all Superfluous Persons and made it as strong as he could That the Buffe Coats were in the Pulpits of Dublin An Act passed prohibiting the bringing of Hats or Hatbands from beyond Seas An Act passed for all Officers to take the Oath to be true and faithful to the Common-Wealth of England without King or Lords One Summer for counterfeiting the Hand and Seal of the General and cozening the People thereby was committed to the Marshal Goal to be tryed for it by a Councel of War 4 Order to renew a Lease for 40 Years of Deanes Lands for relief of 20 poor People in Lincoln The Act past for discharging poor Prisoners for Debt who are unable to satisfy their Creditors Letters from St. Germins That there were great Consultations what Course should be taken by the Prince of Wales Letters that 4 Men of War Ostenders took 4 Coal Ships and sunk 3 of them gave the 4th to 40 poor Mariners to carry them home into England having taken from them all they had Letters from Ostend That there was great Endeavours to draw in Assistance for Prince Charles pretending that Ormond was possessed of Dublin and with a very great Army was preparing for England and that the Prince was going over to take Possession of Ireland That there was a Proclamation reciting that by the Mariners there going to the King of Scotland in hopes of profit the King of Spains Navy wanted men and therefore commands that upon pain of Death no Flemming or Spaniard do serve in the Ships of the King of England 5 Debate of a new Oath and Ingagement to the present Government A Proclamation from the General forbidding the Souldiers to have Hounds or Greyhounds or to kill Deer or Conyes in any Chases Parks or Warrens 6 Order for Mr. Hallowes to have his Lease renewed of Lands which he held of the Duke of Bucks Order giving more time to double upon the purchase of Deans and Chapters Lands Order touching Compositions Sir John Winter disclaimed the Pope and all Forreign Power and put himself upon the Mercy of the Parliament Letters that the Lieutenant of Ireland Mustered 17 Regiments of Foot and 5000. Horse in all 15000. 18 Souldiers brought Prisoners for stealing Deer in Surrey The Act passed for Oaths to Majors Justices of Peace and other Officers in this Form You shall Swear that you shall be true and faithful to the Common-wealth of England as it is now established without a King or House of Lords You shall well and truly Execute the Office of a Major c. Divers Compositions of Delinquents past Letters that C. Popham lost a Vessel overset with the foul Weather Mr. Love was before the Commitee of Plundered Ministers but the charge against him not proved Letters that the Lieutenant of Ireland was Marched forth out of Dublin Souldiers appointed to be tryed by a Court Martial for killing of Deer Two Souldiers Sentenced by a Court Martial one to Ride the Wooden Horse with 8 Muskets at his Heels and the other to run the Gantlope for robbing on Orchard and affronting an Officer of the Army Petitions of Maiemed Souldiers for Money Another of reduced Officers and Souldiers for their Arreares referred to a Commitee 17 Several Gentlemen of the House and of the Army and others met with some of those called Levellers to confer together and indeavour a right understanding and Agreement between all Interests And for the better effecting thereof it was moved that Walwyn Prince and Overton close Prisoners in the Tower might have the Liberty of the Tower Which the Councel thought â—it and upon their Reports to the House it was assented unto A Petition of the Garrison of Plymouth referred to a Commitee Allowed to the Earl of Denbigh 1700 l. for his Charges due to him when he was Ambassador in Italy Order for an Act for 7000 l. for the Town of Taunton out of Sir John Stowells Estate and another Delinquents The House adjourned 8 Letters of some disorder in the Garrison of Oxford somented by the Levellers and Cavaleers The Souldiers proposed to have a new Representative and this to be dissolved to have Agitators to maintain the Ingagments at Triplo-Heath c. Intercepted Letters to the L. Cotington advising the King to a seeming complyance with the Levellers as the likelyst way to do his work that they have caused the Speaker to be accused by some Discontented Prisoners and that the best Service the Kings Friends do him is to set on the Levellers C. Thomlinson and C. Ingolesby sent to Oxon to quiet the distractions
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
6 Returns of Subscriptions to the Ingagement from several Regiments and Garrisons Letters from Taunton That the Commissioners for settling the Militia in that County had agreed upon Officers of Horse and Foot to be named to the Councel of State for Commissions That C. Pine is most Active in this and all other Business of that County At a Horse Race near Blackley there being many Gallants with Pistols Swords and Arms C. Smith with the Oxfordshire Troop came thither and disarmed some of the chief and most suspected of the Company The same Captain Smith in 6 Months apprehended 50 Robbers in those Parts 30 of them were hanged Letters from Shrewsbury of the meeting of Cavaliers in that County and Suspicions of new Plots Account of Troops and Recruits marching towards Chester for Ireland 8 Letters from Newcastle That the Cavaliers report generally that the Scots and their King are agreed and thereupon many of them are gone into Scotland That course is taken to prevent them for the future That the Ministers in Yorkshire preach openly against the Ingagement That many Mosse Troopers are dayly taken From Yarmouth That Commissions came from the Councel of State for the Militia which the Bayliffes and others are putting in Execution and Souldiers list themselves and take the Ingagement very willingly That the like was done in Norwich for that City and for the County of Norfolk The like was done in Essex That the four Ships sent to guard the Fishers have much advanced the Fishing Trade From Cork That 5 Ships with Souldiers were all cast away coming from Minehead for Ireland only 20 or 30 men swam to shore That the Enemy besieged Captain Barrington in Arklow Castle and he sallyed out upon them beat them off and killed many of them That Lieutenant Collonel Axtel Governour of Rosse made several Incursions into the Enemies Quarters in the County of Kilkenny took many Prisoners and great store of Cattle Account of Recruits for Ireland Some debauch't Persons in a Tavern drinking Healths in a Balcone breaking Glasses and drawing a great deal of Company together some Souldiers who saw it went up to the Gentlemen and carryed them away Prisonees to Whitehall 9 Letters from Dunstar confirming the sad news of the 5 Ships that went from Minehead to Ireland all cast away Captain Ensor and Captain Whiting with 80 Horse and 150 Foot and all the Seamen drowned except 20 or 30. From Ireland that the Popish Clergy there have agreed to raise 7000 Men by March next and to pay them and that Antrim shall command them That the Estates of Scotland are setting out a Declaration in answer to Montrosses Declaration and conform to that of the Kirk One Hinderson proclaimed in several Streets of Newark I pronounce Charles the Second of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. as King of England although his Father suffered wrongfully Yet you cannot be Governed without a Head but now you are Governed by a stinking lowsy Committee For these words he was apprehended and sent to Prison A Petition to the General and his Councel of Officers in the behalf of 3000 maimed Souldiers and Widdows whose Husbands were slain in the Service of the Parliament the General and his Councel recommended it to C. Rich to move the House therein The Councel of State sent three of their Messengers to apprehend one Mercer who stabbed two of them that they dyed immediately and wounded the third and so escaped from them 11 Letters that an Irish Frigot boarded a Newcastle Ship near Hartlepool which the Governour seeing caused some of his Guns to be so planted that they shot the Irish Frigot through and through and caused her to hasten away and leave her Prize behind which came in safe to Hartlepool From Scotland that Libberton was returned with a Message from the King which was read but nothing done upon it that he speaks high what the King will do for and stand by Scotland yet they go on in purging the Army That an English Merchant having a cause to be pleaded there the Scots Lawyers refused to plead for him because the business was drawn up in the new way in the Name of the Councel of State About 24 Persons came in the Night to White-Fryars with Muskets as Souldiers called up the Constable and required him to go along with them to apprehend some dangerous Persons and brought him to the Lodging of Sir Edward Hales whom they knew to have a great Sum of Money there That when they came into the House they bound the Constable and Sir Edward Hales and the Master of the House broke open Trunks and carryed away with them 100 l. besides Rings Watches c. Then they locked the Doors after them left theirMuskets behind them and got away in Boats which they had laid ready at White Fryars Stairs but 7 of those thieves were afterwards apprehended 12 The House named these Persons to be of the Council of State for the Year following viz. E. of Denbigh L. C. Justice St. John Sergeant Bradshaw L. Grey of Groby M. G. Skippon Alderman Pennington Sheriffe Wilson Sir William Masham Lord Commissioner Whitelock Sir James Harrington C. Hutchinson Mr. Bond. Mr. Alderman Popham Mr. Wanton̄ C. Purefoy Mr. Jones C. Ludlow E. of Salisbury Mr. Luke Robinson L. C. Justice Rolle L. Ch. Baron Welde L. G. Fairfax L. Lt. Cromwel Mr. H. Martyn Sir Gilbert Pickering Mr. Stapely Mr. Heveningham Sir Arthur Hassterig Mr. Wallup Sir H. Vano Junior L. Lisle Sir William Armyne Sir Henry Mildmay Sir William Constable Lord Commissioner Lisle Mr. Scot. Mr. Holland Debate touching meanes of advancing the Gospel of Christ An Act touching the way of Presentations and settling of Ministers in Livings committed An additional Act for the more severe punishing of prophane Swearing and Cursing committed An Act for suppressing and punishing the abominable sins of Incest Adultery and Fornication committed 13 Letters from the West That many Presbyterians in their Pulpits prayed very Zealously for restoring the King of Scots to his Fathers Crown in England That a French Vessel which came from the Barbado's was wracked and 13 of her men lost and the rest saved Sir Bathazer Gerbier set up his Academy in White Fryers for the teaching of all manner of Arts and Sciences a good design if the conduct and Success had been answerable 14 Letters from Scotland That their King in his Message by Libberton would have exempted from any benefit of the Agreement all such as shall be found to have had a hand in the Death of his Father without mentioning whom which breeds a general Jealousy that it may reach to all that consented to the giving up of his Father at Newcastle or joyned in the Covenant with England That the King will only acknowledge the Scots Commissioners to be Commoners of Parliament during the Treaty or after as it shall succeed and private Letters were sent from the King to
by a Irish Man of War under the Fort of Ostend and by the Governours Order rescued from them he saying That he would not indure such things to be done under his Command From Pendennis Castle that C. Slingsby Prisoner there was by Order of the Councel of State carried from thence to Exeter to be tryed by the Common Law for levying War against the Parliament An Account of Recruits shipped for Ireland 30 From Exeter of the solemn reception of the Judges of Assize by the Magistrates and Military Officers and of the conducting them through the several Counties by the Troops of Horse and of the great respect shewed by the Souldiery to the civil Magistrates From Taunton That the Commissioners had settled the Militia in that County C. Popham a Regiment of Horse and another of Foot C. Pine C. Ceely and C. Gorge Regiments of Foot From Scotland That their Commissioners gone to the King had power to to take up 300000 l. Scotch that is 25000 l. Sterling to gratify the King it he agreed with them That the Kirkmen were generally very zealous for the closing with their King yet some of them averse to it and Praying against it Aprill 1650. April 1. From Newcastle That very many Cavaliers passe into Scotland and some of them come out of Norfolk and Suffolk From Cork That the Lord Lieutenant had taken in all the three Counties of Tipperary Lymerick and Kilkenny except the three Shire Towns and had kept the Enemy from drawing together That the Lord Broghall beat up the Quarters of three Regiments of Inchequins Horse most of them English brought the Officers to Cashel tryed C. Claydon C. Johnson and Lieutenant Collonel Laughern three of them by a Court Marshal for betraying their trust having formerly served the Parliament and they and M. Sims were sentenced to dye that three of them were shot to Death and C. Claudon was pardoned That the Enemy burnt and destroyed the County of Lymerick and drove away the Cattle seven or eight Miles round the City Letters to a great Man That there is no rest to be found in the wisest Constitutions and Laws of Men until they acknowledge the Weakness thereof and fly to the Infallible and alsufficient Wisdom of the Scriptures to rule Mankind in the World The only Magna Charta in this World is the Holy Scriptures which give perfect Rules for the Peoples Liberties and for Rulers Government and Authority and so guide all Judgements that none shall suffer Injury That the People will never fix quietly upon any Form or way till they are brought to the Word of God 2 A Declaration of the Lord Mayor and Aldermen and Common Councel of London returning Thanks to the Parliament for their Gift of the New-Park to the City and of the Houses and 1000 l. for the Poor and that they do declare and resolve through Gods Assistance with the hazard of their Lives and Estates to stand and fall with the Parliament against all wicked Practices and opposite pretended Powers whatsoever The Speaker in Answer to it told them That the House took notice of this their Resolution and of the Seasonableness of it that the house kindly accepted it and gave them thanks for it Several Orders touching the Forces and Payment of Monies into Weavers Hall An Act for adding some of the Judges to be Commissioners in the High Court of Justice An Act for one to make use of a new Invention to prevent the great Consumption of Coal and Wood about Lead Iron Copper Saltworks c. From Dublin That the Lord Broghil and Henry Cromwel fell into the Lord Inchequins Quarters killed 160 and took 120 Prisoners with the Officers and 150 gallant Horse That Collonel Reynolds fell into the Earl of Castlehavens Quarters routed them and drove them to a Bogge From Coventry That Salmon and Wyke Prisoners there Preached every Lords Day at the grate of the Prisons and very many stood in the streets to hear them 3 From Portsmouth That a Ship of London of 16 pieces of Ordinance and her Bills of Lading from the Streights were of 30000 l. was taken by an Irish Man of War near the Isle of Wight and another Vessel in her Company run her self on Shore and thereby lost all but the Lives of the Mariners 4. A Letter sent from the Diggers and Planters of Commons for universal Freedom to make the Earth a common Treasury that every one may injoy Food and Rayment freely by his labour upon the Earth without paying Rents or homage to any fellow Creature of his own kind that every one may be delivered from the Tyranny of the Conquering Power and so rise up out of that Bondage to enjoy the Benefit of his Creation The Letters were to get Money to buy Food for them and Corn to sow the Land which they had digged 5 From Ireland That the Lord Lieutenant was gone near to Lymerick and that C. Hewson was marching with near 3000 men to him That the Spanish Agent had obtained leave of the Lord Lieutenant to send to Spain for Money Ships and Instructions for transporting Irish Officers and Souldiers who were willing to go into the Service of his Master A Messenger brought Intelligence to the Governour of Kinsale that Macke Carke and O Sullipht were raising Forces Westward and that all the Priests were gone to them That Inchequin for 20 Miles burnt and wasted the County of Lymerick and then retreated over the Shannon with more Cows than Horses that thereby Kilmallock could get no Forrage for their Horse and many of them came in to the Lord Lieutenant That C. Hewson came to the Lord Lieutenant with 3500 Horse and Foot that C. Reynolds and C. Ewers Regiments were sent out as a Forlorn hope and discovering the Enemies Body of above 3000 attempted to fight notwithstanding the disproportion but they had no mind to it That the Parliament had there a healthy and gallant Army all new clothed and well armed and Money in their Purses That they have in Ireland 6000 good Horse and 18000 Foot That Ormond came to Clare with six Horse only and sent Propositions to the Lord Lieutenant that most of the Irish had left him That they have Ships to prevent Commerce and Sea Assistance That eight Ships were come in from Wales and England loaden with Oats and 15000 yards of Cloth and 200 pair of Boots From Cork That the Scots and Irish are at great difference and the Irish fly to connaght as their last refuge excepting Spain That the Catholicks hasten the Prince iuto Scotland to divert the Army from Ireland if they can possibly Granger and others according to the Sentence of Parliament lost their Ears at the new Pallace Yard in Westminster and at the Old-Exchange in London for forgeing Warrants from the Committee of the Army and Counterfeiting hands to Bill of Exchange whereby they procured 3000 l. to be paid them out of
