better securing those Counties for the Parliament The City freely agreed hereunto and resolved to send out another Brigade of horse and foot under Major General Brown to joyn with the Forces of these three Counties The Earl of Warwick relieved Lyme with Provisions and Ammunition which they greatly wanted and with some of his Seamen helped to keep the Line Prince Maurice stormed the Town but Captain Ceely the Governour and his Garrison with the Seamen made such a Defence that sixty of the Prince's men were slain two Captains and many of his Souldiers taken prisoners and but eight men lost of the Garrison in this storm The chief Commanders before Lyme were Prince Maurice the Lord Pawlet and Sir John Borlace with about 2500 horse and foot in all The next day but one they began again to storm the Town and came on with as much bravery and resolution as could be performed by English men against English-men and they were as gallantly received by the Garrison and 400 of the Prince's men were slain on the place and not above seven of the Garrison All this was certified to the Parliament by Letters from the Earl of Warwick to whom a Letter of thanks was sent from both Houses for his great Service in relieving this Town and they ordered 1000 l. per an to the Town out of the Lord Pawlet's Estate and full satisfaction to the Inhabitants for their losses and the Lord General was desired to send a party to relieve them It was much wondred at that this Town could so long hold out being of little strength more than by the courage of their men and situate low under a Hill which was of great advantage to the Besiegers and they were sometimes brought unto such streights that their Water was noisom with the bloud of those slain and they much wanted provision of Victuals and Ammunition which the Earl of Warwick supplyed He also certified the Parliament that he had taken two Pinnaces at Sea one bound for Bristoll valued at 18000 l. A Troup of the Earl of Dallensie's Regiment marched to the Walls of York killed thirty and took thirty four Prisoners sxity Horse and forty Oxen and Cows from the Garrison General Lesley and the Earl of Manchester intrenched on each side of York very near to the City and the Scots took and fortified a Windmill near the Town though the Garrison made 200 great shot at them The Parliament ordered the Lord General to pursue the King and Sir William Waller to march into the West which was contrary to the General 's liking and it was thought strange that the Committee of both Kingdoms would at that distance take upon them to give particular Orders for the Services and course of their Armies March and not rather to leave it to the chief Commanders that were upon the place and who upon every motion of the Enemy might see cause to alter their Counsels This increased the jealousies and peeks between the General and Waller both gallant men but the General thought himself undervalued and Waller was high enough Nor did there want Pick-thanks to blow these coals of jealousie and this proved unhappy to the Parliament Affairs as will appear afterwards Mr. Hungerford a Member of the House of Commons was committed for going to the Anti-Parliament at Oxford Colonel Massey took in Tewksbury and in it Lieutenant Colonel Mynne and many Prisoners Powder and Ammunition and slew several inferiour Officers A Battery was made at the Windmill-hill at York five pieces of Ordnance planted which shot into the Town and did much hurt the Lord Eglinton with four thousand Scots entred some of the Gates and made a passage into the Mannor-house A strong party sallying out of the City were beaten back with loss General Leuen with his Regiment took a Fort from the Enemy and in it 120 prisoners the Garrison burnt up much of the Suburbs The Archbishop came again to his Tryal and the Matters against him were Touching his Ceremonial and Popish Consecrating of Churches and concerning the Book of allowing Recreation on Sundays The Earl of Manchester having made a Mine forced the great Fort at York where all the Defenders were slain and taken and but ten or twelve Scots lost The Earl of Newcastle sent to General Leuen to know the Cause of his drawing thither Leuen answers That he wondred Newcastle should be ignorant thereof that his intent was to bring that City to the obedience of the King and Parliament and therefore for avoiding further effusion of blood he summoned him once more to render the Town The Earl of Newcastle Sir Thomas Widderington and other chief Commanders with a strong party sallyed out of the Town endeavouring to escape but were driven back into the City from whence they shooting at a Tent where Leuen was took off part of the Tent but did no other hurt Sudley Castle in Glocestershire was yielded to Sir William Waller at mercy and taken in it nine Captains twenty two inferiour Officers and all the common Souldiers of whom a hundred and fifty took the Covenant and listed themselves for the Parliament they took here likewise 4000 l. worth of Cloth The same day Colonel Purefoy with the Warwick Forces took Compton-house and in it 5500 l. in money and five or six Pots of money more found in a Pond all their Arms four hundred Sheep about a hundred head of Cattel and great store of Plunder The King's Forces as they hasted to Worcester broke down the Bridges after them to hinder the pursuit of them and many of them crouding to get over Pursow Bridge the Planks left for their passage brake and about sixty of them were drowned The Commons again desired the Lords Concurrence to the Ordinance for secluding the Members who had deserted the Parliament and assisted their Enemies but the Lords were not yet satisfied therein A Party continued before Greenland-house An Ordinance passed for the relief of the maimed and sick Souldiers and for the Wives and Children of those who were slain in the Service of the Parliament The King sent from Bewdely a party of three thousand Horse to relieve Dudley Castle besieged by the Earl of Denbeigh who coming suddenly upon the Earl he sent out a Forlorn commanded by Colonel Mitton who charged the Enemy so home and was so far engaged that the Earl's friends advised him to draw off as fast as he could to save himself and the rest of his Company the Forlorn being given over for lost and the King's Forces far in number exceeding the Forces of the Earl But the Earl would not so leave his Friends ingaged but in person led on his Party and charged the Enemy so hotly that they retreated in disorder and the Earl rescued and brought off his Forlorn and the Enemy lost about a hundred of their men besides many Officers and common Souldiers taken Prisoners by the Earl and lost but
Regiment resolved that the Votes would not be satisfactory except six or seven of them their reasons were Because eight weeks Pay voted was not a considerable part of their Arrears and that no visible security was given for what should not now be paid and that nothing was done for their vindication they being declared enemies they might be dealt with as enemies when they came home unless that Declaration were recalled After this a Petition was Read which had been presented to the General in the name of the private Souldiers of the Army desiring a general Rendesvouz of the Army before their Disbanding It being an amazement to them to hear that some of the Army were so soon to be Disbanded before all their grievances redressed The Councel of War resolved to contract the Quarters of the Army nearer to the Head Quarter in the mean time Ireton and Lilburne Okey Rich and Harrison were appointed to draw up some Heads of advice to be presented to the General by the Councel of War not above five or six Officers differing from it They show the necessity of the Officers complying with the Souldiers who would have a general Rendesvouz without their Officers if not by their consent and the spoil to the Country by such a disorderly drawing together and draw up a Declaration to the General to that purpose past by all but four or five and That his Excellency would be pleased to represent to the Parliament the condition of the Army and that they would be pleased to reassume the Votes lately passed and to suspend any present proceeding upon them and some satisfaction to be given to the grievances of the Army Relation That Collonel Fenwickes Troop in Ireland defeated a Party under the Earl of Westmeath on great disadvantage where Captain Farrington one Lieutenant on Ensign and sixty Souldiers of the Parliaments were slain and the Rebels lost three hundred Wherein Captain Standley did gallantly and of several other successes there Whitelocke's friends in the House and some others who would have been rid of him had moved that he might be sent Lord Justice into Ireland to exercise the Civil Government as Field Marshal Skippon was to Command on the Military part who was very willing to have his company but Whitelocke was not free to undertake that charge in Ireland And now Cromwel and his Party were against his going away and more than formerly desired his company and began to use his advice in many things June 1647. June 1. Divers Compositions past but the Titles which they had since the War were altered as for Sir Peter Ball Kt. they stilled him Peter Ball Esq and so of the rest Ordinance for thirty thousand pound for such as had advanced sums upon the publick Faith and were now become indigent Letters from Sir Tho. Fairfax That he had called a Council of War and communicated to them the Letters and Votes of the Parliament and sends the results of the Council saith it is a grief to him that there should be a misunderstandding between the Parliament and the Army and that the late Votes did not give satisfaction wisheth that things may be determined in Love and ways of composure thought upon that the Officers were many and unanimous and a speedy resolution taken Order that the Money sent to disband the Generals Regiment be recalled the like for Col. Inglosby's Regiment and the Commissioners sent to the Army to be recalled That Field Martial Skippon do forthwith attend the House The Lords agreed The Lords desired concurrence of the Commons to take off the Sequestration of the Duke of Bucks 2. Information against Sir Richard Price a Member of the House bearing Arms against the Parliament notice to him to attend the like aganst Sir Philip Percival referred to a Committee Three thousand pound recalled that was to have been paid to Col. Ingolsby's Regiment was stopped by some of Col. Rainsboroughs men and many come into Oxford A Petition of the City with a thousand hands read and laid aside Order that the Forces drawn for Ireland shall have a Months pay Order for three thousand pound for Widows c. 3. Vote for an Ordinance to enable Soldiers to assign their debenters and that Officers be protected from arrests for two Months whilst they attend the Committee of Accounts That Officers in Prison should have their arrears first audited and paid and accounts left with the Committee shall be of equal benefit to the Officers who attend the Parliaments Service as to any others and that the Accounts be expedited Order that the Common Soldiers shall have all their Arrears deducting for free quarter the like for non-Commissioned Officers to have three months Pay and a Letter to acquaint the General with what the House had done in persuance of the desires of the Army and to signifie to him their desire of his care to keep the Army in an orderly posture Order for ten thousand pound for the Officers whose Accounts were stated And that the Declaration against the Army be razed out of the Journal of the House and the Lords desired to do the like and here the Parliament began to surrender themselves and their power into the hands of their own Army The General 's Regiment came nearer to the Army of their own accord some of the other Regiments marched without their Colours and divers Troops were very disorderly 4. An Ordinance of Indemnity more large than the former was committed and Orders for an Act of Oblivion to be brought in Order to continue the Commissioners of the great Seal for forty days after the Term and the Ordinance for hearing Causes in Chancery Letters from the Commissioners at Holmeby with an inclosed Note delivered in by Cornet Joyce and Capt. Titus related the coming of a Party of Horse to Holmeby Fifty pound ordered to Titus to buy him a Horse A Petition of Soldiers referred to the Auditors to state their accounts Order for ten thousand pound for the Petitioners The Lords desired the Commons concurrence to recall the Kings Children to London and to a Letter to the General they agreed to the first Two Members of the House that fell out were injoyned by the House to keep the Peace 5. Letters from Holmeby from the Commissioners informed that a Party of Horse sent from the Committee of Troopers of the Army came to Holmeby where after they had secured the Guards they demanded his Majesty the Commissioners amazed at it demanded of them what Warrant they had for what they did but they would give no other account but that it was the pleasure of the Army When they came to his Majesty he demanded several questions of them as security for his Person c. which they promised and the next day his Majesty and the Commissioners went along with this Party towards the Army That night the King lay at Huntington Mr. Walford the Commissioners Messenger was called into the House and related the particulars
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
divers of the Officers and Soldiers of the Parliaments Army particularly Sir James Ramsey a Scot who commanded a Regiment of Horse under Essex rode hastily this morning through Vxbridge and upon that rode towards London and reported That the Parliaments Army was broken and wholly discomfited and many of the Officers slain and taken Prisoners Other Scouts brought other Intelligence quite different from the former and much more welcom They had it from divers upon the Road who were galloping to London with the News That the Earl of Essex had totally routed the King's Army killed and taken many of them and gained a full Victory But the Parliament had a great Deliverance and a small Victory the particular passages were thus The King disdaining to be pursued by Essex turns back to meet him and Oct. 23. being Sunday both the Armies drew into the Field between Kineton and Edge-hill in Warwickshire The King had the top of the Hill from whence he viewed the Parliaments Army who saluted him with three pieces of Cannon which was answered with two shot of the Kings The Fight began about two a Clock in the Afternoon the Generals of both Armies performed their parts with great Courage and Gallantry leading on their Forces with Pikes in their hands but were advised to change that posture as fitter for a private Soldier than for a General The greatest Body of the King's Horse was in his Right Wing commanded by Prince Rupert who furiously charged the Left Wing of the Parliament commanded by Commissary General Ramsey whom he routed and pursued to Kineton down with great slaughter But the Left Wing of the King's Horse had not the same success but was broken and routed by the Right Wing of the Parliaments Horse commanded by Sir William Balfour Sir Philip Stapleton the Lord Fielding and Colonel Hurrey General Lindsey being far ingaged was taken Prisoner and died presently after of his Wounds with him was taken the Lord Willoughby of Ersby his Son Sir Edmund Verney the Standard-bearer was slain and the Standard taken and rescued again by Mr. John Smith who was Knighted for it and made Standard-bearer Both Armies Horse and Foot performed their parts with great Valour and Bravery night parted the Fight and both Armies retreat each counting themselves Victors On both sides were lost between 5000 and 6000 Men. On the King's side the General Lindsey and Sir Edmund Verney on the Parliaments part Colonel Thomas Essex and Lieutenant Colonel Ramsey and the Lord S. John taken Prisoner soon after died The King marched toward Aino Essex kept upon the place where the Battel was fought and the next day marched towards Coventry Some of his Friends were very much against his marching thither but rather advised him to pursue the King and to make a fresh attacque upon him there being come in to Essex after the Battel three fresh Regiments The Lord Willoughby of Parham his Regiment of Horse and the two Regiments of Foot of Hollis and Hampden gallant stout and fresh Regiments But Essex was disswaded from it by Colonel Dalbier and some others but the three fresh Colonels Stapleton and several others advised it and probably had he with these fresh Forces made a new assault upon the King 's disordered and tyred Army it might have gone far to have put an issue to the business Upon the News of this Battel all Countreys were alarmed and frighted being