to be hanged That in this Defeat at Kerny the L. Broghil slew about 700 and took 20 Captains Lieutenants and other Officers and the Standard of the Church of Munster it being a Church Army That the Horse did the Service before the Foot came up at such a Passe where 100 Musquetiers might have beaten back all the Horse in Ireland 27 From Edenburgh the Particulars of the Execution of Montrosse That being brought before the Parliament the Chancellor made a large Speech to him telling him how much formerly he was for the Covenant and how he had since broken it He told them his Cause was good and that he had not onely a Commission but particular Orders for what he did from his Majesty whom he was ingaged to be a Servant to and they also had prefessed to comply with and upon that Account however they dealt with him he would own them to be a Parliament That if they would take away his Life the World knew he regarded it not It was a debt that must once be payd and that he was willing and did much rejoyce that he must go the same way his Majestie did And it was the joy of his Heart not onely to do but to suffer for him The Parliament gave Sentence upon him that he should be hanged upon a Gibbet of six Ells and a half high and after he was hanged his Head to be severed from his Body and put upon the Toulbooth at Edenburgh his right Hand to be cut off and sent to Glascow his left to Aberdeen his right Foot to Saint Johns Towns and his left to Dundee That all the time of his Sentence and Execution he seemed to be no way altered but his Speech full of Composure when they bid him kneel he told them he would observe any Posture to manifest his Obedience especially to them who were so near to a Conjunction with his Majesty and a Minister attending to offer him Absolution he refused it from the Minister but defired him to pray with him Which the Minister refused unless he would take Absolution from him He himself prayed very zealously and suffered with great Meekness and Courage From Leverpoole That the Ingagement is willingly taken that some Powder and Match going to some Cavaliers was seized upon 28 A Bill for setling the Militia of the Commonwealth committed Order for an Act to be brought in to impower the Militia of London to raise Horse another for Westminster another to be for setting the Poor to work throughout the Nation Letters from Clonmel May 10. This Day we entered Clonmel which was quit by the Enemy the last Night after a tedious Storm which continued 4 houres Our men kept close to the Breach which they had entered all the time Save onely one accidentall Retreat in the Storm We lost in this Storm C. Cullum and some other Officers with divers private Souldiers and others wounded The Enemy had made many great Preparations within by a Traverse or Crossework and to beat our men off as they entred but afterwards many of them stole out of the Town and left some few with the Inhabitants to make Conditions in the morning our Forces pursued and killed all they could light upon 29 From Newcastle That the Scots are in dayly Expectation of their Kings landing in some Part of the North that some Parliament Ships are wafting up and downe on that Coast under Captain Hall 30 From Clonmel That C. Reynolds is wayting upon the Motions of Castlehaven with 1500 Horse and Dragoons That they found in Clonmel the stoutest Enemy that ever was found by the Army in Ireland and that there was never seen so hot a Storm of so long a Continuance and so gallantly defended neither in England nor Ireland From Portsmouth of a man of War taken with the Commission of Charles the Second From Berwicke That the Scots Commissioners went beyond their Instructions in promising their King Assistance against England that their Ministers pray for the Confusion of the Sectarian Army in England And that their Army is marching Southwards 31 From Coventry That few or none of the Commonalty of that Countey but had taken the Ingagement From Bristol That the L. Lt. of Ireland was landed there and that they fired their great Guns thrice over at his Arrival From Guernzy That M. Harrison had besieged the Castle and made 150 Shot at it From Dublin That C. Reynolds was sate downe before Tecroghan where C. Hewson met him that they made their Approaches within Pistol Shot of it without the loss of one man That it is a very strong Place never possest by the Parliaments Forces during all the time of the Rebellion That the Titular Bishop of Clogher G. of the Northern Irish marching with about 300 Horse and 4000 Foot being faced by 1000 of the Parliaments Horse retreated and many of his men dispersed From Scotland That Montrosse would have nothing to do with the Kirkemen at the time of his Execution and that the People shewed much sorrow and regret at his Death That the Scots Parliament invited the King thither and expect his sudden Arrival That the Lord Argyle late turned Royalist and other Lords are so desirous of his coming that they postpone the Churches interest thereto The L. Lt. of Ireland came to Town he was met on Hounstow-heath by many Members of Parliament and Officers of the Army and at Hide-parke saluted with great Guns and a Volly of Shot from C. Barksteads Regiment and lodged in Whitehall June 1650. 1 Great Ceremonyes and Appeareances of joy upon the coming of the L. Lt. of Ireland to London most of the Persons of Quality the Members of Parliament and Officers of the Army about the Town paid their Visits to him and congratulated the safe Arrival of his Excellence after so many Dangers both by Sea and Land wherein God had preserved him and the wonderfull Successes which he had given him 3 From Edenburgh That the Ministers are earnest in Prayer for the Kings coming but so that he may first condescend to all that is propounded That they are busie in setling Officers for his Majesties House and in purging the Army That Letters came from the King expressing much sorrow at the Report he hears that there is some blood of his good Subjects shed of late But not knowing how it is desires to understand the business fully That Sir John Vrrey and C. Spotteswood are forthwith to be beheaded From Leverpool That the Excise was quietly settled in those parts A Souldier for Swearing and Blastheaming and abusing a poor Woman to whom he owed Money was sentenced by the Court Marshal To ride the Wooden Horse an hour three days with a Gag in his mouth to run the Gantlope through two Companies of Foot to have his Sword broken over his head and to be cashiered the Army 4 Visits from the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to the Lord General Fairfax and the
place neer it That Major-General Whaley marched along the Sea side having some Ships to sail by him and hath taken store of Artillery and divers Ships that the Enemys Affairs are in some discomposure That they will not adventure all upon one Army but have sent for the new levyes An Account of Monys Recruits and Provisions gone for Ireland and of prizes taken and brought into Portsmouth Of Prizes taken by the Pyrats 7. Letters of much damage done by the Jersey Pyrats Of Collonel Hunkin going to be Governour of Scilly with Forces That Collonel Hewson was going into Cavan where the People stood upon their guards refusing to pay contribution 8. Letters That Sr. George Askue was set sail for the Barbadoes That the General was marched with the Army to St. Johns Town to prevent supplies to the Enemy from the North of Scotland That Collonel Fortescue coming to the General with a Petition on the behalf of Mr. Love the General and the Army would not intermeddle therewith and the Collonel with a Convoy of 18 Troopers was set upon by 80 of the Enemies Horse the Collonel first cryed for quarter and had it most of his Convoy were slain only 4 of them escaped That 6000 of the Scots are reported to have Run away from them since the last Rout in Fife In the Armies march towards St. Johns Town 2 Troopers were executed for Straggling and Plundering That some Country People being left to cut down the Bridge between St. Johns Town and Sterling they ran away upon the approach of the English Army before it was quite done and left their tools behind them That the General sent a summons to St. Johns Town that understanding they had no Garrison that they should immediately Surrender to him and he promised to free their Goods from plunder and their Persons from violence The Town denying his entrance he sent parties to attempt it and some were slain on both sides but the English gaining upon them they sent a Drum with a letter to the General to let him know that his Information was not good and that they had a Garrison and could do nothing without the Governour Here upon the General sent a Summons to the Governour who returned no answer and therefore Cromwel planted his Batteries and played all night upon them and the next day the Lord Dasseres the Governour who came into the Town the day before with 1300 Men sent to Cromwel for a Treaty and Cessation That newes was brought to Cromwel That the Scots Army was marched about to Hamilton and so intended for England That Collonel Fortescue with 28 Men in his Company were taken some suspected willingly by the Moss Troopers between Lieth and Berwick 9. Letters That the Lord Muskerry having gotten Forces together to relieve Lymbrick the Lord Broghil met with them routed them killed 500 on the place besides many that were drowned in the Black-water That St. Johns Town was rendred to Cromwel upon Articles That he had in it 4 pieces of Ordinance much Arms Ammunition and Provision That the General left a Regiment of Horse and another of Foot And 4 Troops of Dragoons under the Command of Collonel Overton to secure that place and the parts adjacent and sent Lieutenant General Monke with 4 Regiments of Horse 3 of Foot and 4 battering pieces to beleaguer Sterling The General hastened to march after the King who he had notice was advanced for Ireland and that by the way David Lesley summoned Bigger and the Governour returned a resolute answer that he kept it for the Common-wealth of England That Argyle and many other Scots Lords were retired to their private Dwellings That the King Hamilton and Bucks with other Lords are with the Army which is about 8000 and supposed to be near Carlisle That Major-General Harrison with a considerable Party was at Berwick and expects a conjunction of the Forces with him to hinder the Kings march That Major-General Lambert was marched after the King 11. Letters from Cromwel to the Parliament of the reducing of St. Johns Town and of the Enemies march for England and his following them who in desperation and fear and out of inevitable necessity were run to try what they could doe in this way It is our Comfort that in simplicity of heart as to God we have done to the best of our Judgements knowing that if some issue were not put to this business it would occasion another Winters War to the ruine of your Soldiery for whom the Scots are too hard in respect of induring the Winters difficulty of that Country and being under the endless expence of the Treasure of England in prosecuting this War He shows the reasons why he did not interpose more between the Enemy and England and prays the Parliament to use their courage by such Forces as they have in readiness and can get together to give the Enemy a check till he can come up to them and doubts not but the desperateness and folly of this Councel of theirs will appear and puts them in mind of the Scots former invasion when England was much more unsteady than now and the success of it not to be forgotten It is good to wait upon the Lord upon the earnest of former experiences and hope of his presence which only is the life of your cause He gives them an account that Major-General Harrison and Collonel Rich and the Forces with them shall endeavour to keep the Scots together and impede their march and to joyn with your other Forces and that Major-General Lambert marched with a considerable Body of Horse up to the Enemies Rear and himself was hasting after them and that he hoped he had left a commanding Force under Lieutenant General Monk in Scotland Major-General Harrison gave an account by his letters to the Parliament of the Scots coming into England and of his giving notice to the Commissioners of the Militia of Lancashire Cumberland and other Counties to raise what Forces they could to joyn with him That he had gotten together 3000 Horse and hoped to hinder the Enemies march He desires some Provision for 4 or 500 Godly men for 2 or 3 Moneths if he can get them mounted and dated his Letter 7th of the 6 Moneth 1651. at 11. a Clock Forenoon Newcastle T. Harrison That in the success the Lord Broghil lately had against the Lord Muskerry in Ireland the Lord Muskerries Army consisted of 1000 Horse and Dragoons and neer 2000 Foot My Lord Broghil had but 400 Horse and Dragoons and under 600 Foot That the charge was very desperate on both sides the Lord Broghil had 120 Horsemen shot and 30 killed he charged him that led up the Irish opposite wing and killed him but the Irish did so overwing him that his own Troop that consisted most of Gentlemen Reformadoes was charged in front flank and Rear both by Horse and Foot amongst which my Lord was so far ingaged that they offered
answered That they were not satisfied in Conscience to do what he required but would give an Answer to Collonel Overton who had before sent to them the like Message That the Ministers of St. Johns Town refused to Preach unless they might pray for the King and their Army in England the Governour told them they might Preach the Gospel of Christ but that would not satisfie them That in swimming over the River to come to Dundee Two or Three Men and Horses were drowned Among other Countries Oxford-shire had raised a Regiment of Foot and Two Troops of Horse to assist the Lord General before Worcester and had chosen Collonel James Whitelocke to command both their Horse and Foot he was the Collonel Mr. Robert Warcup Lieutenant Collonel and the Major and Captains were most of them Oxford-shire Gentlemen They wrote to Collonel James Whitelocke to acquaint him herewith and to desire him to come into England to accept of this Command to which the Committee had freely chosen him he returned thanks for the Honour his Country-men had done him accepted the Command and promised to hasten into England to serve them But before he could come over from Ireland the King with his Army being come into England and all the new raised Forces being commanded to march to the Lord General towards Worcester his Lieutenant Collonel Warcup marched with his Regiment of Foot thither 2. An Act passed to enable the Commissioners of the Militia to raise Money for the present Service of the Common-wealth A Messenger from the Head Quarters informed That the Lord General and Lieutenant General met and viewed their Forces and consulted about carrying on of the Work and prepared to receive the Enemy if he should ingage who came forth in a full Body but would not come near to Cromwel Who thereupon sent out a Party against them upon whose approach the Scots retreated into the City That the Parliament Forces were got within half Musquet-shot of the Enemies Works and their Canon played daily into the City with good execution That the Earl of Derby came wounded into Worcester with about 30 Horse and no more of all his Levies in Lancashire which so distracted the Towns-men that they began to repent their deserting of the Parliament That the King seeing his hopes in the Earl of Derby frustrated would have marched away with his Horse upon which his Foot were ready to mutiny and said They should both endure the same Fortune the King and his Officers had much ado by fair words to appease them The Parliament voted That whosoever had the Kings Declaration in their Hands should bring it in to the Council or to the Lord Major of London or some Justice of Peace to be burnt by the Hang-man and those who should not bring it in or should disperse it to be punished according to Law Twelve Regiments of London being 1400. Mustered in Finsbury Fields the Speaker and divers Members of Parliament were there and the Lord Major and Sheriffs of London the Kings Declaration was burnt by the Hangman at the Head of every Regiment who gave loud Shouts and Acclamations thereupon That Captain Escot a Parliament Man of War fetched two Prizes out of the Enemies Harbour in Scotland and brought them into Lieth loaden with Corn and other Commodities In one of them were divers intercepted Letters of Consequence from the Lord Argyle Cleveland and others to the Lord Jermyn Captain Titus the Earl of Newcastle and others in Holland That the same Man of War fought Three hours with another Ship bound for the Enemy loaden with Wine Arms and Ammunition and at length sunk her and all her Goods except Ten Hogsheads of Wine which were saved and a few of the Passengers the rest were drowned 3. Letters That a Party of the Enemies Horse moved and pulled down Two Bridges of the River Tearne in Hereford-shire but being flanked by a Party of Lieutenant General Fleetwood supposing they intended to march away they retreated That a Servant of Masseys came into Cromwels Quarters and reported That the wants of the Kings Army