a strange thing in England From Aino Oct. 27. The King sends a Proclamation of Pardon to the Cities of London and Westminster excepting onely Fulke and Manwaring Banbury Town and Castle surrendred without Blows to the King two Foot Regiments and a Troup of Horse there of the Parliaments took up Arms for the King who now brought his whole Army to Oxford and thereby the Error of the Lord Say in not fortifying this place before when it was in his power for the Parliament was the more evident Prince Rupert takes in the Lord Say's House at Broughton and made excursions near London which caused the Parliament to order Essex to bring his Army near London for their safeguard which he did and was honourably received at Westminster Novemb. the 7 th and presented with a gratuity of 5000 l. and a Declaration of his valiant and acceptable Service in the bloody Battel of Edg-hill The Papists of Lancashire were allowed to bear Arms which in many Protestants wrought a Censure on the King for too much favouring and entertaining them in his Army The Parliament order That all Apprentices who will list themselves in their Army shall have their time of that Service for their Freedom which brought many of them into their Army they also invite the Scots to come in to their assistance which the King seeks to prevent but in vain Prince Rupert ranged abroad with great Parties who committed strange insolencies and violences upon the Countrey at Ailsbury he failed of his design by the care and stoutness of Colonel Bulstrode Governour there The King takes a resolution and not without grounds of reason to advance to London and all his Army marcheth to Reading Henley and those parts Prince Rupert's Brigade quartered at Henley and of them a Regiment of Horse at Fawley Court The King marched forward with his great Army towards London and the Parliament having voted an Address to him for Peace desired a safe conduct for the Earls of Northumberland and Pembroke and for Mr. Pierpoint the Lord Weenman Sir John Evelyn and Sir John Hippsley to present their Petition to his Majesty But he excepted against Sir John Evelyn because he had proclaimed him Traytor which so irritated the Houses that they voted it a refusal of a Treaty and acquainted the City therewith But afterwards the Petition was sent to the King at Colnebrook by the other Commissioners without Sir John Evelyn and was to desire him to appoint his residence in some place near London where the Commissioners of Parliament might attend him with propositions of a Peace and the King appointed his Castle of Windsor for that purpose and desired that the Treaty might be speeded The Commissioners of Parliament being newly departed from the King he was informed That Essex had drawn forth his Cannon and Forces out of London and was advised to take in Brainford whither he advanced the same Night There were quartered part of the Regiment of Colonel Hollis who were very stout men as appeared by the resistance which they made to the King's Forces and though many of them were slain and divers driven into the River and drowned being mightily overpowred with Numbers yet they defended themselves till the Lord Brook's and Hampden's Regiment came in to their relief and when Night came on they quitted the Town and the King possessed it This being known to the Parliament Nov. 13. they sent a Committee to the City to move them to send forth their Trained Bands the next day to joyn with Essex for
turned their Musquets against their fellows This so discouraged Argyle's men that they gave back and retreated which Montross perceiving fell on with great resolution upon them routed the whole body of Argyle's men killed divers and took many of them Prisioners A party of about 150 of the King 's from Skipton beat up Colonel Brandling's quarters at Heightley surprized the Guards came into the Town and took near a hundred prisoners 60 horse and other booty As they returned Colonel Lambert's men fell upon them rescued their friends and the booty took Captain Hugh's who commanded the King's party killed his Lieutenant and about 15 of his men and took about 20 of them prisoners pursuing the rest to Skipton Samon one of Lambert's Captains and about eight of his Souldiers were killed Sir John Meldrum got the Power of the Harbour at Scarborough and appointed to storm the Town 18. Orders about the Navy and new Commissioners of the Customs A Letter from Prince Rupert to the Lord General for release of some persons imprisoned contrary to Articles was referred to the Committee of both Kingdoms to have right done Sir Thomas Fairfax came privately to Town and a Committee was appointed to consider of raising Moneys and Recruits for his speedy taking of the Field About 700 of the mutinous Troops being come near London care was taken to prevent Surrey Kent and the adjacent Counties from any inconveniences by them Tobias Basely formerly a Porter condemned by the Council of War for a Spy and betraying Carriers was hanged in Smithfield Prince Griffith petitioned that since he was in custody he was poysoned and had but a few days to live Whereupon two Doctors were approved by the House to visit him 19. Four Members of the Commons House were sent by them for Sir Thomas Fairfax to bring him to the House where a Chair was set for him but he modestly refused to sit down The Speaker told him somewhat of Agamemnon and of the old Romans which I have forgotten then he informed him of the trust the Kingdom reposed in him in the Command of the Army and the good opinion they had of him for his valour and fidelity giving him thanks in the name of the House for the many and great services he had done for the publick and in the defence of Religion Laws and Liberty and incouraged him to go on as he had begun The Ordinance for Tunnage and Poundage sent up to the Lords and another touching the Excise Weymouth held out and received some relief by Sea from Poole Sir William Waller was upon his march to them The House received Letters from their Commissioners at Vxbridge with several Papers concerning the Militia and the Reply made by the King's Commissioners who took advantage the last point of time to deliver in their Reply when it might be conceived no Answer could be made to it by the Parliaments Commissioners But they being impowred by their additional Instructions to reassume the business of the Militia when they pleased the Parliament voted that their Commissioners shall have power to treat with the King's Commissioners about passing a Bill for settling the Militia in the power of the Parliament until such time as the three Kingdoms shall be reduced to peace and so declared by Parliament and three years after or else for seven years from the time of the granting the Militia and after that his Majesty to take the advice of both Houses of Parliament for the settling thereof And the Commissioners of both Kingdoms delivered in a Paper accordingly The Earl of Southampton and some others of the King's Commissioners went from Vxbridge to Oxford to the King about the business of the Treaty to receive some further directions from his Majesty therein The Doctors reported Griffith to be in no danger 20. The Ordinance for Tunnage and Poundage with the Clause for Currants passed both Houses Orders for setting forth the Fleet. Letters from Holland to the Parliament advise that Brown Bushel was at Sea with a small Fleet intended for Piracy Information of a Design to cause the Souldiers to mutiny was referred to be examined An Ordinance passed for raising of 21000 l. for the Scots Army to be repaid out of Sequestrations The Committee at Goldsmiths-hall had 30000 l. ready to be sent to the Scots Army upon their advance Southwards The King's Forces intending to keep a Guard near Harrington Brown sent out a party of Horse from Abington who suddenly fell upon them surprized the whole Guard being about nineteen and brought them prisoners to Abington After that he sent out another party who intercepted and brought away 27 horse-loads of Corn Cheese and other Provisions going towards Oxford Major Purefoy fell upon the Enemy near Oxford tooâ— a Lieutenant and other Officers 12 Troupers and Arms. The Lord Macquire was executed at Tyburn he refused to make any Confession but died desperately 21. The Parliament sent an Express to their Commissioners atVxbridge with their Vote to propound a Limitation of the Militia for three years after the three Kingdoms are declared by the King and Parliament to be settled in peace or to have it settled in the Parliament for seven years after the time the King is willing to settle it To this effect they delivered in a Paper to the King's Commissioners and endeavoured to perswade their Compliance and were full of hopes that they would have consented to it Several Ordinances passed for 20000 l. supplied by the Commissioners of Excise and an Ordinance for all Souldiers to repair to their Colours within 48 hours and an Ordinance was sent up to the Lords for the new Commissioners of the Customs Orders for the Commissioners of the Navy and for the Prince Elector 22. The Commissioners at Vxbridge sent a Letter to the Parliament with all the Papers containing the three Treaties of the three last days about Ireland wherein the Kings Commissioners did not think fit to yield to any of the Propositions but again justified the Cessation with his Majestie 's Catholick Subjects there The Parliaments Commissioners in their Reply laid home the innocent blood shed by the Irish Rebels Letters from Sir John Meldrum informed that Feb. 18. about ten a Clock the Town of Scarborough was stormed in four places by the English and Scotish Souldiers who gained the Town and Church with the loss of eleven men in the Church they took 80 Souldiers and the Governour of Hemsley Castle Cholmley perceiving the Town like to be lost fled into the Castle and was pursued and one of the Works taken but the White Tower in the Castle commanding it they beat out Meldrum's men with stones Cholmley laboured to escape by Sea in a little Pinnace he had there which he called his Running Horse but Meldrum got Boats between him and the Pinnace and forced him back again into the Caâ—tie Sir Hugh Cholmley had five Dunkirk Vessels lying in
not named 26. The Monthly Fast day Sir John Owen was sent to Windsor Castle upon a Charge of high Treason and Murder against him for the business of North Wales Letters from Colchester Leaguer that an Exchange was offered of M r Ashburnham for Sir William Masham That the Lord General had caused the Pipes of Water to the Town to be cut off whereby the besieged had no Water but what was muddy or annoyed with Dead Horses and the besiegers got a great store of Lead That the Common Souldiers in the Town had lived upon Horse-flesh five days together and at a Court of Guard they Roasted a whole Horse at which the Foot was merry but the Troupers discontented That the General sent in Papers upon the heads of Arrows into the Town by that means dispersed among the Common Souldiers in the Town that if they would deliver up the Lord Goring Lord Loughborough Lord Capell and some others of their Chief-men that the rest should have passes and quarter and go to their homes The Prince and Duke of York came to Yarmouth with nineteen Ships in which were supposed to be two thousand men some of them landing near the Town were set upon by a party of the Parliaments Horse who took seven of them Prisoners but a party of Townsmen issuing out rescued the Prisoners and the rest of the Princes men got into the Town The General sent Colonel Scroop with eight Troops of Horse and Dragoons towards Yarmouth and a thousand of the Norfolk Foot were ordered to joyn with him to hinder the landing of the Prince and his Forces there Letters from Major General Lambert that the Scots and his Forces are near one another and have had several Skirmishes but few lost on either side that the Yorkshire Horse and a thousand of Lieutenant General Cromwells Foot are joyned with him 27. Both Houses made the Earl of Pembroke Constable of Windsor Castle and Keeper of the great Park and Forest And his Lordship a little time after made Whitelock his Lieutenant of the Castle and Forest Sergeant Glanvile made his composition and was released from imprisonment Order for fourty thousand pounds for furnishing the stores of the Kingdom and for night thousand for the Fort of Tilbury and Colonel Willoughbies accompts for it to be stated Letters from the Lord Willoughby excusing to his Friends his going out of England without their advice He was in the beginning of the troubles very hearty and strong for the Parliament and manifested great personal courage honor and military as well as civil abilities as appears by his actions and Letters whilest he was in the service of the Parliament In whose favour and esteem he was so high that they voted him to be General for the Horse under the Earl of Essex and afterwards to be an Earl But having taken a disgust at the Parliaments declining a personal Treaty with the King and being jealous that Monarchy and consequently degrees and Titles of Honor were in danger to be wholly abolished he was too forward in countenancing and assisting the late tumults in the City when the Members of Parliament were driven away from Westminster to the Army Upon the return of the Members he was with other Lords impeached of high Treason for that Action and rather than appear and stand to a Tryal for it he left his Country and was now with the Prince in his Navy for which the Commons voted his Estate to be secured 28. After many hours Debate in the House of Commons it was carryed upon the question not to adhere to their first vote that the King should sign the three propositions before the Treaty And it was after that resolved upon the question that his Majesty in person should be treated with by Commissioners of both Houses of Parliament in the Isle of Wight upon the whole matter of the propositions at Hampton-Court for setling the Peace of this Kingdom Upon a Letter from Lieutenant General Cromwell advanced North-wards with his Forces as far as Gloucester the House ordered three thousand pair of shoes to be provided for his Foot to be ready for them as they should march through Northamptonshire Letters from Colchester Leaguer That two expresses from Yarmouth came to the General one from the Town showing how much they were laboured by the Prince for his admittance into the Town which they modestly excused and that the Prince put to Sea again towards Harwich or the Downes The other Express was from the Forces in Loving-land under Major Jarmey informing how confidently the Ships attempted to land a Trumpeter to summon Yarmoth That Major Jarmy took some of those who came with the Trumpeter whose examinations declared That aboard the Admiral was the Prince Prince Rupert the Lord Willoughby Willmot Hopton Culpeper and Gerard Sir Henry Palmer and many persons more of quality That they resolved by a Council of War to sink Ships in the Harbour because they had not admittance in the Town but did not put their resolution into execution That Major Jarmy was put to great Straits to secure both sides of the Town and being denyed the Ferry Boat or any other Boat was forced to swim over a Troup of Horse That Captain Johnson endeavoured to raise a tumult and make head against the Parliament the multitude throwing up their Caps and crying for Prince Charles and Captain Johnson but the Bayliffs and other Magistrates did appease the tumult and a present of provisions was sent aboard the Prince That the heads of a Declaration were taken from some that came from aboard the Prince to be published in his name to this effect showing the grounds and reasons of his Highness appearing in the fleet upon the Coast to be 1. The establishing of Religion according to the Agreement of his Majesty with the Scots Commissioners 26. Dec. last 2. The mutual performance of that agreement and pursuance of all concessions therein on his Majestys part 3. The restoring of his Majesty to his liberty and just rights in order to a personal Treaty with his Majesty with honour freedom and safety 4. The maintenance of the freedom and just priviledges of Parliament 5. The defence of the liberty and property of the subject against all violence and oppression and therein the abolition of excise contribution free quarter and other illegal taxes 6. The obtaining an Act of Oblivion and Indemnity 7. The disbanding of all Armies and setling a well grounded and happy Peace 8. For the defence of his Majestys just rights in the Narrow Seas the protection and securing the Trade of his Majestys subjects and the support of his Navy and all the Officers and Mariners of the same The Lords Willoughby Hopton and Culpeper together with his Highness's Secretary or any two of them are appointed to digest these heads into a Declaration and to present it to his Highness in Council Charles P. A Petition from the Lord Major