were very great that his Master was shot in the Hand and the Earl of Worcester wounded in the Mouth Major Mercer with a strong Party was sent to secure Bewdly Bridge From Scotland That a Party of Collonel Alureds Men being sent out to prevent their new Levies Seven Miles from Dundee they found old General Leven and several other great Lords raising of Forces whom they apprehended and brought away Prisoners Letters That Scurlocke the Famous Tory took Two small Garrisons of the Parliaments in Ireland That the Garrisons of Lymbrick and Galloway were much straitned That 2000 Sallied out of Galloway upon Collonel Russel who commanded there in Sir Charles Coote's absence but were repulsed with the loss of 2 or 300 of their Men and but Six of Russels lost That the Remnant with Clanrickard increased in number but were so full of terror that upon the advance of Sir Charles Coote and Collonel Reynolds towards them they quitted divers strong Passes and a Castle of Consequence where the Soldiers had Quarter for Life the Officers and Protected People left to Mercy and some of them hanged That the Enemy took Raghaera Castle from the Parliament surprising most of their Men gathering Contribution in the Country who were likewise cut off That the Sickness is still in those Parts That the Commissioners of Parliament appointed a day of Humiliation 4. Letters from Scotland to the Speaker That after the taking of Sterling Lieutenant General Monk marched to Dundee for the reducing of that Place and summoned it they in answer to his Summons sent him a Proclamation from the King That whosoever would lay down Arms and come in to them should have Mercy That this Impudence of theirs was occasioned by the Promise of old Lesley Earl of Leven with divers other Lords and Ministers Commissioned from the King to raise Forces whereby he would relieve the Town Private Intelligence being given hereof Collonel Alured with a good Party marched to the Place of their Rendezvous and surprized old Leven and the Lord Chancellor with divers other Lords Six or Seven of their Ministers and 300 more Persons of Quality Letters from Worcester Sir This day hath been a glorious day this day Twelvemonth was glorious at Dunbar this day hath been glorious before Worcester the Word was then The Lord of Hosts and so it was now and indeed the Lord of Hosts was wonderfully with us The same Signal we had then as now which was to have no White about us and indeed the Lord hath clothed us with White Garments though to the Enemy they have been Bloody In the Morning 3. Sept. Lieutenant General Fleetwood had order to advance with his Brigade on the other side Severne and all things being prepared for the making of a Bridge and having cleared our Passages with a Forlorn we laid a Bridge over Severne and
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
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
Fleet thereby but being disappointed thereof the common people were earnest for a Peace with England That the King of Denmark stood off expecting the issue of the Business betwixt England and Holland and fearing the danger of Sweden That Monsieur Burdeaux was Arrived Ambassador from the French King to the Common-wealth of England That the Generals of the Fleet sent Orders from Aberdeen for all English Ships in the Service of the State upon the Coast of Scotland to follow and joyn with them 19. Letters from the Fleet that they were still in pursuit of the Dutch Fleet upon the Coast of Scotland but had no other Intelligence of them than what they had formerly given to the Councel 20. Collonel Jones and Collonel Ryley agreed upon Articles in Ireland for pardon of some of the Rebels and for Indempnity and Transportation of them 21. Letters That the Captain of Clanrannold one of the chief Clans in the North Highlands had taken the tender to be faithful to the Common-wealth of England and desired a Commission to set out a private Man of War against the Dutch That Captain Diamond brought into Pool 8 Dutch Merchant Ships prizes 23. That Collonel Atkins took a Dutch Pacquet-boat with some Letters of Concernment from Holland to Van-Trump Letters from the Forces in Scotland under Collonel Lilburne directed to Major-General Lambert to be communicated to the Army in England highly approving of the action of Dissolving the Parliament and ingaging to live and dye with Cromwell and his Councel of Officers in the further prosecution of this cause and for procuring of Justice and Righteousness and freedom to be settled to this Nation 25. That the Holland Merchants who went round about by Scotland had slipped by the English Fleet and were returned safe into their Harbour with their Convoy Van Trump and his Men of War which raised the Spirits of the States and their People 26. The Rebels in Cork and Kerry lessened their General O Sullinan Beer fled to France and the remaining Collonels sent to the Lord Broghill for terms of submission A young Conspiracy to bring in Charles 2d discovered at Yonghall and the Conspirators apprehended 27. Cromwell and his Councel of Officers resolved to Summon select Persons to be nominated by themselves out of every County who should be as a Representative of the whole Nation 28. Cromwell and his Councel of Officers sat close this week about choosing Persons to sit in the next Representative They also published a Declaration for continuing the old Commissioners for Assessments in the several Counties and the present Tax for 3 months longer They appointed a Committee to consider how the Receipts of the Customs and excise might be best managed and brought into one Office Van Trump came with his Fleet into Dover Road having Convoyed home all the Merchants he discharged many Shots against the Town of Dover whereby some Houses were prejudiced but no person Slain the English Fleet were to the North of Scotland That Dover Castle and the Forts playing upon Van Trumps Fleet they tacked about and stood to the Southward that they took three small Vessels of the English bound from London to Rohan 30. Several Aldermen and others of London made an Address to Cromwell for reinvesting the late Parliament whereupon divers others of London made an Address to Cromwel testifying their dislike of and dissent from the former and their resolution to adhere to Cromwell To Cromwell and his Councel of Officers came the humble acknowledgment and Congratulation of the Churches of Christ and other well affected Persons to their proceeding in the County of Radnor Two Dutch Prizes loaden with Wines taken by two of the English Frigots An Account of several Ships of War going to the Fleet and of a guard of Ships appointed to ply to the North Foreland for security of the Fisher-men 31. Of a single English Man of War who met with several Dutch Fleets of above 300 Merchant men with their Convoys some from Russia some from France and the English Ship putting up the Danish Colours and setting only some Danes on the Deck which they had on board their Ship they came off cleer from the Dutch Letters from the Hague that Trumps design in going out towards the Downs was to Fire such English Ships as he should find there or in their Harbour or upon the English Coast before their grand Fleet should return June 1653. 1. The General of the English Fleet being returned near the Texel called a Councel of War and sent orders for all Men of War in the River and other parts that are ready to Sail to come and join with them An Account that Van Trump was at Goree with 120 Men of War and expected more to join with him 2. Letters That the English Fleet was at Yarmouth and the Dutch Fleet at the back of the Goodwin 3. Letters of differences among the Remonstrators in Scotland about the point of Jus divinum of their Government of the Kirk That upon the English Fleets appearing near the Texel divers rich Men of Roterdam and other parts fled into the Country and left their Houses that the People cry out for Peace with England Of a Dutch Prize taken near Plimouth That a private English Man of War of about 8 Guns took 3 rich Dutch Prizes Letters and Messengers from the Fleet did bring the news That yesterday about noon the English Fleet ingaged the Dutch about the North Foreland and the Ingagement continued very hot and sharp till near night in which time one of the Dutch Admirals was blown up and 3 or 4 Sunk but not one of the English Ships lost only General Dean on the first on-set was slain by a great shot This day 't was observed that the Fleets were ingaged again and the report of the great Guns were heard in London and other places remote from Sea 4. Letters from General Monk of the Fight at Sea with the Dutch that for 3 hours the dispute was very sharp on both sides which continued from 3 to 6 in the Evening at which time the Enemy bore away right before the wind and little more was done only the Frigots gave chase so long as there was light One of the Dutch Admirals was blown up and 3 or 4 Sunk General Dean slain A Messenger brought News from the Fleet that they had taken 20 of the Dutch Men of War and fired and sunk many more of them 6. Letters from the Generals at Sea to Cromwell and they to the Councel of State of the first days Fight with the Dutch at Sea and of the second days Fight with them which continued 4 hours after which they endeavoured to get away from the English as fast as they could the particulars were not fully known what Ships were taken and sunk and what men Slain but a List was sent to the Councel
on the behalf of Lilburn presented to the Councel of State Several of the English Frigots plyed before the Texel and the Fly as near as they could to the Harbours mouth A Dutch Prize brought into the Fleet two more escaped and some Frigots were sent after them more Men of War came into the Fleet with supplies of Provisions and Ammunition 21. An Order and Declaration of the Councel of State concerning the determination of several claims depending before the Commissioners for removing of Obstruction The Commissioners from Holland came over with a white Flag to Treat for Peace and were saluted by the English Ships as they passed by them The English were used uncivilly in Holland the Dutch prepared for War Trading with them was dead Corn dear their fishing prevented and the people very unquiet they compute their loss in the late Fight to be 5000 Men. Three Dutch Prizes taken by the English Frigots Three English Ships taken by five Pickeroons near the Coast of Sussex 22. Judges nominated by Cromwell and the Councel of State for the Summer Circuit Draughts brought to the Commissioners of the Great-Seal for passing Commissions touching the Lands in Ireland for the Adventurers Soldiers sent to the Fleet. 23. Cromwell and the Councel of State kept this a day of thanksgiving for the Victory at Sea against the Dutch and it was generally kept throughout the City 24. The Funeral of General Dean was solemnized his Corps was carried in a Barge from Greenwich to Westminster attended with many Barges and Boats in mourning Equipage and many great Shot discharged as he passed by from Ships and the Tower and Guns placed in the way and he was Interred in the Abbey Mr. Thurloe sent to many persons Notes by direction from the Councel to desire them to be present at the Funeral where they were accordingly and a very great Company of Soldiers and others and Cromwell himself was there The sickness increased at Dublin Some small Vessels upon the North of Ireland were taken by French Pyrates Some great Lords met in the Highlands upon a new design which they kept secret and pretended a Commission from their King A Prize brought into St. Maloes not admitted by the Town being resolved to maintain a free Trade with England 25. The Dutch Ambassadors pressed for a speedy Treaty of Peace The English Fleet were still plying before the Dutch Harbours 27. An Address from the Forces of Jersey to Cromwell and his Councel of Officers that they will stand and fall live and dye with them That a small party of the English Horse in Ireland routed a party of the Rebels 4 times more than themselves in the County of Kerry killed 60 of them and took divers Prisoners The English were but 30 Horse and 2 Files of Musketiers the Rebels were about 400. The States of Holland strengthened their Garrisons armed the Boors by the Sea Coast and marched some Land Forces into the Towns near the Sea being allarmed by the English Fleet and their People were very unquiet and apt to Tumults and Sedition The Fleet before the Texel took a Vessel going with Instructions to their Fleet coming in with young Van Trump that they and their East-India Fleet and other Merchants should go to Norway and the Sound Three Merchants Ships taken by the English Fleet. A rising of some People in Holland for the Prince of Orange 28. A Petition of many Thousand Prisoners to Cromwell and his Officers for Liberty That Magna Charta may be in force and no arrests for Debt c. Printe Rupert going to Swim in the River of Seine was in danger of drowning but saved by the Company 29. Cromwell and the Councel of State passed an Order forbidding all riotous Assemblies in the great level of the Fenns and the throwing down of Fences and Inclosures there Hamborough sent Supplies of Ammunition Guns c. to Holland 30. Prince Rupert in mean Condition with a few Men in France July 1653. 1. An Address to Cromwell and his Councel of Officers from the Commission-Officers of Lymericke and Clare in Ireland of Joyning with him Some prizes taken upon the Scotch Coast by Captain Rudlee 2. Some 50 Dutch Merchants from the Sâ—uâ—d Convoyed by 12 Danish Men of War for Holland William of Nassan coming to Amsterdam upon a design to suprise that Town hardly escaped with his life from thence Letters That the English Fleet had taken 5 Ships loaden with Masts Pitch and Tar two from Stockholm which besides other rich goods had 200 Copper Guns in their hold 3 Ships loaden with Corn 2 others from Denmark and 2 from the Streights one loaden with Oyl and the other with Silkes 4. The persons Summoned by Cromwel to take the Supream authority appeared in the Councel Chamber at Whitehal about 120 of them and being set round the Table Cromwel and the Officers of the Army standing about the middle of the Table Cromwell made a Speech to them Shewing the cause of their Summons and that they had a clear call to take upon them the Supream Authority of the Common-wealth and he urged divers Scriptures to admonish and incourage them to do their duties Then Cromwel produced an Instrument in writing under his own hand and Seal whereby he did with the advice of his Officers devolve and intrust the Supream Authority and Government of this Common-wealth into the hands of the Persons then met And that they or any 40 of them are to be held and acknowledged the Supream authority of the Nation unto whom all persons within the same are to yeild obedience and Subjection That they should not sit longer than the 3d. of November 1654. and 3 moneths before their Dissolution to make choice of other persons to Succeed them who are not to sit longer than a year and to be left to them to take care for a Succession in government Then Cromwel and his Officers withdrew and the persons met did adjourn themselves to the next day in the Parliament-house and appointed to keep a Fast there to seek God for his Direction and Blessing It was much wondered by some that these Gentlemen many of them being Persons of Fortune and Knowledge would at this Summons and from these hands take upon them the Supream Authority of this Nation considering how little Authority Cromwell and his Officers had to give it or these Gentlemen to take it but it was accepted by them An Address to Cromwell from many well affected in Lincolnshire to stand by him c. 5. The Summoned Gentlemen met in the House and kept the Day in Humiliation and Prayer After which ended they resolved that Mr. Rouse should sit in the chair for a Moneth and that Cromwel Lambert Harrison Desborough and Tomlinson do sit in the house as Members and that Mr. Scobel should be their Clark A list of 20 Dutch prizes brought into Lee Road by Captain