the Princes men to advance to firmer ground in confidence of victory which the Parliaments Horse took advantage of Flanked the Prince his men and were almost in the rear of them The three hundred Musquetiers at the same time charged the Princes men and put them in disorder and the Parliaments men fell to execution about two hundred of the Prince his men were slain on the place and in the pursuit of whom many were of quality one hundred prisoners and three hundred Arms were taken Many of them were wounded and not above one hundred serviceable men thought to return to the Ships some fled to the Castle from whence Forces came out to fetch them in but were beaten back and left Arms behind them Of the Parliaments Forces Colonel Rich's Quarter-Master was slain Major Husbands his Lieutenant wounded three Horse-men and four Foot-men killed Order for a Letter of thanks to Colonel Rich and that Major Husbands who brought the news and lost divers horses in the fight should have one hundred and fifty pounds to buy him more horses and that Colonel Hewson should have one hundred and fifty pound to buy him horses The Grand Committee sat for the Militia in the afternoon 16. The Lords desired the Commons concurrence to these Votes 1. That the Treaty be according to these Votes 2. That the Votes against further addresses to the King be recalled 3. That such persons as his Majesty shall send for in the Treaty be admitted to wait on him and that he be in the same freedome as he was at Hampton-Court 4. That such servants as he shall appoint may wait upon him 5. That the place for the Treaty be in Newport in the Isle of Wight 6. That the Scots be invited to treat upon the propositions presented at Hampton-Court 7. That his Majesty be admitted to invite the Scots to treat upon those propositions 8. That the Instructions to Colonel Hammond be recalled 9. That five Lords and ten Commoners be chosen to treat with the King 10. That it be referred to the Committee of Lords and Commons for peace to prepare all things in readiness for speeding of the Treaty The Commons ordered these Votes to be considered de die in diem till they be finished and nothing to intervene Upon Information that Colonel Martin a Member of the House and Colonel Ayres and M r Walrond were raising of Horse in Berks and took Horses from the inhabitants against their wills and had no authority from the Parliament for it The House ordered Colonel Martin to attend them and Colonel Ayres and M r Walrond to be sent for in safe custody for this action The Committee of Estates of Scotland sent a Letter to the Prince wherein next to his Fathers restraint they bewail his Highness long absence from that Kingdom his right by descent and now that their Forces are again in England they humbly beg his Highness's presence to countenance their endeavours for religion and his Fathers reestablishment And if he will intrust his person among them they ingage the Publick Faith of that Kingdom for his Highness being in honour freedom and safety whilst he shall be with them in Scotland or in their Army in England with Liberty to return when he shall please and this was sent to him by the Earl of Lauderdale 18. Both Houses passed a Manifesto that whereas they had not been able to afford to the Protestants in Ireland such supplies and relief as was necessary for them and therefore had imployed M r Derrick Hoast M r Corseilles M r Maurice Thomson and M r Laurence their Commissioners to the States of the United Provinces to sollicite contribution and relief from thence for Ireland who had there collected by Voluntary contribution thirty one thousand two hundred and eighteen pounds twelve shillings five pence and was disposed of for victual The Lords and Commons take Notice of the great affection of the people of the Vnited Provinces herein and acknowledge their pious and Charitable sense of the miserable condition of their distressed brethren in Ireland and their benevolence for relief of those Protestants and do give their most hearty thanks to the Commissioners and to the Treasurers there named and to all others who have without any Salary assisted in that work After long debate whether the Commons should concurr with the Lords in the Vote to invite the Scots to the Treaty it was carryed in the Negative The Commissioners of the Seal had a meeting with the Judges about their riding of this Summers circuits and they resolved to know the pleasure of the Houses therein 19. Vote that if his Majesty shall think fit to send for any of the Scottish Nation to advise with him concerning the affairs of the Kingdom of Scotland only the Houses will give them a safe-conduct Vote for ten of the House of Commons to joyn with five Lords as Commissioners to treat with the King Order that the Judges be desired to go their several circuits as formerly appointed except some Counties where the Kings Forces were and that they may avoid going to any place where they shall apprehend to be any danger Order that the chief Justices of Chester shall go down Letters from Colchester Leaguer that five came out of the Town and said that the Cryes of Women and Children and the poorer sort in the Town are very great and that they are like to starve that Goring will permit none who are well affected to the Parliament to come out of the Town unless some of his party may come with them That a Woman and five Children one sucking at her Breast came out of the Town and fell on her knees before the Parliaments Guards begging leave to pass the line but they were forced to turn her back again lest hundreds more should follow her to the prejudice of the service That those who come out of the Town affirm that all the Dogs and Cats and most of the Horses there are already eaten That a Trumpeter came from the Enemy in Colchester desiring leave to send to know whether they may have relief or not and if they see no hopes of any within twenty days then to treat but the Lord General denyed this desire That they in the Town refused to exchange the Earl of Cleveland for one of the Committee that the Women and Children were at the Lord Gorings lodging for bread who told them they must eat their Children if they wanted the Women replyed that they would put out his Lordships Eyes and highly reviled him The Prince sent a Letter to the Lord General Fairfax for moderation to be used towards Major General Langhorn Colonel Powel Colonel Poyer and others who acted by Commission from him otherwise he should be necessitated to proceed contrary to his intentions against such as should fall into his hands Subscribed Your Loving Friend Charles P. The General returned answer that he had
impartial Commissioners be appointed to try the late Mutineers in Norwich and Kent and other Counties 3. That course be taken for Payment of the publick debts out of Delinquents Estates and that taxes may be made easy and laid proportionably and so levyed 4. That Malignants be incapable of Offices or being Parliament men that under the notion of a Peer we be not voted into ruine by those that could not beat us into it and that a Committee be ordained to order affairs of State in the intervals of Parliament 5. That the power of the Militia be not put into the hands of Malignants or Neuters but of faithful persons to the Parliament 6. That the Army whose faithfulness we acknowledge may be vindicated especially for their late proceedings in order to impartial justice upon the Capital Offender the best means to establish this almost destroyed Nation that free-quarter be taken away and constant pay provided for the Army Another Petition was from the Garrison of Hull of their adherence to the late Remonstrance of the Army 26. The House approved the Articles of surrender of Scarborough and gave forty pound a piece to the Messengers that brought the news Mr. Elsing Clerk of the Parliament desired to quit his place by reason as he alledged of his indisposition of health to execute the same but most men understood his reason to be and he acknowledged it to Whitelock and others of his friends because he would have no hand in the business against the King He was a man of very great parts and ingenuous education he had travelled much and was very learned especially in the Latin French and Italian Languages and was a great Student and a very just and honest man and the