High Puissances are also too just to give the World cause to say that you regard not your Friends but in the Moment when you have need of them and that you neglect to give them like succour as you expect from them What will all the Neighbourhood judge of such proceedings that while these Provinces are Treating in England they let it be known that at the same time they are Negotiating Alliance in France and the Treaty in England being brought near to Effect they speak no more of the Alliance of France One would expect that these two Treaties should March with an equal pace it will be seen that one is advanced and the other stands still If that of England be concluded and no mention made of that of France will it not rather be suspected that an Alliance was proposed at Paris to obtain an advantageous Peace at London But it will not fall out so these distrusts have not entred into the Council of the King the Alliance will proceed and if in the Project which the Commissioners of his Majesty have given to the Ambassadour of your High Puissances there be any thing that requires a temperament it will be done with justice and equality Since France will be free from misunderstanding with England otherwise there would be too much difference in the condition of the Contractors Your High Puissances finding your selves in full Peace with Spain and England And France being overcharged with New Troubles from England besides the War which She sustains against Spain The same justice to procure for France the accomodations with England appears clearly in the Design which your High Puissances discovered when you resolved to Treat an Alliance with France for they thereupon gave Instructions to their Ambassadors in two Cases the one of the Peace the other of the War with England desiring in the last Case that the King should Imploy his Forces for their Succour and it is Equity that you should include in the Peace him whom you would have ingaged in the War otherwise you would reap all the benefit to your selves and put all the bazards upon your Friends These Conditions are so natural and pressing that they may surmount the greatest obstacles if you shall include France in the Peace of your High Puissances with England But if you do not or be found slack â—herein it cannot be said here as in other Treaties That France would not have Peace for She demandeth it instantly It cannot bo alledged what was said to your Deputies on the behalf of the King of Denmark That that Prince did not at all appear by his Ministers France hath hers at London The English are offended with Denmark No such thing appears against France It cannot be objected that our differences are of long discussion and mingled with divers pretensions Nor that there is any great War to be determined or long Animosities to be extinguished It is not a War nor is it any hatred but these differences between us and England may rather be named Disorders in the Commerce of particular Persons and are principally upon such Matters as make Application to the Office of Friends to prevent the Mischiefs of War before they be Declared The thing then is easie of it self but much more easie in the condition you are in England is willing to have a Peace with you and without searching into the Reasons wherefore they desire it it appears sufficiently that they are willing to have it parting with so many pretentions which were put forth in the beginning it is not credible that they would loose the occasion of this Accommodation with the Provinces in the present Constitution of Affairs for this only Circumstance the including of France they would the rather have Peace with your High Puissances if they saw you streightly Vnited with France And if it should fall out otherwise it would necessarily be believed that England had higher Designs that it were joyned with Spain and that the Peace presented to the United Provinces were but a blind to disunite them from their ancient Friends and to ruine them with joynt Forces of the Spaniards when they had separated them But I have no such Opinion I esteem England to treat sincerely with your High Puissances and hope that after you have well considered this Inclusion which I demand of you in the Peace what profit it will bring how necessary for your Trade and to the Security of a reasonable Treaty among Friends just between Allies and easie to be obtained you will not lose the favourable occasion to perform one of the best Actions that hath been done since the Foundation of your State promoting a Peace to a great Kingdom doing a good Office to a powerful King and making known to all the World what they may expect from your Friendship Hereupon I shall attend the Answer of your High Puissances to make it known unto the King my Master The Ordinance published for adjourning part of Easter Term that in the mean time course might be taken for reforming the Abuses and Corruptions in the proceedings of Law A Congratulation to the Lord Protector from the Town of Newcastle Letters that Cornet Kennet with Twenty Men going to Collect an Assessment about Dumfrize were set upon by Forty of the Enemy received their Charge and then charged through the Rebells routed them killed four took six and had only four of his Party Wounded That Lieutenant Hickman with another party fell upon Sixty of the Enemy took six and about twenty Horse That another Party under Cornet Keys and Lieutenant Young with about forty Horse and thirty Foot fell upon a Party of the Enemy being sixty Horse and sixty Foot Routed them and Killed a Captain and twelve Souldiers took several Officers and forty Soldiers and twenty Horse and lost but one Man and another Wounded That Major Bridge took two Prisoners and six Horses which he restored to the Country from whom the Scots had taken them That Lieutenant Hickman had routed the Enemy and taken some Prisoners slew three and pursued them to the Hills 11 Letters that the Ratification of the Articles of Peace with England was Signed by most of the States 12 An Ordinance passed touching Surveyors of the High-ways Another forbidding Planting of Tobacco in England Another for the Union of Scotland with England in these words His Highness the Lord Protector of the Common-Wealth of England Scotland and Ireland c. taking into consideration how much it might conduce to the glory of God and the peace and welfare of the people in this whole Island that after all those late unhappy Wars and Differences the People of Scotland should be united with the People of England into one Commonwealth and under one Government and finding that in December one thousand six hundred fifty and one the Parliament then sitting did send Commissioners into Scotland to invite the People of that Nation unto such an happy Vnion who proceeded so far therein that
the Shires and Borroughs of Scotland by their Deputies convened at Dalkeith and again at Edenburgh did accept of the said Vnion and assent thereunto For the compleating and perfecting of which Vnion Be it Ordained And it is Ordained by his Highness the Lord Protector of the Common-wealth of England Scotland and Ireland and the Dominions thereto belonging by and with the advice and consent of his Council That all the People of Scotland and of the Isles of Orkney and Zethland and of all the Dominions and Territories belonging unto Scotland are and shall be and are hereby Incorporated into Constituted Established Declared and Confirmed one Commonwealth with England And in every Parliament to be held Successively for the said Common-wealth thirty persons shall be called from and serve for Scotland And for the more effectual preservation of this Vnion and the freedom and safety of the People of this Common-wealth so united Be it Ordained And it is Ordained by the Authority aforesaid That all the people of Scotland and of the Isles of Orkney and Zethland and of all the Dominions and Territories belonging unto Scotland of what Degree or Condition soever be discharged of all Fealty Homage Service and Allegiance which is or shall be pretended Due unto any of the Issue and Posterity of Charles Stewart late King of England and Scotland or any Claiming under him or that Charles Stuart Eldest Son and James called Duke of York second Son and all other the Issue and Posterity of the said late King and all and every person and persons pretending Title from by or under him are and be disabled to hold or enjoy the Crown of Scotland and other the Dominions thereunto belonging or any of them or to have the Name Title Stile or Dignity of King or Queen of Scotland or to have and enjoy the Power and Dominion of the said Kingdom and Dominions or any of them or the Honours Mannors Lands Tenements Possessions and Hereditaments belonging or appertaining to the said Crown of Scotland or other the Dominions aforesaid or to any of them any Law Statute Vsage Ordinance or Custom in Scotland to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding And it is further Ordained by the Authority aforesaid That the said Office Stile Dignity Power and Authority of King of Scotland and all right of the Three Estates of Scotland to Convocate or Assemble in any General Convocation or Parliament and all Conventional and Parliamentary Authority in Scotland as formerly Established and all Laws Vsages and Customs Ordaining Constituting or Confirming the same shall be and are hereby and from henceforth abolished and utterly taken away and made null and void And that this Vnion may take its more full Effect and intent Be it further Ordained by the Authority aforesaid That the Arms of Scotland viz. a Cross commonly called Saint Andrews Cross be received into and born from henceforth in the Arms of this Common-wealth as a Badge of this Vnion and that all the Publick Seals Seals of Office and Seals of Bodies Civil or Corporate in Scotland which heretofore carried the Arms of the Kings of Scotland shall from henceforth instead thereof carry the Arms of this Commonwealth And be it further Ordained by the Authority aforesaid That all Customes Excise and other Imposts for Goods transported from England to Scotland and from Scotland to England by Sea or Land are and shall be so far taken off and discharged as that all Goods for the future shall pass as free and with like Priviledges and with the like Charges and Burdens from England to Scotland and from Scotland to England as goods passing from port to port or place to place in England and that all Goods shall and may pass between Scotland and any other part of this Commonwealth or the Dominions thereof with the like Privileges Freedom Charges and Burdens as such Goods do or shall pass between England and the said parts and Dominions any Law Statute Vsage or Custom to the contrary thereof in any wise notwitstanding And that all goods prohibited by any Law now in force in England to be transported out of England to any Foreign parts or imported shall be and hereby are prohibited to be transported or imported by the same Law and upon the same penalties out of Scotland to any Foreign parts aforesaid or from any Forein parts into Scotland And be it further Ordained by the Authority aforesaid That all Sesses publick Impositions and Taxations whatsoever be imposed taxed and levyed from henceforth proportionably from the whole people of this Commonwealth so united And further to the end that all Dominion of Tenures and Superiorities importing Servitude and Vassalage may likewise be abolished in Scotland Be it further Declared and Ordained by the Authority aforesaid That all Heritors Proprietors and Possessors of Lands in Scotland or the Dominions thereunto belonging and their Heirs shall from and after the twelfth day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred fifty and four hold their respective Lands of the respective Lord and Lords by Deed Charter Patent or Enfeoffment to be renewed upon the death of every Heritor Proprietor Possessor as now they do to his Heir or Heirs by and under such yearly Rents Boons and Annual Services as are mentioned or due by any Deeds Patents Charters or Enfeofments now in being of the respective Lands therein expressed or by vertue thereof enjoyed without rendring doing or performing any other Duty Service Vassalage or Demand whatsoever by reason or occasion of the said Lands or any the Clauses or Covenants in the said Deeds Charters Patents or Enfeoffments contained saving what is hereafter herein and hereby particularly expressed and declared that is to say Heriots where the same are due Fines certain where the same is already certain and where the Fine is uncertain reasonable Fines upon the Death of the Lord and upon the Death or alienation of the Tenant or any of them where the same have usually been paid which said Fine not being already certain shall not at any time exceed one years value of the Lands and also doing suit and service to such Court and Courts Baron as shall be constituted in Scotland in such manner as is Ordained by one other Ordinance Entituled An Ordinance for Erecting Courts Baron in Scotland And be it Ordained by the Authority aforesaid That all and every the Heritors Proprietors and Possessors aforesaid and their Heirs are and shall he from henceforth for ever discharged of all Fealty Homage Vassallage and Servitude which is or shall be pretended due from them or any of them unto any their Lords or Superiors whatsoever claiming Dominion or Jurisdiction over them by vertue of the said Patents Charters Deeds or Enfeoffments and other rights thereof or of any Clauses or Conditions therein contained other than as is before Declared and Ordained And that all the said Superiorities Lordships and Jurisdictions other than as aforesaid shall be and are hereby
the Fleet Rid in Stoakes Bay May 1654. May 1. Letters that Captain Rogers who was Agent with Glencarn from the King was Executed at Edenburgh upon sentence of the Court Martial for a Spye That General Monck was Arrived at Lieth That a Scotch Gentleman with six of his Men defended a little Tower against the Highlanders and killed four of them A Letter Signed by all the Officers of the Army in Ireland acknowledging the Lord Protector 2 A Proclamation by the Lord Protector for a Cessation of all Acts of Hostility between the Commonwealth of England and that of the Vnited Provinces and for Restitution of Ships and Goods taken after the time mentioned in the Articles of Peace An Address from the Justices of the Peace Magistracy Officers and Grand Jury of Shropshire to the Lord Protector acknowledging his Government 3 Ships sent out from the Texel to call in the Dutch Freebooters That the Lord Ambassador Whitelock pressed for a Conclusion in his business in Sweden and that the Queen had discharged most of her Servants in order to her Resignation 4 That the Lord Protector and his Council did not sit so frequently as formerly and all things went according unto their desire 5 Letters that Collonel Morgan saw the Enemy but could not Engage them for want of Boats to pass the Water and therefore retreated to his Quarters That General Monck was making preparations to visit the Enemy 6 Letters that Middletons numbers did decrease and sometimes increase Of Five French Ships taken by a Frigot and of an English Ship taken by a Private Brest Man of War 8 Letters that General Monk had meetings with the Officers of the Army and they resolved to go to Collonel Morgan That the Peace with England was Proclaimed in Holland and a Day of Thanksgiving appointed for it 9 An Address to the Lord Protector from the Town and County of Pool to the same Effect as others were Letters that the Lord Ambassador Whitelock made a firm Alliance with Sweden and was expected at Hamburgh in few days An Ordinance Published touching the further Sale of Deans and Chapters Lands 10 A Declaration of the Lord Protector for a Day of Thanksgiving for the Peace with Holland and for the late seasonable Rain 11 Of a Discovery made by an Indian to an English Ship of a Plot against them Of a Council of Officers about the dividing the Lands in Ireland A Congratulatory Letter sent from the Army in Ireland to the Lord Protector Of the Solemn Reception of General Monck at Edenburgh and the Proclaiming the Lord Protector there the Feasting of General Monk and the Fire-works That the Highlanders expected the King amongst them and received Supplies of Men Armes and Money by Two Ships from Dunkirk 12 Letters that in Ireland there wanted men to Till the Land That few Tories were left there That Two Brest Men of War came near to Leverpool Letters that in Holland there sticks one particular which hath occasioned some trouble at the Hague to witt his Highness and the Two Ambassadors here who serve for the Province of Holland viz. Beveningk and Newport the other knowing nothing of it agreed a Secret Article That the Province of Holland should not of themselves ever consent That the States General should make the Prince of Orange or any of his Line Stadtholder or Captain General of their Forces by Sea or Land After the Generality had Ratified the Treaty this was propounded in the Assembly of the States every one before having sworn secrecy upon the propounding of it great dissatisfaction arose amongst them but at last they past it being Dissenters Four Noblemen and four Soveraign Towns of the Nobles that agreed to it were Bredrode General of their Forces Opdam Admiral of their Fleet Notwithstanding the Secrecy it came the next day to the States General The other six Provinces have protested against it and Accuse the Two Ambassadors as having done not only beside but against their Instructions But Holland will carry it through all though I verily believe they have great difficulties to contest with the Animosities and Jealousies which are occasioned by this will not easily be Extinguished His Highness hath not yet received the Ratification of this Article from Holland but expects it daily although all endeavours will be used to perswade his Highness to go from it There is included in this Peace besides Denmark the Suissers Hans Townes Count of Oldenburgh the Duke of Holstein and Alliance with Sweden being made there will be a good understanding between most of the Protestant States and opportunities may through Gods Blessing arise from thence to promote that Interest All the question is what is to be done with the Two Crowns of France and Spain They both seek our Friendship and Alliance but nothing is yet done with either of them I trust God will lead to such an Interest as will be for his Glory and the good of this State The Denmark Agent Rosenwing had his Publick Audience since which he hath offered nothing so that the Advertisement concerning him in reference to the Isles of Orcades came in very good time The Treaty with Portugal is not yet come to any Agreement the business of his Brother yet sticks his Highness hath now ordered his Tryal by a special Commission of Oyer and Terminer The Commissioners are my Lord Rolles Justice Atkins Serjeant Steel Doctor Zouch Doctor Clerk Doctor Turner Sir Henry Blunt Mr. Lucy and Alderman Tichburn 13 Letters that the French Pickaroons did much trouble the Fishermen about Rye 15 That the Enemy will not come near to Collonel Morgan A Proclamation by the Commander in Chief in Scotland for Pardon of those in Rebellion who shall come in by a Day And for their Parents and Relations if they shall come in And Imposing a Fine upon every Parish and Presbytery whereof any one continueth in Rebellion if they do not discover him and rewards to those that shall Apprehend any of the Rebels and their Principal Commanders or kill them Order of the Justices of Peace of Wales against Licences to Drovers c. 16 The Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London Dined with His Highness the Lord Protector 17 An Ordinance for suspending the Proceedings of the Judges touching relief of poor Prisoners and Creditors 18 Mounsieur Burdeaux the French Ambassadour had Audience by the Lord Protector 19 An Ordinance Published concerning the better repairing of the Highways and another for relief of Debtors in Scotland in some Cases of Extremity That the Lord Ambassador Whitclock having happily Concluded his business with the Crown of Sweden was upon his Journey homewards That Preparations were made for the Queens Resignation and for Crowning the King Charles 20 That Ireland was setled in as much Peace as it was before the Rebellion That General Monk was Marching Northward and Middleton and his Party were raising new Forces That Middletons Brother