most excellent Clerk both to take and express the sence of the House that I believe ever sate there so great a help to the Speaker and to the House in helping to state the questions and to draw up the Orders free from exceptions that it much conduced to the dispatch of business and the service of the Parliament He was a particular friend of Whitelocks and M r Selden was fond of him The House ordered M r Phelpes formerly Clerk to the Committee of plundered Ministers to officiate in M r Elsing's place and by a Deputation from him Upon the Petition of the East India Merchants order for them to have leave to transport thirteen thousand pound in Bullion Order for procuring six thousand pound for provisions and service for the Navy Divers Petitions to the Commons and to the General in complyance with the Armies Remonstrance among them one was to the General from Colonel Mackworth and the Officers and Souldiers in Salop. Inveighing against the personal Treaty and concurring with the late Remonstrance of the Army praying the General to continue to represent to the Commons these desires of their friends and not to hearken to the Counsels of their Enemies and to make a present settlement without any more addresses to the King And that his Excellency would endeavour that justice may be done upon the Authors of our troubles and blood-shed in the three Kingdoms in some exemplary way suitable to their crimes and without respect of persons That for taking off the grievances and burdens by free-quarter unequal taxes corrupt proceedings in Courts of Justice and other gross miscarriages in government to be reformed they will depend upon the Ordinary remedy by Parliament till God declare by evident demonstrations of his will in the passages of his providence that that extraordinary is to be resorted unto which is never denyed in case of Extremity to any People They resolve God strengthning them to follow his Excellency and the rest of those conductors raised up and Spirited for so great a work through a Sea of bloud to attain the fruition thereof Letters from Windsor that his Majesty removing from Hurst-Castle when he came to Winchester the Mayor and his brethren met him delivered him the Mace and made a speech to him That the Commander of that party who guarded the King told the Mayor that the Parliament had voted no more addresses to the King on pain of high Treason and by this address they made to him that they were within the danger of being Traytors That the Mayor and his brethren humbly asked pardon for it excusing themselves that they knew not any thing of that vote and that they would be more cautious for the future Letters from Dublin that they are quiet there by reason of the distractions among the Rebels whose divisions daily increase This Morning Sir Thomas Widdrington and Mr. Whitelock being together Mr. Smith who was Clerk to the Committee for preparing the charge against the King came to them with a Message from the Committee that they required them to come to them this day they having some matters of importance wherein they desired their advice and assistance and that they must not fail them They knew what the business was and Whitelock told Sir Tho. Widdrington that he was resolved not to meddle in that business about the Tryal of the King it being contrary to his judgement as he had declared himself in the House Sir Tho. Widdrington said he was of the same judgment and would have no hand in that business but he knew not whither to go to be out of the way and that the Committee might not know whither to send to him Whitelock replyed that his Coach was ready and he was this Morning going out of Town purposely to avoid this business and if he pleased to go with him they might be quiet at his House in the Country till this business should be over and he should be glad of his Company He willingly consented to go with Whitelock and was not long in preparing himself for the journey 27. The monthly Fast day and neither of the Houses sate The Council of War ordered that nothing be done upon the knee to the King and that all ceremonies of state to him be left off and his attendance to be with fewer and at less charge 28. Order for the City of London to proceed to the electing a new Common Council according to the former Ordinance by which Malignants are excluded And that the illegal Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy and all other of the like nature be referred to a Committee to the end they may for the future be taken away The Committee for drawing up a charge against the King and to consider of the manner of his Tryal reported an Ordinance for attainting the King of high Treason and for trying him by such Commissioners as should be named in the Ordinance The Charge was to this effect That Charles Stuart had acted contrary to his trust in departing from the Parliament setting up his standard making a War against them and thereby been the occasion of much blood-shed and misery to the People whom he was set over for good that
which is the most fruitful Country in Scotland and the common Proverb is hath fifteen days more of Summer than any other part of the Nation That Three English Soldiers stragling were killed near Aberdeen and Collonel Overton sent for the Gentlemen thereabouts and told them That if they did not find out the Murderers he would fine the Country whereupon they apprehended three of the Murderers who were executed One Bull who raised Money from the Country upon pretence of being a Parliament Captain was pursued and taken by the Country and executed for it the Country also brought in Two Moss-Troopers The Parliament ordered That no Beer or Ale should be Exciseable but what was brewed to be sold again 15. Letters That Collonel Overton hearing of some incivility offered to Mr. Andrew Cant the Minister the Collonel went over to him at his House and told him he was sorry that any injury should be offered to him who he heard was a Friend to the Parliament of England Cant replyed That he was a lying Knave that told him so for he neither regarded him nor his Party A List was sent up of the considerable Persons that came in to the Parliament with Marquess Huntley The Admiralty of Amsterdam ordered That all Ships of what Nation soever lying in the Texel and bound for England be staid till they hear out of England Meen heer Scaep Catz and Parre Extraordinary Ambassadors from the States of the United Provinces landed at Gravesend The Swedish Ambassador Mr. Spiering was upon his Voyage for England 16. Order for a Commission for the Lord St. John Sir Hen. Vane jun ' Fenwicke Salwey Lambert Deane Monk and Tichburne to go Commissioners into Scotland Order That the Council of State take care for the Reception of the Ambassadors from the States The Act read for the Monthly Assessment and 30000 l. per Mens abated Petition of the Justices of Peace and of the Grand-Jury of Cheshire read and referred to a Committee the like of the Officers of the Cheshire Brigade Petition of the Masters and Livery-men of the Companies of London referred to the Council of State Vote That no Parties of Soldiers shall march without a Commissioned Officer to conduct them nor be quartered in any private Houses but in Inns c. Order That the Power of Committees shall be transferred to other Persons not Members of Parliament that the Members may attend the House Letters That Scotland is like to come to settle quietly if the Clergy be kept from having a finger in the Settlement for that no Nation that ever permitted the Clergy more or less to intermeddle could ever continue long in peace especially England and Scotland for there is in the generality of that Coat a rank mixture of Pragmatical Humour and Spiritual Pride that besots them in most things 17. The Dutch Ambassadors were brought to London by the Master of the Ceremonies in the States Coaches and other Lords Coaches to attend them and they were received with much Honour and conducted to Sir Abraham Williams his House in Westminster provided by the Parliament for them 18. Letters That the hard duty of the Soldiers in Jersey had caused much sickness among them so that they brought themselves to fourth night Duty both Officers and Soldiers Horse and Foot That Elizabeth Castle held out obstinately and sent many Shot amongst the Parliament Soldiers but had not killed one Man that one by a Shot of a Mortar-piece being in the Church in the Castle was blown out