not many days since they earnestly Laboured to hinder the doing of it now they Shout for Joy because it is done thus are the minds this is the practice of the Multitude whom nothing pleaseth long nothing more than Novelty The Ceremonies being performed at the Cathedral the New King with all His New Subjects and Servants returned back from thence unto the Castle in the same Order as they came thither and by the way He was Saluted by the People with their Loud Shouts of God save the King Thus coming to His Court the Abdicated Queen as He entred looks out of the Window and with a cheerful Countenance and Voice heard by the Company wisheth Her Cousin Joy of His Crown and Government He retires for a while to His private Chamber then is called forth to a Sumptuous Feast where most of the Senators and Nobility did Atend upon Him and rejoyce with Him 13 An Order of the Commissioners for setling the differences according to the Treaty with the Dutch between any of the Subjects of those Common-wealths 14 Letters of ten Days constant march of the English Army in the Highlands burning the Houses and Corn as they marched That they Traced the Enemy four days but could not meet with them nor with any Intelligence of them all the People removing before the Army and all their Goods and Cattle carried away That Middleton got away by water and lost one hundred Horse in his march but would not Engage with the English 15 Letters of a Brest Man of War taken Of a French Banker brought in Loaden with Fish and of eight more of them got away Of two French Prizes brought into Plymouth Of some Tories still abroad in Ireland 17 A List sent in and published of the Names of those who were Elected in the several Shires Cities and Burroughts in England and Wales to Serve in the next Parliament 18 Letters of the Armies March in the Highlands where in fourteen Days they saw neither Man Woman or Child and those they saw afterwards hardly to be called Men or Women by reason of their mishapes The Description of the strange bad Country of Loquaber and Kintal and the Mountains of Admannoth the difficult passages and the almost continual Fog and Rain there Of the Queen of Swedens private coming to Hamburgh 18 Letters of the King of Swedens proceedings in his Government and of his Brother Prince Adolphus his coming to Hamborough in his travail toward France 19 Letters that the English Army could by no means Engage the Forces of the Enemy in the Highlands in Scotland but after a most tedious and difficult march and being in great want of Provisions were returning back 20 A Ship Loaden of one hundred Tun near London Bridge was set on Fire by a Pot of Pitch heating upon the Decks and burnt with all her Lading and divers of her Men and some looking on her were slain with Pieces of her Timber blown up by the Gunpowder in her and much harm done to St. Olaves Church and to Houses near her 21 An other Ship Loaden with Oyl and other Goods had her Powder set on fire and all the Goods in her were burnt and sunck divers Men in her slain and some wounded and much damage done to the adjacent Houses Letters of the Brest Men Freebooters again upon the Western Coast 22 Letters of Middletons Forces being about Dunkel in Scotland eight hundred Horse and twelve thousand Foot much discontented complaining of the King and that amongst them four Horses Shooes were Sold for 15 d. That the English Army are still marching in pursuit of the Enemy 24 The French Ambassador and the three Ambassadors from the States of the United Provinces had Audience of the Lord Protector Letters that Middleton intended to dismount most of his Horse and to make use of his light Footed Highlanders to provoke the English to follow him in the Bogs and to prolong the War That Writs were received in Scotland for Election of Members in that Nation to Serve in the Parliament of England That a Party of Collonel Okeys Men fell upon the Earl of Atholls Men drove them up to their main Body killed three and took four of them upon which Allarum the Enemy fled and the English being tired could not pursue them nor gain intelligence where they were That the King of Scots the Princess of Orange the Queen of Sweden and Prince Adolphus were to meet at the Spaw in Germany 25 Letters of the great meeting at the Spaw with the Queen of Sweden and very many great Persons and Nobility upon which some English Design was expected 26 Mr. Sympson was enlarged from his Imprisonment and had liberty to Preach any where ten Miles from London The Lord Protector Sate very close with his Councel and gave Audience to several Ambassadors 27 Letters of some Tories in Ireland breaking out again into a Rebellion That one hundred thousand were come into Conought and Clare to be Tenants to particular Persons but refuse to become Tenants to the Common-wealth 28 Letters that divers of Middletons Forces left him that the English Vant Guard fell upon their Rear and did much Execution upon them till night prevented further dispute of them That General Blake went out of the Downs with a gallant Fleet as Admiral and Captain Lawson his Vice-Admiral 29 The Dutch sent seventy thousand pound into London for satisfaction of the Losses sustained by the English at the Sound in Denmark according to the late Articles of Peace A. C. came Post from Scotland with Letters from General Monk and from Collonel Morgan of the Routing of the Forces under General Middleton by Collonel Morgan divers killed and taken and his whole Body broken and dispersed Several Scots Officers of Quality taken Prisoners 31 Letters from General Monk to the Lord Protector of the particulars of the Routing of Middletons Army to this effect The Enemy having marched off in a very scattered posture upon our pursuit of them in Argyle and they bending Northwards I held it much necessary in regard that both Horse and Foot with me were much Beaten out with continual Marches to attend their motion slowly having sent to Collonel Morgan with his fresh Party to pursue them as he had Intelligence Who marching out of Baquenorth to Loughgary where he intended to quarter that night he fell upon Middletons Body of Horse who had also appointed that same place for their Quarter after a little resistance the Enemy ran and the pass being narrow and boggy quit their Horses and disperst themselves what Execution is done I have not yet Notice but by divers Prisoners who endeavoured to escape this way I am assured that their whole Body of Horse is routed totally so that they will not be able to get any considerable numbers together among those Prisoners taken there was one brought in by Cornet Baker Lieutenant-Collonel Hay who lately escaped out of Edenbrough Castle
hasten an Union amongst them which would put a disadvantage upon the business that all good Men did so much desire might be effected The Lord Deputy answered that he did believe the Business could not be effected here by this Ambassador And that the Pope was now at Work to unite his Interest amongst all the Popish Princes and particularly betwixt Spain and France To which Whitelock said that the sending of an Ambassador hence would hasten that union whereas if our Business might be done with the Ambassador here no Notice would be taken of it 23. Upon discourse with the Swedish Ambassador concerning the Uniting of the Protestant Interest which he had propounded to the Protector at a Secret Audience he seemed to like it very well And said the Difficulty would be what to propound in order to it and where to begin for it would be a long business to endeavour to bring in all the Protestant Princes and States together but he thought the best way would be for the King his Master and the Protector to joyn together first and then to draw in the rest afterwards And such of them as should refuse to joyn to be taken as Enemies Which would be quick and resolute and make the Popish Princes look about them The Ambassador also took Notice that he heard of the Protectors intentions to send Ambassadors from hence to his Master about this business And said he believed it might be done as effectually and more speedily here as to the general and foundation of it than by sending to his Master And that when he propounded the business to his Highness he desired to know from him what particulars he thought fit to be taken into consideration in the first place hereupon And told him That when he should know his mind therein he would forthwith send an Express to the King to receive his farther directions that he had already given his Majesty an account of the business in general and did expect within a few days to hear farther from him about it and hoped to receive such further Instructions from him as will be for the good carrying on of this great business He intimated likewise that the King might think it a little strange that whilst his Ambassador is here with the Protector the Protector should send his Ambassadors to the King which is not usual He said That he Confessed he had done little since his coming but it was not his fault And that it would be now time for him to think of returning It was answered That the Multitude of our great occasions here had been the only cause of his delay And the great Successes of the King in Poland might give some alteration of Affairs and many things thereupon might fall into consideration touching matter of Trade in relation to Poland and Prussia which at his Excellencies coming hither were not thought upon This the Ambassador acknowledged to be true and said farther That he hoped within a very few days there would be an Agreement between the King and the Elector of Brandenburgh or else that the Business would be put to a speedy issue the other way And then there would be the less occasion of sending from hence to prevent that difference And that would certainly make the Dutch quiet The Elector he said had received about 15000 l. from the Dutch of their money to assist him against the King 24. Sir Charles Wolsey of the Council did not approve of the joyning Sir Christopher Pack with Whitelock in this Ambassy nor the timing of it for he said He heard the King of Sweden had made an Order to desire all Forreign Publick Ministers to forbear for a time their coming to his Camp because he was in the midst of his Military Affairs 25. The Protector sent to Whitelock and earnestly pressed him to undertake the Ambassy to Sweden recommending it as a business of the greatest Honour and of the highest Concernment to the Protestant Interest but upon Whitelock's Discourse and Reasons against it the Protector seemed to be moved and said he would take the business into further Consideration with the Councel 28. An Order of the Protector and Councel whereby the Lord Fiennes Mr. Strickland Sir Gilbert Pickering and Whitelock or any two of them were appointed Commissioners to Treat with the Swedish Ambassador and they were desired to meet at the Councel-Chamber with Secretary Thurloe to confer together about the Articles 30. According to order they met at White-hall and were told of the Ambassadors impatience that in so long time as since he had given in his Articles he could not obtain any answer to them nor have any Commissioners to Treat with him In order thereunto they now perused the Articles and advised together upon them 31. The Ambassador seemed much unsatisfied with divers parts of the Articles and said That he had no Commission to Treat of any matter concerning the Vnited Provinces to be included and was much Nettled at that business In discourse touching a general Union of the Protestant Interest he said it would be a difficult work And for his Masters falling upon the Emperor he said that they in Sweden did not wish it to be so because they doubted that then Sweden would be neglected He declared his opinion to be not to meddle with the great business of the Protestant Union Nor to have to do with the Vnited Provinces in this or any other Treaty But he said That they might send to the King his Master at their pleasure and have a fitting Answer February 1655. Some Gentlemen added to the Committee of Trade Letters of the Sweeds Successes in Poland An Address presented from South-Wales and Monmouth-shire to the Protector Recognizing him and his Government An Order for continuing the Committee of the Army published Mr. Fell appointed Commissioner or Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster and Mr. Bartholomew Hall continued Attorney of the Dutchy One who Shot a Soldier that was to guard him being a Prisoner was arraigned at the Upper Bench but the Jury found him guilty only of Man-Slaughter the Foreman was disabled from being a Juror hereafter Soldiers in Ireland Condemned for Robberies the Councel there Sate about Transplanting some of the Irish An Order of the Lord Mayor of London for the Punishment and suppression of Common-Beggars Letters That the Indians near new-New-England had burnt many Houses of the Dutch and taken many Men Women and Children Prisoners but such as they found to be English they released the reason thereof was because the English had been just and kind to them Some little stirs in Scotland the Justices there according to the order of the Protector and his Councel and after the course in England proceeded to the Administration of Justice in Scotland where it was submitted unto A Dunkirk Man of War taken Prize The Peace ratified betwixt the King of Sweden and the Elector of Brandenburgh personally Order of the Sessions of
shall be left by the party acusing in writing under his hand with the party accused or in his absence at his house in the County City or Town for which he shall be chosen if he have any such house or if not with the Sheriff of the County if he be chosen for a County or with the Chief Magistrate of the City or Borough of which he is chosen And that the number of persons to be Elected and chosen to Sit and serve in Parliament for ENGLAND SCOTLAND and IRELAND and the distribution of the persons so chosen within the Counties Cities and Boroughs of them respectively may be according to such proportions as sholl be agreed upon and Declared in this present Parliament V That your Highness will consent That none be called to Sit and Vote in the other House but such as are not disabled but qualified according to the Qualifications mentioned in the former Article being such as shall be nominated by your Highness and approved by this House and that they exceed not Seventy in number nor be under the number of Forty whereof the Quorum to be One and twenty who shall not give any Vote by Proxies and that as any of them do dye or be Legally removed no new ones be admitted to Sit and Vote in their rooms but by consent of the House it self That the other House do not proceed in any Civil Causes except in Writs of Error in Cases adjourned from Inferior Courts into the Parliament for difficulty in Cases of Petitions against Proceedings in Courts ef Equity and in Cases of the Priviledges of their own House That they do not proceed in any Criminal Causes whatsoever against any person criminally but upon an Impeachment ef the Commons assembled in Parliament and by their consent That they do not proceed in any Cause either Civil or Criminal but according to the known Laws of the Land and the due course and Custom of Parliament That no final Determinations or Judgments be by any Members of that House in any Cause there depending either Civil Criminal or Mixt as Commissioners or Delegates to be nominated by that House But all such final Determinations and Judgments to be by the House it self Any Law or Vsage to the contrary notwithstanding VI. That in all other particulars which concern the calling and holding of Parliaments your Highness will be pleased That the Laws and Statutes of the Land be observed and kept and that no Laws be Altered and Suspended Abrogated or Repealed or new Law made but by Act of Parliament VII And to the end there may be a constant Revenue for Support of the Government and for the Safety and Defence of these Nations by Sea and Land We declare our willingness to Settle forthwith a Yearly Revenue of Thirteen hundred thousand Pounds whereof Ten hundred thousand Pounds for the Navy and Army and Three hundred thousand pounds for the Support of the Government and no part thereof to be raised by a Land Tax And this not to be altered without the consent of the Three Estates in Parliament And to grant such other Temporary Supplies according as the Commons Assembled in Parliament shall from time to time adjudge the necessities of these Nations to require And do pray Your Highness That it be Declared and Enacted That no Charge be laid nor no person be compelled to contribute to any Gift Loan Benevolence Tax Tallage Aid or other like Charge without common consent by Act of Parliament which is a Freedom the People of these Nations ought by the Laws to Inherit VIII That none may be added or admitted to the Privy Council of your Highness or Successors but such as are of known Piety and undoubted affection to the Rights of these Nations and a just Christian Liberty in matters of Religion nor without consent of the Council to be afterwards approved by both Houses of Parliament and shall not afterwards be removed but by consent of Parliament but may in the Intervals of Parliament be suspended from the Exercise of his Place by your Highness or your Successors and the Council for just cause and that the number of the Council shall not be above One and twenty whereof the Quorum to be Seven and not under As also that after Your Highness death the Commander in Chief under Your Successors of such Army or Armies as shall be necessary to be kept in England Scotland or Ireland as also all such Field-Officers at Land or Generals at Sea which after that time shall be newly made and Constituted by Your Successors be by consent of the Council and not otherwise And that the standing Forces of this Commonwealth shall be disposed of by the Chief Magistrate by consent of both Houses of Parliament sitting the Parliament and in the Intervals of Parliament by the Chief Magistrate by the Advice of the Council And also that your Highness and Successors will be pleased to Exercise your Government over these Nations by the Advice of your Council IX And that the Chancellor Keeper or Commissioners of the Great Seal of England the Treasurer or Commissioners of the Treasury there the Admiral the Chief Governour of Ireland the Chancellor Keeper or Commissioners of the Great Seal of Ireland the Chief Justices of both the Benches and the Chief Baron in England and Ireland the Commander in Chief of the Forces in Scotland and such Officers of State there as by Act of Parliament in Scotland are to be approved by Parliament and the Judges in Scotland hereafter to be made shall be approved of by both Houses of Parliament X And whereas your Highness out of your zeal to the glory of God and the propagation of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ hath been pleased to encourage a Godly Ministry in these Nations We earnestly desire that such as do openly revile them or their Assemblies or disturb them in the Worship or Service of God to the dishonour of God scandal of good men or breach of the peace may be punished according to Law And where the Laws are defective that your Highness will give consent to such Laws as shall be made in that behalf XI That the true Protestant Christian Religion as it is contained in the holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament and no other be held forth and asserted for the publique profession of these Nations And that a Confession of Faith to be agreed by your Highness and the Parliament according to the Rule and Warrant of the Sciptures be asserted held forth and recommended to the people of these Nations That none may be suffered or permitted by opprobrious Words or Writing maliciously or contemptuously to Revile or Reproach the Confession of Faith to be agreed upon as aforesaid And such who profess Faith in God the Father and in Jesus Christ his Eternal Son the true God and in the Holy Spirit God coequal with the Father and the Son one God blessed for ever and do acknowlege the
Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the Revealed Will and Word of God and shall in other things differ in Doctrine Worship or Discipline from the Publique Profession held forth Endeavours shall be used to Convince them by sound Doctrine and the Example of a good Conversation But that they may not be compelled thereto by Penalties nor restrained from their Profession but protected from all Injury and Molestation in the profession of the Faith and exercise of their Religion whilest they abuse not this Liberty to the Civil Injury of others or the Disturbance of the publique Peace So that this Liberty be not extended to Popery or Prelacy or to the Countenancing such who publish horrible Blasphemies or practise or hold forth Licentiousness or Prophaness under the profession of Christ And that those Ministers or Publique Preachers who shall agree with the publique Profession aforesaid in matters of Faith although in their Judgment and Practice they differ in matters of Worship and Discipline shall not onely have protection in the way of their Churches and Worship respectively but be esteemed fit and capable notwithstanding such difference being otherwise duly Qualified and duly Approved of any Trust Promotion or Imployment what soever in these Nations that any Ministers who agree in Doctrine Worship and Discipline with the Publique Profession aforesaid are capable of And all others who agree with the publique Profession in matters of Faith although they differ in matters of Worship and Discipline as aforesaid shall not onely have protection as aforesaid but be esteemed fit and capable notwithstanding such difference being otherwise duly Qualified of any Civil Trust Imployment or Promotion in these Nations But for such persons who agree not in matters of Faith with the publique Profession aforesaid they shall not be capable of receiving the publique Maintenance appointed for the Ministery Provided That this Clause shall not be construed to extend to enable such Ministers or publique Preachers or Pastors of Congregations But that they be Dis-enabled and they are hereby Dis-enabled to hold any Civil Imployment which those in Orders were or are Dis-enabled to hold by an Act Entituled An Act for Disenabling all persons in Holy Orders to Exercise any Temporal Jurisdiction or Authority And that Your Highness will give Your consent That all Laws Statutes Ordinances and Clauses in any Law Statute or Ordinance So far as they are contrary to the aforesaid Liberty be Repealed XII That all Acts and Ordinances of Parliament made for the abolishing of Arch-Bishops and Bishops and for the abolishing of Deans Deans and Chapters Cannons Prebends and other Offices and Titles of or belonging to any Cathedral or Collegiate Church or Chappel and for the sale or other disposition of the Lands Rents and Hereditaments unto any or either of them belonging or for the sale or other disposition of the Lands Rents and Hereditaments of the late King Queen or Prince or of the Lands of Delinquents Fee-Farm or other Rents Forest-Lands or any of them or any other Lands Tenements Rents or Hereditaments lately belonging to the Commonwealth shall no way be impeached but that they do remain good and firm And that the security given by Act and Ordinance of Parliament for any Summe or Summes of monies by any of the said Lands the Excise or by any other Publick Revenue and also the Securities given by the Publick Faith of the Nation and the Engagement of the Publick Faith for satisfaction of debts may remain firm and good and not be made void by any pretence whatsoever XIII That all and every person and persons who have Ayded Abetted Advised or Assisted in any War against the Parliament since the first day of January 1641. unless he or they have since born Armes for the Parliamint or your Highness or otherwise given signal testimony of his or their good affection to the Commonwealth and continued faithful to the same and all such as have been actually engaged in any Plot Conspiracy or Design against the Person of your Highness or in any Insurrection or Rebellion in England or Wales since the sixteenth of December 1653. And for Scotland that all and every person and persons who have been in Armes against the Parliament of England or against the Parliament in Scotland before the first day of April 1648. except such as have since born Arms in the service of the Parliament of England or your Highness or given other signal testimony of their good affection and every person or persons that since the said first day of April 1648. have been in Armes or otherwise Aided Abetted Advised or Assisted in any War against the Parliament of England or your Highness except such persons who having been in Armes or otherwise Abetted Advised or Assisted in any War against the Parliament of England or your Highness since the first day of April 1648. and were not in Armes against the Parliament of England or against the Parliament of Scotland before the first day of April 1648. and have since the first day of March 1651 Old stile lived peaceably and thereby given testimony of their good affection to the Parliament and your Highness be made uncapable for ever of holding or enjoyning of any Office or Place of Publick Trust in these three nations or any of them Provided that nothing in this Article contained shall extend to put any incapacity in this Article mentioned upon any English or Scotish Protestants in Ireland who before the first day of March 1647. have born Armes for the Parliament or your Highness or otherwise given signal testimony of their good affection to this Common-wealth and continued faithful to the same XIV And that your Highness will be pleased to consent that nothing in this Petition and Advice conteyned nor your Highness assent thereto shall be construed to extend to the dissolving of this present Parliament but that the same shall continue and remain until such time as your Highness shall think fit to dissolve the same XVI And that nothing conteyned in this Petition and Advice nor your Highness consent thereunto shall be construed to extend to the repealing or making void of any Act or Ordinance which is not contrary hereunto or to the matters herein conteyned but that the said Acts and Ordinances not contrary hereunto shall continue and remain in force in such manner as if this present Petition and Advice had not at all been had or made or your Highness consent thereunto given XVII And that all Writs issued out of the Chancery and all Writs and Patents of the Justices of the one Bench and of the other Barons of the Exchequer Commissions of Oyer and Terminer Goal-delivery and Justices of the Peace And all other Commissions Patents and Grants made and passed under the great Seal of England Scotland or Ireland shall stand good and effectual in the Law notwithstanding this Petition and Advice or your Highness assent thereunto or any Law Statute or Custome to
which was furthered by Whitelocke's advice to the Protector 20. The Commissioners of the Treasury made several reports to the Protector and Council of Arrears of money due to the state and upon advice with them his Highness and the Council made several orders for the Collecting and bringing in of those Arrears December 1657. 1. News of the King of Sweden's proceedings in the Isle of Funen 3. The distaste between the Protector and Bradshaw was perceived to increase 6. Order for the prosecution of some persons who had committed very great wasts and spoils in Forests 7. The Protector was perswaded to take to heart and to further the relief of the poor persecuted Protestants in the Vallies of Piedmont and to send an Agent to the Duke of Savoy to negotiate for favour to them as other Princes had done 11. Writs of Summons under the great Seal were sent to divers persons to sit as Members in the other House of Parliament The Form of the Writs was the same with those which were sent to summon the Peers in Parliament They were in all sixty among whom were divers Noblemen Knights and Gentlemen of ancient Families and good Estates and some Colonels and Officers of the Army Their Names were as followeth The Lord Richard Cromwell the Protectors eldest Son The Lord Henry Cromwell his other Son Lord Deputy of Ireland Nathaniel Fiennes John Lisle Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal Henry Lawrence Lord President of his Highness Privy Council The Lord Charles Fleetwood Robert Earl of Warwick Edmund Earl of Mulgrave Edward Earl of Manchester William Viscount Say and Seal Lord John Cleypole Master of the Horse Philip Viscount Lisle eldest Son to the Earl of Leicester Charles Viscount Howard Philip Lord Wharton Thomas Lord Fauconbridge Lord John Desborough Lord Edward Mountague Generals at Sea George Lord Eure. The Lord Whitelocke Sir Gilbert Pickering Colonel William Sydenham Sir Charles Wolseley Baronet Major General Philip Skippon Lord Strickland Colonel Philip Jones Sir William Strickland Francis Rous Esq John Fiennes Esq Sir Francis Russel Baronet Sir Thomas Honnywood Knight Sir Arthur Hasilrigge Baronet Sir John Hobart Sir Richard Onslow Knight Sir Gilbert Gerard. Sir William Roberts Knight John Glyn Oliver St. John Lords chief Justices William Pierpoint Esq John Jones Esq John Crew Esq Alexander Popham Esq Sir Christopher Pack Sir Robert Tichborn Edward Whalley Esq Sir John Barksted Knight Lieutenant of the Tower of London Sir George Fleetwood Sir Thomas Pride Richard Ingolsby Esq Sir John Hewson James Berry Esq William Goffe Esq Thomas Cooper Esq Edmund Thomas Esq George Monk Commander in chief of his Highness Forces in Scotland David Earl of Cassils in Scotland Sir William Lockart Sir Archibald Johnston of Warriston William Steele Lord Chancellour of Ireland The Lord Broghil Brother to the Earl of Corke in Ireland Sir Matthew Tomlinson 16. Colonel Sir John Reynolds who commanded the English Forces that joyned with the King of France was in a Pink coming over with Colonel White and others from Mardike for England and upon Goodwin Sands the Pink was cast away and all their men in her were drowned Among them was one William de Vaux a young man a good Scholar and very ingenious and being in a great storm in a former Voyage he vainly said That if ever he went to Sea again he would be contented that God should let him be drowned And now being again at Sea the Judgment imprecated by him did fall upon him and he was now drowned 24. The Commissioners of the Treasury prepared the business of the Contract with Commissioners for the Excise and new Impost 25. Some Congregations being met to observe this day according to former solemnity and the Protector being moved that Souldiers might be sent to suppress them he was advised against it as that which was contrary to the Liberty of Conscience so much owned and pleaded for by the Protector and his friends but it being contrary to Ordinances of Parliament which were also opposed in the passing of them that these days should be so solemnized the Protector gave way to it and those Meetings were suppressed by the Souldiers January 1657. 1. Whitelocke having lent Mr. Rushworth some Manuscripts he attended Whitelocke to shew him his Historical Collections as his Highness had ordered 3. A Meeting of the Gentlemen of the County of Bucks at Merchant-Taylors Hall where they had a great Feast 9. The Lord Willoughby petition'd the Protector for his Highness Order to go into the Country to dispatch some necessary business in relation to his Estate and promising to return to Prison which Petition the Protector granted 12. The Protector resolved to have a Collection for the poor persecuted Protestants of Piedmont 20. The Parliament met according to their Adjournment and the Members of the other House summoned by Writ met and sate in the Lords House as the Lords used to do formerly The Protector came thither and the Speaker with the House of Commons being sent for by the Black Rod came to the Lords House where the Protector made a solemn Speech to them but was short by reason of his Indisposition of health and after him the Lord Commissioner Fiennes spake to them more at large My Lords and Gentlemen of both the most honourable Houses of Parliament AMongst the manifold and various Dispensations of God's Providence of late years this is one and it is a signal and remarkable Providence that we see this day in this place a Chief Magistrate and two Houses of Parliament Jacob speaking to his Son Joseph said I had not thought to have seen thy face and lo God hath shewed me thy seed also Meaning his two Sons Ephraim and Manasseh And may not many amongst us well say some years since We had not thought to have seen a Chief Magistrate again amongst us and lo God hath shewn us a Chief Magistrate in his two Houses of Parliament Now may the good God make them like Ephraim and Manasseh that the three Nations may be blest in them saying God make thee like these two Houses of Parliament which two like Leah and Rachel did build the House of Israel May you do worthily in Ephrata and be famous in Bethlehem May it be your great business to procure the peace the safety and the prosperity of these three Nations and these things too not for themselves only but in order yet to greater and higher ends the advancement of the Kingdom of Christ amongst us and the Glory of God in the good of all men but especially of the Churches of God amongst men which as they are God's most precious Jewels and his chiefest care so must they also hold the choicest place in the eyes and in the hearts of all those that act under him and are cloathed with his power and authority In order to the great and glorious end you may please in the first place to reflect upon the Posture that