of the door having the Hair of his Head and Beard and his Cloaths singed but his Body had no harm That Jermyn and Greenvile were sent to Paris to advise about selling of Jersey to the French 19. Letters That the Parliament Forces marched up into the Highlands and the Lord Belcarris came in to them and Articles of Capitulation were signed between him and Collonel Overton and Collonel Lilburne and they became Masters in Innernesse which was further than Julius Caesar or any Invader before ever went in Scotland That some of the Marquess Huntley's disbanded Horse got together under Captain Gourdon and took four of the Parliaments Dragoons and one Foot Soldier they intended to murder them but one of them escaping they did not meddle with the rest But drawing them forth upon a Hill Gourdon pulled out of his Pocket a Psalm-Book and made the four remaining Prisoners to kneel down upon their Knees and swear to be true to the King and never to take Arms for the Parliament and so let them go 20. Letters of a Dutch Vessel laden with French Wines come into Dundee Harbour seized a Prize according to the late Act of Parliament That several English Vessels were come seasonably thither with Provisions An Act passed for continuing the Act formerly made touching the Elections of Officers and Electors in London The States Ambassadors had their Audience in Parliament the House had rich Hangings and Chairs and Foot-cloaths for the Ambassadors Between 10 and 11 a Clock the House sent Three of their Members the Earl of Salisbury Sir John Danvers and Sir Henry Mildmay to accompany the Ambassadors from Sir Abraham Williams his House where they lodged to the Parliament About 11 a Clock the Ambassadors came accompanied with those Members and attended by the Master of the Ceremonies with about 30 Gentlemen and 30 Lacquies of their own Retinue to the Inner Court of Wards where they reposed a little time and the Parliament sent their Serjeant to bring them into the House They came with all their Company into the House and when they came to the Bar put off their Hats and then the Speaker and all the Members of the House stood up in their places uncovered and when they came to the Chairs the Speaker desired them to take their places Being sate down and covered the Speaker and the Members at the same time sate down and were covered and after a little Pause one of the Ambassadors made his Oration to the House in Latin and the Speaker returned the usual Answer That he would acquaint the House with what the Ambassador had said When the Ambassadors were sate down all the Company not Members did withdraw and the Doors of the House were shut after the Speech ended and the Speakers Answer the Ambassadors rose from their Chairs and put off their Hats and saluting the Speaker and Members who also stood up in their places bare and answered the Salutes the Ambassadors went out of the House again attended as before to the Inner Court of Wards and from thence to their Lodgings between which and the Parliament were placed a double Row of Pikes and Musqueteers and a Troop of Horse drawn up in the Palace-yard 22. Letters That Sir James Stuart had gotten a Commission from Major-General Lambert to get himself to be chosen Provost of Edenburgh Letters of many Ships cast away in the late Storms 23. An Act passed for raising
Answer That they do not hold it fit or reasonable to lay open their power but such as shall submit they have sufficient Power to receive them into the Parliaments Favour As to the granting Passes to any to go to the Parliament they hold it not fit to such as contrary to their Duty are in Hostility against them 2. Letters That the Basse was delivered up to the Parliament and in it all the Kirke Records which much troubled the Clergy An Act passed for continuing Serjeant Bradshaw Chancellour of the Dutchy and Bartholomew Hall Esq Attorney-General of the Dutchy 3. An Act passed for removing Obstructions in the Sale of the Kings Lands c. Letters That the Dutch Ships had orders if they met any English Ships to bring them into their Harbors 5. Letters of a Petty Rising of some High-landers but their Commander and a few of them being knockt down the rest of them ran away That a Bloody Moss-Trooper was Condemned to be Hanged and another by the Court-Martial to be Shot to Death for killing a Scotch-woman That some English Troopers being pursued by some Moss-Troopers who said they were of Collonel Okey's Regiment and Friends and so they put up their Arms again and rode on together when suddenly the Moss-Troopers drew out their Pistols and killed one of the Troopers wounded another of them and took the rest Prisoners and afterwards in cold blood murdered Three of their Prisoners and the Fourth miraculously escaped 6. Letters of the low condition the Irish were brought unto of John Fitz-Patrick an eminent Rebel admitted to his submission to the Parliament and of Clanrickards Letter for a National Treaty of the good service of Collonel Reynolds and the other Officers and Soldiers in Ireland Of the Forces of the Parliament about Eniscortly burning the Corn and every Morning the Houses they quartered in the night before killed and took many Irish That he was an idle Soldier who had not a Veal Lamb Pig Poultry or all of them for his Supper That they destroyed as much Provision as would have kept many Thousands of the Irish till next Harvest That they took about 200 Garroons 300 Cows and 400 Sheep and Goats and many Horse-men Of Contests between the Towns-men of Galloway and the Soldiery the Earl of Clanrickard taking part with the Soldiery and perswading the Town not to submit but to a National Treaty the Town insist upon a Treaty for themselves Of Assents of more Shires and Boroughs in Scotland to the Vnion with England transmitted to the Parliament The House passed Instructions about the Earl of Argyle to the Council of State The Cracovian Catechisme reported to the House and Voted by them to contain matters that are Blasphemous Erroneous and Scandalous That all the Printed Copies of that Book be burned Mr. Primate upon his Petition was discharged Order for 4000 l. to Repair Dover Pear and Harbour That Commissioners were in Treaty about the Surrender of Galloway The Dutch Imbargoe taken off from the English Ships Of the Dutch great Preparations for the Seas 7. Letters That Blackness was not thought fit to be made a Garrison That Dunbarton Castle was one of the Strongest holds in the 3 Kingdoms That Argyle in his Treaty with Major-General Dean and Major Salloway insisted much for the Interest of the Kirke That the Parliaments Forces fortified Ayre a strong Town and convenient Harbour 9. Letters of the meetings of the Ministers in Scotland who do threaten interdiction and communication to complyers with the Parliament and that the Highlanders fall upon them Of an Eclipse in Scotland that put the Inhabitants to a great Astonishment 10. Letters That the Dutch Ships in Pendennis Harbour hasted away from thence fearing an Imbargoe by the Parliament Of 6 English Colliers taken by the Dutch and rescued again by an English Frigot That Collonel Cook was Slain and no other of his Party in a Skirmish with the Rebels 12. Letters from Collonel Zanchey to the Lord-General and read in Parliament of all the proceedings of his Party the Winter past wherein among others he mentions the good Service of Captain Whitelock That they killed above 400 of the Irish and took 350 110 whereof he sent for Spain that they took many Hundreds of Cows and Garrons and 300 Troops of Horses and a great quantity of Arms. That about 400 of them upon their Petition and Security given have been received into the Parliaments Protection That they hanged above 50 of the Irish according to the Lord-General his Orders That he had not lost above 5 men nor any officers but Captain Ball. He mentions the Sollicitation of many of the Irish for a Treaty wherein he was doubtful what to do not knowing the mind of the Parliament therein towards those bloody Rebels but that to Collonel Odvery who had been very Civil and kind to the English who were Prisoners with him and very just in Performance of all his Ingagements he had granted a safe Conduct and Treaty to be confirmed or annulled as the Parliament should think fit and sent a Copy of the Articles From Leith that March 29 was so dark that they could not see to write without a Candle and it caused great fear upon all Men. 13. The Act