Council of State though he was a Member of the House and referred his further examination to the Council His crime was for perswading his Souldiers to obey the Parliament and to stand against Charles Stuart The like Approbation of what the Council had done in the case of Haslerigge and his further examination referred to the Council Letters that Overton perswaded divers Officers to stand against having a single person in the Government the Council reported this and referred to them Letters from Sir George Ascue of the King of Sweden's Death of a Feaver at Gottenburg Lambert committed to the Tower by the Council of State Letters that the King went from Brussels to Calais 8. Votes touching the Militias A Proclamation for executing the Laws against the Papists 9. Votes touching the Assessment The Bill for calling a new Parliament 25 of April committed and the Committee to consider of Qualifications 10. Orders touching the Militia of London and other Militias in a generall Bill Letters from Overton to Monk and to the Council wherein he submits to their commands and protests his faithfullness in defence of his Countries rights against any Arbitrary or Kingly Innovation He was discharged of his command In his Letter to Monk he fears running back to the Old Bondage of Kingship and puts Monk in mind of his former Declarations for a Commonwealth Letters from Lawson and his Officers Resolutions to acquiesce in the Determinations of Parliament and his Excellency the like of other Forces Sir Peter Killegrew made Governour of Pendennis Castle by Monk and Mr. Maurice made by him Governour of Plymouth Meetings of some Persons of Quality with Monk and his Officers about bringing in of the King Colonel Fairfax made by Monk Governour of Hull and Overton obeyed Order to take off from the File the examination of Sir George Booth and his Lady Orders touching the Trinity House The Act past for the Proclamation to put the Laws in execution against Popish Priests and Recusants Hollis made Custos Rotulorum of Dorset The Act past for the Militia of London The Act of the Militia past with a clause that every Commissioner before he acted shall acknowledge and declare That the War undertaken by both Houses of Parliament in their defence against the Forces raised in the name of the late King was just and lawfull and that Magistracy and Ministry are the Ordinances of God 13. The engagement to be true and faithfull to the Commonwealth without a King or House of Lords voted to be discharged and all orders for taking it expunged Serjeant Mainard Prinne and others to see it done Vote to discharge Dr. Owen from being Dean of Christ-Church and Dr. Reynolds to be put into that place Orders for maimed Souldiers 14. An Act passed for Approbation of Ministers Vote to disable those who had assisted in the Irish Rebellion or are Papists to serve as Members of Parliament and of those who have been in the War against the Parliament to serve as Members of the next Parliament Sir George Gerrard made Chancellour of the Dutchy of Lancaster and Mr. Lechmore Attorny of the Dutchy and the Speaker Lenthall Chamberlain of Chester Serjeant Waller Chief Justice of Chester Serjeant Seys and Mr. Jones Judges of North-Wales Mr. Foxwist to judge in Chester Mr. Corbet Mr. Hoskins and Mr. Manley Judges in Wales Power to the Council of State to issue forth Proclamations as they shall find cause till the sitting of the next Parliament Monk God-Father to Lenthal's Son Monck feasted at Cloathworkers-Hall The Publick Minister of Sweden had audience at the Council of State and declared the King's Death Monk chosen M. G. of the City Forces and advised them to disarm dangerous persons and to keep Guards 15. Resolution of the House that Prizage Wines ought to to pay no customs Almost 10000 l. given to M. G. Brown secured and 20000 l. given to Monk An Act to put in suit securities taken in the Protectors name Orders touching monies The Registers Office in Chancery granted to Mr. Corbet and Mr. Goodwin the grant of it to them was vacated and the difference about that Office betwixt Mr. Walter Long and the Lady Jermin referred to Hollis and Grimstone A Bill passed giving powers to the Council of State in the intervall of Parliament Credentials from the King of Sweden and Credentials to Philip Sidney and Sir Robert Honywood to that King referred to the Council of State A Bill passed for the Courts of Justice in Ireland Order to release Lambert upon his Parole Dr. Wren discharged of his Imprisonment and the Council impowered to discharge such others as they think fit Order to stay felling woods in the L. S. John's L. Craven's Estates The Act for the Militia in England and Wales passed 16. An Act for conferring 20000 l. upon Monk read thrice this day and passed and to make him Steward and Keeper of Hampton Court. An Act past for setling Incumbents in sequestred livings A Letter from Monk about the Bill of the Militia shewing himself unsatisfied in some clauses of it but upon a message to him by some of the Members he seemed satisfied but some thought this Interposition by him too high The Act passed for dissolving this Parliament with a Proviso not to infringe the Rights of the House of Peers A Day of Humiliation appointed to seek God for a blessing upon the next Parliament The Form of the Writ agreed for Elections for the next Parliament Thus this Parliament having from this day dissolved themselves every one departed to their particular occasions 17. Several Proclamations issued by the Council for preservation of the Peace 19. Many made their Applications to the King at Brussels and some obtained good Rewards from him who never merited any thing of him others obtained Pardons 20. A Declaration from the Lord Broghill and his Officers in Ireland for a free Parliament Colonel Berry committed by the Council Haslerigge Desborough and Kelsey passed their words to the Council to submit to the Government and to be peaceable The Common-council invited the Council of State and Monk for their own Safety to reside in the City till the sitting of the Parliament but they with thanks to the City did not accept it Much sollicitation was in all parts to get to be Parliament-men 24. The French Ambassadour visited General Monk whom he found no accomplished Courtier or States-man 26. Several Elections of Parliament-men were certified fit for the intended business 30. Letters that the King of Denmark refused the Peace mediated between him and Sweden 31. Proclamations issued out by the Council in order to the preservation of the Peace Mr. Praise-God Barebones signed an Engagement to the Council of State not to act any thing in disturbance of the Peace Mr. Scot did the like and his great friend Monk began to be more
of the Paâ—liament Montross Obstructions Jones Ireton U 〈◊〉 ties Ireland Cromwel sent for Reasons Scotland Ingagement Courts Marshal Durham Reports Pembroke Scots Declaration Kings Lands New Representatives Acts of Parliament proclaimed Ireland Report Letters from Rome February Gospel Stile Scotland Humiliation publick Register Hinderson Scotland Academy Scotland Army humilation Ingagement Scotland Ireland Gospel Scotland Preachers â—ct for â—eamen March Ministirs Ingagement Taunton Scots â—reland vote Sabboth Blasphemy Blasphemy Ireland Army Petition Ireland 〈◊〉 Judge Nicholas Ireland Letters London Address Answer April New Inventions L. Broghall 〈◊〉 Ireland 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Orders G. Blake Scots Ireland Kilkenny Witches Petition Vote Montrosse Massey Letter Cromwell 〈◊〉 Army Petition Scots Bonds Ireland Proposals Ireland Montross defeated May. Leeds Montress Kirk Montresse Adultery Act. H. Martin trepaâ— Montross Montross Scots Army Law Scotland Ireland 〈…〉 Ireland Clonmel Scots Ireland Scotland Cromwel Cromwel June Blake Scotland Cromwel Scotland Ireland army Ascham Murdered Lady Fitz-gerald acts South-wales Iuncto of State Resolution to invade Scotland Fairfax unsatisfy'd Conference with Fairfax Farfax Lays down his Commission Cromwell made General Court Marshal Ireland Scots Cromwel Scotland Act against Swearing Fleet. Barbados Message from the Scots York Ireland Victory Scotland Letters from Sir Charles Coot July High Court of Justice Plague Cromwel Adultery Act. Scots Scotland Blasphemy Proclamation Portugal Russia Amsterdam Ireland Cromwel G. Lesly Proclamation Baâ—bados Scotland August Amsterdam Spain Scotland Ireland Scotland Scotland H. C. of Justice Scots Scots Officers Cromwel Ireland Scotland Septemb. Call from God Fleer Scots Cromwell Victory at Dunbarre Scots Ministers Colours hung in Westminster Hall Scots London Ireland 〈◊〉 Ministers Letter from Cromwel Another Letter Barbados Blasphemy Ireland Scotland Proclamation sir John Gell. Lady Elizabeth H. C. of â—ustice Scots Barbados Scotland October Ireland Petition Scotland Portugal Kirk Ireland Scots The Engagement Trained Bands Fleet. The Law in English Scotland Cromwel Return of Iuries Cromwel Blasphemy Scots Pr Rupert Scots Ireland Novem. Law-business Irish Scots Proclamation Ministers Moss-Troopers Middleton The English Laws Kirk Ireland Victory C. Axtel December Blake Scots Portugal Sermon Scots Letters from Cromwel Declarations H. C. of Justice Blake Blake Scotland Spanish Ambassador Blake January Scotland Edenburgh Castle sâ—t rendred Scots H. C. of Justice Ireland Portugal Ambassador Coronaâ— at Schone Gr. Seal Scotland Blake New Seal Kirk February Kirk Aysebam Ambassadors to the States Hume-Castle Kings-Armes Ministery Hume-Castle Fenwick Councel of State Court-Marshal Cromwel Ireland Blake Mr. Fryes Book Ireland March Scotland Admirals Revolters Cook Dangerous Opinions Scotland English Ambassadors Holland April Apseley Ireland Van Trump Pyrates Kirk Ireland English Ambassadors Coalition Scilly Island May. Scots Scotland Scilly Island Petition Massey Scotland Cromwel P. Edward English English Ambassadors Scots Cromwell Holland Scotland June Sir George Ascut Scilly Island Ireland Scotland Mr. Love Scots English Ambassadors Holland Mr. Love Scots Lord Broghill Ireland July Ireland Scotland Mr. Love Cromwell Ireland Scots Cromwell Mr. Love Petition St. James's Fair. Jersey Ireland Scotland Love Cromwell Lambert Victory in Scotland Primers Ireland August Fise Battle Ministers Questions Brunt Island Mr. Love Scotland Cromweâ— Harrison Ireland Lord Broghill London Scots invade England Co. Alured Preston Harrison Oxford Letters from Lambert Mr. Love Scots Motion Sterling Castle Scots Letters from Fleetwood E. Derby Ministers Worcester Septem Scotland Worcester Vote C. Alured Tory. Ireland Monk Worcester Fight Letters from Cromwel Harrison Scotland Dundee Massey Sir Arth. Haselrigge Ireland Dundee Dundee Cromwel Scots Cromwel Fast-day Scots General Popham Ireland New Representative Hewson Okey C. Alured Scotland E. Derby October Conspirators Scotland Countess of Derby E. Derby Bill for a New Parliament Conspirators London Scots Moss-Troopers E. Derby King landed in Holland English and Dutch quarrel Ireland Bills Scots Discipline Commissioners for Scotland Holland Ambassadors The Kings Escape from Worcester Prisoners Petition Novem. Jersey taken Argyle Monk Isle of Man Jersey 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Isle of Man Scotland Jersey Votes for Dissolution Jersey Ireland Monk Kirk Huntley Massey Jersey Council of State Ireland Limbrick surrendred Scotland Scotland Jersey Ireland Decem. Ireton dies Preaching Cromwel Conference Petitions Scotland Dutch Ambassadors Votes Dutch Ambassadors Jersey Scotland Dutch Ambassadors Ireton Advice Jersey Elizabeth Castle Lambert Law Barbadoes Scotland Jersey Ayscham Januar. Scotland Haselrigge Scotland Monke Lilburne Committee of the Law Court-Marshal Scotland Votes Sweden Declaration Sea Vision 〈◊〉 Committee of Law H. Peters Februa Acts. Scotland Declaration Ireland Jersey Dutch Scotland Hewson Sir George Ascue Barbadoes Lambert Declaration Committee of Law Scotland Kens Town Ireland Petition Answer Scotland Hans Towns Holland March Blake Kirk Covenant Scotland Ireland Barbadors taken Lord willoughby Ireland â—â—ts Union Petition Danish Minister Scotland Union Ireland Bills Union Scotland Frigots Argyle April Dutch Union Ireland Lieutenant-General Ludlow Ireland Cracovian Catechisme Kirk Ireland Union Dutch Ambassadors Union Scotland Merchants Ireland Vote Hamilton Sir George Ascue Barbadon Scotland France L. Willoughby Sweden Conde Argyle May. Union Representative Captain How Judges in Scotland Ireland Fleet. Dutch Flag Ireland Van Trump Dutch Ambassadors Fight in the Downs Ireland June Throckmorton Judges Scotland Scotland Dunotter Castle Blake Dutch Paper Answer Scotland Dutch Ambassador Fight at Sea Blake Ireland Vote Cromwel Lambert distated Whitelocke Ireland Scotland Kirk Prerogative Sir George Ascue Register Kirk Tumult Storm Petition Votes in Answer to Dutch Paper Dutch Ambassadors Hewson Ireland Blake Ascue July Ireland Ascues Sea Fight Highlands Blake Dr. Winston Fleetwood Ascue Ireland Scots Dutch Fleet. Ascue Highlands Blake Kirke Highlands Dutch-Fleet Q. Sweeden Scots Presbyterian Blake Ascue Kirke Blake Ireland Blake Ireland Highlands Van Trump Ascue St. Pauls Van Trump August Army Petition Answer Cromwel Blake Kirk Ascue Fight Committee for Ireland Ascue Blake Scotland Blake Pen. Compalint Virginia Highlands Dutch Fleet. De Wit Denmark Septem Ireland Blake Wales Ireland â—udges â—rcuits in Scotland Highlands Dutch Bill Parl. Blake Dutch Mutiny Scotland English Judges Blake D. Tuscany Portugal Ambassador October Dutch Fleet. Witches Sea fight Ireland Storm Union Blake Denmark De Witt. Denmark Dutch Denmark Union Ireland Alderman Fowk Kirke Witches Scotland Dutch Petition Union Novem. Dutch Fleet. Union Cromwell Whitelock Blake Monk Parliament Navy Scotland Forreign Ministers Seamenincouraged Februa Placard Sea Fight Cromwell and Army against Parliament Prince Rupert Captain Bodiley Lord Lisle Holland March Scots Dutch Scotland Army Holland Anno 1653. Scots Declaration Sea Fight Irish Scotland Captain Appleton Ministers Sweden Cromwell Colliers April Irish Pamphlet Holland Scots Van Trump Cromwell Parliament turned out of Doors Kirk Cromwell Holland Declaration Great-Seal Sea Captains Scotland Dutch Holland Fleet. May. Durham Acknowledgments Coynen Cromwell Fleet. Dutch Kings-Bench Prison Army Ireland Bodiley Army Ireland Dâ—al Dutch Danâ—s French Ambassador Fleet. Ireland Highlands Army Dutch Ireland Cromwell Van Trump London Addresses Radnor Fleet. Van Trump Scots Jus divinum Sea Fight Dean Monk
and Imprisonments may be taken away 28. Order for Mr. Goodwyn and Dr. Owen to preach in Oxford and for Masters of Art to preach in their turns Letters That the Marquess of Argyle studied how to make his peace with England and Monros could raise but few Men. That the Garrison at Ludlow were willingly disbanded and expressed a great affection one to another Of the neglect of the Minister of Taunton and other Ministers to celebrate the Thanksgiving-day 30. Letters That Collonel Heyne with his Regiment and other Forces after being beaten back by a Storm at last anchored under Jersey and resolved to attempt the Island the next day though the Sea was very rough because else their Horses would be starved That the same night the Storm ceased and at Three the next Morning by advice of the Councel of War they boated their Men but could not land till about 11 at night and then ran their Boats on ground and the Soldiers leaping into the Sea most of them Neck high they got to Shoar Where they were desperately charged with a Body of Horse for about half an hour after which the Enemy fled and the Parliaments Forces took Eight Pieces of Ordnance and marched a Mile into the Island finding no Enemy to oppose them That the next Morning they marched to several Forts and found in them Guns and Colours left That Parties brought in divers Prisoners to them The next day they drew on a Hill in the sight of Elizabeth Castle where the Enemy quitted the Fort under the Hill They also quitted and surrendred another Fort and went to Elizabeth Castle that here they had 14 Guns That Collonel Heyne sate down before Argyle Castle and in taking this Island lost but three or four Men and about 25 wounded That Sir George Carteret the Governour had 4000 Men. 31. Letters That the Marquess of Argyle sent a Trumpet to Lieutenant-General Monk desiring That some Persons well affected to the good of both Kingdoms might meet and treat about settlement and to prevent the shedding of more Blood The Lieutenant-General answered That he would not treat without Order of Parliament That the meeting of the Ministers at Edenburgh was dissolved without doing any thing That Captain Fannes the Governour of Anderwick was dead That the Forces sent against the Isle of Man were under Sail with a fair Wind. November 1651. 