read for Incorporating Scotland into one Common-wealth and Free-state with England and for abolishing the Kingly office in Scotland and committed A Letter assented unto to be sent to the King of Denmark and ordered to be sent Upon a report from the Councel of State of the abuses in Cloathing and Transporting of Wool and Fullers-Earth a day was appointed to debate it Order to exclude all private Business for 14 Dayes Order for an Act to settle the Lincoln-shire Fens 15. There was a smart debate between the Dutch Ambassadors and the Parliaments Commissioners wherein the point of the Right of Fishing in the Narrow-Seas and the Soveraignty of those Seas to be in the Nation of England was touched upon and by Whitelock more than others to the distast of their Excellencies the Lords Ambassadors 16. Letters That the Forces of Dublin had kined about 100 Tories and taken much Cattle That many Irish had made Conditions with the English Commissioners for a Submission that Collonel Fitz-Patrick had made Terms for 5000 men to go beyond Sea 17. Letters That most of the Countries by their Deputies had consented to the Vnion of Scotland with England and had chosen divers Officers of the English Army for their Deputies Of Ship-wracks near Scilly 19. Letters That Galloway had agreed to Surrender upon Articles That Collonel Reynolds had taken in 2 Garrisons of great Consequence bordering upon Vlster That the Ministers of Scotland inflame the People against England and damn all their Brethren and People who are not of their opinion That the Lord of Drum had bid them defiance That Argyle dallied and doubled with the English Commissioners 20. Letters That a party sent
to Ayre were received of the Garrison of the Castle of Arran upon conditions That Ships were come to Leith with Provisions and horse meat A Petition of the Eastland Merchants residing at Dantzicke submitting and commending the late Act of Navigation which they do pray may be observed and remedy of abuses in their Trade Votes That all Wools brought into England shall be Excise-free That an Act be brought in to prevent the Exportation of Scotch Wools Woolfells or Leather Referred to the Councel of State to consider and prepare an Act touching the Adventurers for Ireland and the qualifications touching Ireland formerly read in Parliament and that they be impowred to transport such of the Irish as they shall think fit into Forrein parts and about Transplanting of the Irish from one part of the Nation to another And to consider of Satisfaction to such Officers and Soldiers as shall be disbanded in Ireland Letters of the Surrender of Galloway to the Parliaments Forces with a Copy of the Articles and several Letters between the Parliaments Commissioners and Sir Charles Coot in Ireland about that Business referred to the Councel of State Vote That the Committee for the Universities and the Committee of Indemnity do sit no more and the House appointed a day to consider of filling the House with new Members 23. Letters That the Isle of Arran in Scotland and Duke Hamiltons House the Castle there was upon Summons Surrendred to the Parliaments Forces the Island is 8 miles over and 24 miles in Length and those in the Castle told the Commander of the Parliaments Forces that if they could have kept the Castle against him they would not have Surrendred it but being they could not defend it that he and his Soldiers were welcome to it That the Inhabitants shewed much distast to Argyle but the Civil Carriage of the Parliaments Soldiers did much ingage them 24. Letters of several Ships come into Leith Road loaden with Hay and others with Merchandize That the Ship which brought the Money for the Army lost her â—udder at Yarmouth Road and so was hindered of her Voyage That Argyle was preparing of Forces and yet gave good words to the English Commissioners That great depredations were committed by the Highlanders That the Chancellour sought to come in and the Ministers in the West were busie in designing against England That Sir George Ascue had taken in the Barbadoes the Letters from him with the Articles read in Parliament and the Messenger had 100 l. given him by the House Debate upon Regulating of the prizes of Wine 26. Letters That Sir George Ascue landed but 200 at first under Captain Morris who beat up one of the Enemies Quarters and took from them a little Fort with 4 Guns which they spiked up without any Loss That the Virginia-Fleet came in thither but very weak and their Men sick yet Sir George took the advantage of the appearance of that Fleet and sent a new Summons to the Lord Willoughby But he refusing to submit Sir George modelled 400 into a Regiment and landed them at night and were gallantly received by the Lord Willoughbyes men but being night they thought the Assaylants more than they were and the Seamen with great Shouts running upon the Enemy they were so amazed that after a short dispute they all ran away Leaving a place where in a manner they were intrenched and 4 great Guns That this party thus routed were 1200 Foot and a Troop of Horse and Sir George lost but 7 or 8 men whereof one was Lieutenant-Collonel Allen of the Enemy were 100 Slain and 80 Prisoners The success was nothing towards the gaining of the whole Island the Enemy having then about 5000 Horse and Foot in Arms. That the Virginia-Fleet after 7 days went away and then Sir George upon Information of Collonels Muddifords interests in the Island and Affections to the Parliament Sir George sent to him and his Friends by giving them honourable Conditions and he joined with Sir George and made up 2000 Foot and 100 Horse That the People came in hourly to Sir George who went on Shoar to Collonel Muddiford and his Company and gave them full satisfaction of his Commission and the Parliaments intentions whereupon they engaged to live and dye with the Parliament That the Lord Willoughby understanding this marched up to them with all the Force he could make and one of Sir George his great Guns Shot in at the Door where the Lord Willoughby and his Councel of War were and carried away the Sentinels head That this night the Enemy marched 2 Miles from Sir George his men who had many designs but were hindred by the Rains for 3 or 4 daies together and before they could March the Lord Willoughby sent for a Treaty and in regard his strength was much the greater and to avoid the destruction of that goodly Island which was already much wasted Sir George sent his Commissioners to meet with the Lord Willoughbys Commissioners and they agreed upon Articles and it was surrendred to the Parliament The truth was that the Lord Willoughby was forced to this surrender knowing that his men would not stand to him but dayly did desert him and most of the Islanders took in with C. Muddiford against my Lord. Letters that the Frigot with the Mony was safely arrived at Leith narrowly escaping the Sands on which she struck six times upon the Coast of Yarmouth but was delivered by the breaking of her Rudder That Argyle and his Clans agreed to oppose the Parliament of England and that he had gotten 10000 Arms. That the Kirk began to piece again but the People were inclinable to the Union 27. Votes touching the payment of Debts upon publick Faith Referred to a Committee to consider how the Poor may be set to work and relieved and not suffered to beg and to review all the Acts touching the Poor and report the defects of them and to receive Proposals for the City of London or others touching the Poor An Act passed for the further ease and relief of poor Prisoners for Debt Letters That the Scots King was ingaged in mediating a Peace between the King of France and the Princes wherein he alledged his own condition and that of his Father and the King of France thanked him for his good Intentions and desired him to make the like Proposals to the Princes Which the Scots King did but the King of France refused to put away the Cardinal who offered to go away rather than to be a cause of continuing the miseries of France that the Princes doubled their Guards and the People were enraged against Cardinal Mazarini 29. Letters of the reducing of the Barbadoes to the same effect as before The Revolt of Collonel Muddiford and Letters from my Lady Willoughby to my Lord her Husband that the Kings Forces were defeated at Worcester and of the condition of the Affairs in England with her advice
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