1. Letters That Sir Timothy Fetherston was executed at Chester according to the Sentence of the Court-Marshal and used only a few Prayers out of the Common-Prayer-Book Letters That the Parliaments Forces killed 100 Tories in Ireland took 50 and 500 Arms. 3. Letters That all the Parliaments Forces Horse and Foot were landed in the Isle of Man that the Islanders sent their Boats to bring them on Shoar and did secure Bartlet the great Pyrate and divers others That the Countess of Derby was retired to Peele Castle That the Parliaments Forces sent to Jersey after much conflicting with Seas and Winds and other difficulties and a short dispute with the Enemy landed about 11 a Clock at night That the Enemy after a hot Charge with their Horse fled and forsook divers small Forts That the next day they took the Tower of St. Andrews with 14 Guns in it which was a Refuge to their Ships That Sir George Carteret the Governour retreated to Elizabeth Castle which General Blake had blocked up The Parliament ordered That the Ministers of London and Westminster do on the fifth of November next in their several Congregations give thanks to God for the gaining of Jersey Island That the Governour of Bas Island in Scotland was summoned to deliver up the Island to the Parliament of England or else that his Lady and his Two Brothers in the Town should be sent up to the Parliament and that the Lady wrote to her Husband to surrender it 4. The Parliament passed the List of Sheriffs for the several Counties of England and Wales A List passed of Ships for the next Years Guard with Instructions to the Council of State for disposing of them Letters That the King of Scots for two days after the Defeat at Worcester staid in Woods near the Place and Trees and that some of Cromwels Soldiers looked into those Woods but found him not That he cut off his Hair and wore a Red Perriwig and was two or three days in Cromwels Army as a Boy or Servant to a Gentleman That he went to Sea in a Marriners Habit and landed at Diepe and had not Money to carry them to Paris Letters That a Party of the Parliaments Army stormed Mulick Castle in Ireland killed 34 of their Men and took 140 Prisoners but lost 80 Men. That Collonel Russel Commander of the Forces before Galloway had made strong Works there which those from the Town attempted to storm but were beaten off with loss That Lymbrick was surrendred to the Parliament all the Garrison had Quarter for their Lives only the Town was plundered and the Army drawn off to besiege Galloway That Shurlock the great Tory was slain 5. The Gunpowder-treason-day was solemnly observed 7. Letters That the Marquess of Argyle had summoned a Parliament in Scotland That divers Gentlemen in Scotland had a meeting to consider of some Propositions to be presented to the Commissioners of the Parliament of England in order to their Submission to them Of Recruits come from England to Scotland and of some Scots taken that fled away from the Battle of Worcester That the Lieutenant-General published a Proclamation in Scotland forbidding the raising of the English Coin to an higher rate than it was currant in England That there are great Divisions among the Clergy in Scotland 8. Letters That the whole Isle of Man with all the Forts and Castles in it were surrendred to the Parliaments Forces That the Parliaments Forces in Jersey had besieged Elizabeth Castle which was very strong situate upon a Rock in the Sea 10. Letters of the Particulars of the taking of the Isle of Man the Summons sent to the Countess of Derby and her Soldiers deserting of her and the Articles of Rendition of it to the Parliament without a Shot or Blow struck That they had there great store of Arms and Ammunition and Ordnance 11. The Parliament spent several days in debate of the Business for a New Representative They approved the Articles for the Isle of Man and ordered a Letter of Thanks to Collonel Duckenfield and Collonel Birch for their good Service in that Action and gave the Messenger that brought the News 100 l. and referred it to the Council of State to consider of preserving that Island for the benefit of the Parliament James Hinde the great High-way-man was examined before the Council of State and confess'd his serving of the King in England Scotland and Ireland and was sent to Newgate 12. Letters That the Lord Wareston and others sate privately in a Committee at Edenburgh preparing
Ships of War so they were also for Merchandise which was not intended to be barred Whitelock then gave them an account of the Treaty made with him and how that agreed the Enumeration to be and what debates were in Sweden with him about it but referred by him to an after Enumeration It was alleadged also That Contrebanda Goods were such as were ready for present use of War Not such as were Materials for Preparation and they urged that they had made the like Enumerations in other Treaties and a saving of Corn to be no Contrebanda Goods else it had been included and they said that there was no certainty what Goods were or were not Contrebanda but as was agreed by Stipulation This was referred to a further Consideration and a more full Answer to be given to it They had likewise debate touching the Form of a Passport in pursuance of Whitelock's Treaty at which the Commissioners did stick and offered their Objections as formerly they had done but could not come near to an Agreement At length the Ambassador propounded That a free Ship should make Free goods and Free goods a free Ship which was not held unreasonable At their parting the Ambassador also propounded to take into Consideration at their next meeting the giving of satisfaction for the Losses susstained by either part in the late Wars between England and Holland with the rest of the particulars in Whitelock's Treaty referred to a future Consideration and Treaty whereof Whitelock gave them an Account 20. The Swedish Ambassador kept a Solemnity this Evening for the Birth of the young Prince of Sweden All the Glass of the Windows of his House which were very large being new built were taken off and instead thereof painted Papers were sitted to the places with the Arms of Sweden in it and inscriptions in great Letters testifying the rejoycing for the Birth of the young Prince in the inside of the Papers in the Rooms were set close to them a very great number of Lighted Candles glittering through the Papers the Arms and Colours and writings were plainly to be discerned and shewed glorious in the Street the like was in the Stair-Case which had the Form of a Tower In the Balconies on each side of the House were Trumpets which Sounded often 7 or 8 of them together The Company at Supper were the Dutch Ambassador the Portugal and Brandenburgh Residents Coyett Resident for Sweden the Earls of Bedford and Devon the Lords St. John Ossery Bruce Ogleby and 2 or 3 other young Lords The Count of Holac a German the Lord George Fleet-wood and a great many Knights and Gentlemen besides the Ambassadors Company 25. The Swedish Ambassador went to visit Whitelock and told him That now the Business of sending an Ambassador from hence to Sweden was over and there was at present no occasion for it for this their reasons he alledged were a Peace concluded betwixt the King of Sweden and the Elector of Brandenburgh And the proceeding of the Treaty here Intimating that he was sufficiently Impowered to conclude what was at present requisite between his Master and the Protector and that there was no likelyhood but there would be also a good understanding between the King of Sweden and the Vnited Provinces 28. Some of the Swedish Ambassadors Gentlemen had a little Quarrel with two Fidlers in a Tavern and beat them for calling the Gentlemen Swedish Dogs and other foul Language and ill carriage of the Fidlers who were drunk yet Alderman Tichburn bound over the Gentlemen to the Sessions being apprehended by a Constable and the Fidlers in actions of Battery against one of the Gentlemen had a Verdict for Forty pounds Damages The Ambassador was highly exasperated at this afront and as he called it breach of the Priviledge of an Ambassador and complained of it upon which his Servants had no further Trouble which gave full Contentment to the Ambassador 29. Fiennes Strickland and Whitelock went to the Swedes Ambassadors House where they proceeded in the Treaty and had much debate upon the Article of Restitution which the Ambassador pressed as pursuant to Whitelock's Treaty and instanced in several Cases wherein his Masters Subjects had received great Injury and Damage by the Capers of England in time of the War betwixt them and the Vnited Provinces Whitelock acquainted them with his proceedings upon this point in Sweden that it was there demanded to have Restitution made to the Swedes which he denied upon these grounds 1. Because such an Article would seem to admit a wrong done to the Swedes by the English and that Justice could not be had for the same 2. Because such Injuries were relievable in the Ordinary Course of Justice in England as in the Admiralty Court and upon Appeals 3. Because no Restitution could be expected untill the damage and wrong were first made to appear which could not then and there be done and was not to be admitted without proof At length this Epedient was agreed on there That Restitution should be made to either part for dammage Sustained and as it is in the Article After long debate and many Complaints now made by the Ambassador wherein the Admiralty Court here was much reflected upon and the delaies and Injustice of that Court by him opened and not spared it came to this Close The Ambassador was desired by the Commissioners that his Secretary might prepare Abstracts of such particular Cases as he thought fit to insist upon to be presented to his Highness and the Councel who would thereupon cause an Examination to be made of the particulars and would give Order that right should be done as the Cases should require It was now also agreed That at the next meeting they should proceed to a perusal of all the rest of the Matters remaining to be Treated on that after a view of the whole they might come to particular Resolutions and Agreements March 1655. The Mayor Aldermen and divers of the Common Councel of London being sent for came to the Protector who told them the reasons of his appointing Major-Generals in the several Counties as a means to preserve the Peace to suppress wickedness and to encourage Goodness and haveing found the good effects hereof in the Counties he thought fit to appoint Major-General Skippon for the same end in the City And that all care should be had of their Immunities and Government Orders published of the Sessions in Middlesex for the punishment of Rogues Intelligence of the King of Sweden's Successes in Poland That Bishop Goodman of Glocester dyed a Papist A Declaration for a Fast-Day Some Prizes taken of Ostend A Soldier that killed a Gentleman in Lincolne was sent to the Goal The Queen of Sweden imbarqued with 5000 new raised Foot to carry to her Husband into Prussia Letters from Scotland of Popery increasing there From Ireland of new designs of Rebellion care taken for prevention of both The Articles of
Peace published between the Protestant and Papist Cantons of the Switzers The Plague swept away many thousands of the Irish Monsieur Bordeaux the French Ambassador arrived in England March 26. New Commissioners for the Customs appointed News of the King of Sweden's Successes in Prussia and in Poland Of the King of Scots Conference with the King of Spains Officers Letters from Scotland that all there was quiet Mr. Meadow was going for Denmark Agent for the Protector Fiennes Strickland and Whitelock went to the Swedish Ambassadors House and proceeded in the Treaty with him The debates were upon matters of Trade The Ambassador thought the demands not equal that the English should pay no greater Impositions in the King of Sweden's Ports than his own Subjects paid and said That the former Articles were reciprocal and that herein nothing was offered for the Swedes priviledge in the Ports of this Common-wealth The Commissioners answered That this being granted to the English would cause them to frequent the Kings Ports to bring a great increase of Trade thither to have Ships there in a readiness to be hired for his Majesties Service if he should have occasion and that they were better fitted for War than any other Merchants Ships in Europe and that if his Excellencie should think fit to propound any thing on the behalf of the Swedes the same would be taken into due Consideration The Ambassador replyed That Neither the English nor any other Nation did afford equal priviledge to Strangers in point of Impositions as to their own people but made a difference as to the persons only in Sweden the difference was not made as to the persons of Swedes but as to Swedish Ships whosoever brought any goods in them paid less Impositions than others which was done to increase their Shipping and to prevent the deceipt of Strangers Consigning their Goods to Swedes names that thereby they might Pay the less Custom Whitelock told them that this was the Work of the wise old Chancellor whereby they did not only increase their Ships but likewise were provided of Mariners for those Ships which was the greatest want in Sweden as to their Navigation and the deceipts of Strangers venting their goods in Swedes names was also thereby prevented This Matter was referred to further Consideration and they proceeded to the demands for Setling the Trade and Priviledges of the English Merchants in Prussia and Poland wherein Whitelock observed to them the injustice of the Sealing the English Cloaths at Dantzick and the Not confirming of the general pact of Prussia agreed to be done formerly in relation to the English by the King of Poland who had not kept his word therein The Ambassador answered That his Mr. was but newly Mr. of Poland and Prussia which he hoped by the blessing of God to keep That he was not Mr. of Dantzick and prabably he may have granted and confirmed to those Towns that had submitted to him their ancient Priviledges And that he could not grant to the English there any thing contrary to those Priviledges of the Townes which he had confirmed and this was thought reasonable and not to be pressed further than might stand with the Confirmation of priviledges which the King had granted to the Townes that were come in to him The Ambassador then propounded That the English might have all the Trade of Russia brought down the River Volga into Narva the King of Sweedes Port upon the Balticke Sea and by that meanes save the going about to Archangel which voyage can be made but once in a year but to Narva may be made 3 voyages in a year Whitelock informed them of much discourse between the old Chancellor and his Son and him about this Matter and the Ambassador having his Mapps there Whitelock shewed them the great difference of the Voyage going about by Norwey and the frozen Sea to the Archangel and going through the Balticke Sea to Narva He shewed them likewise that there was a probability of having the Persian Silks and Commodities from the Caspian Sea to the River Volga and from thence to be brought to Narva and thereby to save that vast voyage which Merchant-Men now take of going to Persia the usual way But Whitelock objected now as he had done formerly to the Chancellor That it would be difficult to procure the Russes Commodities to be brought down to Narva and to satisfie the Emperour of Russia that he should be no looser in respect of his Customs which he now received at Archangel and the goods being brought to Narva the Customs would be payable there to the King of Sweeden To which the Chancellor then answered That the people of Russia would be more willing to bring their Commodities to Narva than to Arch-Angel because it would be done at a less Charge almost by the halfe and that the Emperor would be no looser as to his Customs for the same Custom which was now paid at Arch-Angel would be paid at Blesgo a Town of the Emperors whither the goods must be brought before they came to Narva and that notwithstanding the payment of Custom twice yet the Commodities would be afforded at easier rates than they are at Archangel by reason of the cheapness and conveniency of bringing them to Narva All this was agreed unto by the Ambassador who inserted a Story of a Dutch-man who observing the Boats passing upon the Volga to be manned with 300 Men in a boat who in a Storm and high Wind held the bottom of the Sayls down this Dutch-man offered to the Emperor that he would shew him a way how with 30 Men in a boat they should be as well Manned as now they were with 300 men in a boat and so the Charge to be lessened but the Emperor called him Knave and asked him if a Boat that now went with 300 Men were brought to go but with 30 Men how then should the other 270 Men get their living After long debate upon this and the other particulars of the Treaty they were deferred unto a more full Answer upon further Consideration and a new Meeting 5. The Commissioners were summon'd to meet at Whitehal with Thurloe to look over together the several matters which had been treated on with the Swedish Ambassador and to consider how farr it was fit to go on to an agreement and wherein not to consent that so they might come to some conclusion with the Ambassador The Lord Major Aldermen and Common Council of London were with the Protector 11. The Commissioners were with the Swedish Ambassador and most of the Articles for Levies of Men and hiring of Ships and for the Passe-ports and Contrebanda Goods were near ageed between them The Articles for Trade and restitution for Damages in the time of War between England and Holland were not concluded but deferred to another time In the mean while the matters agreed upon were ordered to be drawn up in Form 13. The Swedish Ambassador did very earnestly press that