fell into the Lord of Kinoules Quarters took seven or eight Prisoners and about twelve Horse killed one rescued the Lord of Egles Sheriff dispersed the Regiment and the Lord of Kinoule hardly escaped The Lord Protector was Proclaimed by sound of Trumpet in the Pallace yard at Westminster at the Old Exchange and several other places in London divers of the Councel and the Lord Mayor and Aldermen in their Robes with three Serjeants at Armes with their Maces and the Heraulds attending And command to Publish the same Proclamation in all Counties 20. Letters of a Dutch Prize taken by a Private Man of War and brought to Hull 21 A Proclamation Published by his Highness the Lord Protector with the consent of his Councel for continuing all Persons being in Office for the Execution of Publick Justice at the time of the late change of Government until his Highness further direction in these Words OLiver Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England Scotland and Ireland considering That whereas the exercise of the chief Magistracy and the Administration of Government within the said Commonwealth is Invested and Established in his Highness assisted with a Council and lest thereupon the setled and ordinary course of Justice in the Commonwealth if remedy were not provided might receive interruption his Highness in his care of the State and publick Justice thereof reserving to future consideration the reformation and redress of any abuses by misgovernment upon better knowledge taken thereof is pleased and doth hereby expresly signifie declare and ordain by and with the advice and consent of his Council who have power until the meeting of the next Parliament 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 that all persons who on the Tenty day of this instant December were duly and lawfully possessed of any place of Judicature or Office of Authority Jurisdiction or Government within this Commonwealth shall be and shall so hold themselves continued in the said Offices and Places respectively as formerly they held and enjoyed the same and not otherwise until his Highness pleasure be further known And all Commissions Patents and other Grants which respect or relate unto the doing and executing of Publick Justice and all Proceedings of what Nature soever in Courts of Common Law or Equity or in the Court of Admiralty or by Commissioners of Sewers shall stand and be in the same and like force to all Intents and Purposes as the same were on the said Tenth day of this instant December until further Order given by his Highness therein And that in the mean time for preservation of the publick Peace and necessary proceedings in matters of Justice and for safety of the State all the said Persons of whatsoever Place Power Degree or Condition may not fail every one severally according to his respective Place Office or Charge to proceed in the performance and execution of all Duties thereunto belonging as formerly appertaining to them and every of them whilst the former Government was in being Given at White-Hall this 21st of December in the year of our Lord 1653. 22 Letters that the States of the Netherlands keep from their People the knowledge of the Offers of England for coalition and Peace with them Of great Preparations for the Sea against the Spring of above One hundred Sayl of Ships of War 23 Letters of the Highlanders dividing themselves in several Territories that they often remove their Quarters and are in want of Provisions That a Party of the English killed three and a Captain of the Lord Lords 24 Letters of two Dutch Prizes brought in by a Private Man of War That the Dutch about the Lands-end took an English Ship which came from New England That some French Wines were taken and brought into Deal That the Highlanders make so high Demands from the Country that they are not able to supply them 26 Letters that Captain Hart about Dumfrize with a Party of English pursued some of the Enemies by the tract of the Snow and fell upon them took Sixty five Horses sixteen Prisoners and many Armes and four of them slain they fought very Resolutly for a while Captain Hart lost but one Man and sixteen Wounded That the late Change of Government in England was well Resented by the Army in Scotland and they were unanimous to obey the Lord Protector That some Gentlemen about Ruthen Castle in Scotland sent to Captain Hill the Governour to know if an Enemy should come into those Parts whether he would give them leave to furnish the Enemy with Provisions c. to rid them out of the Country to which he answered That if any did so they should forfeit their Lives and Estates Then he showes them the Power of the State of England and their kind dealing with the People of Scotland under their Power and the inconsiderableness of those in Armes against the State of England concludes with an absolute forbidding of them to give any Assistance to the Enemy and to pay in their Sesses Letters from Swedland of the safe Arrival of the Lord Ambassadour Whitelock and of his gallant Reception there 27 The Lord Protector and his Councel passed several Ordinances For continuing the Excise and the Commissioners For the continuing the Act for Redemption of Captives For alteration of several Names and Formes used heretofore in Courts Writs Grants Patents Commissions c. and setling Proceedings in Courts of Law and Equity Divers Prizes taken by Captain Newberry between the Isle of Wight and the French Coast and several other Prizes taken and brought in by others of the Parliament Frigots 28 An Order Published of the Protector and his Counsel for reviving of a former Act for the Probat of Wills and granting Administrations Letters that Chanut Ambassadour from the French King with the States did freely offer to them an Alliance and Assistance from his Master if they would break with Spain and England That Captain Crispin pursued some French Vessels into Conquet Road where he Anchored and the Town and Country came down to assist the Pickaroons and Dutch there and Crispin made Two hundred and thirty great Shot into the Town and did much spoil to the Ships which got close under the Houses 29 The Lord Protector and his Councel sate very close in Ordering their dispatches to the several Forces in England Scotland and Ireland and to their Publick Ministers abroad 30 The Lord Protector with his Councel and the Officers of his Army kept a Day of Humiliation at Whitehall That the Lord Protector was Solemnly Proclaimed at Plymouth the Magistrates present in their Robes the Trumpets sounding and Guns firing the Bells Ringing and Shouts and great Acclamations of Joy of the People Of Two English Ships loaded with Masts c. coming from New England taken by three Dutch-men of War
advice of his Privy Council and Council Learned the King requires Shipmoney The Writ for it was at first but to Maritime Towns and Counties but that not sufficing other Writs were Issued out to all Counties to levy Ship-money Yet great care was taken to favour the Clergy all the rest of the People except Courtiers and Officers generally murmur at this taxe although it was politickly layd with all equality yet the great objection against it was because it was imposed without assent of Parliament and that therefore it was unlawfull The old Chancellor Oxenstierne of Sweden the great director of their affairs both at home and abroad particularly in Germany during the Queen's minority sent his eldest Son Grave John Oxenstierne Ambassadour to our King with Credentials from the Queen of Sweden But Grave John the Ambassadour and the Authority from whence he came were so unworthily slighted in our Court who were not willing to give any assistance to the Prince Elector against the Emperor that in great distast Grave John who was high enough in his own thoughts and for the honour of his Mistress the Queen went away in discontent from England and neither he nor his Father nor family were friends to our King after this affront put upon them The Parliament of Ireland gave some Subsidies to the King and the 39 Articles of our Church were there by that Parliament Established Mr. Attorney Noy having set on foot the tax of Ship money leaveth it and the world He died of the distemper of the Stone The Scots began to murmer against their last Parliament the Lord Balmerino was questioned about a Letter written by King James to Pope Clement to complement him It was suggested that this Lord's Father being Secretary to the King did draw the Letter and shufling it among other papers did by that means get it to be signed by the King Yet was this Lord afterwards not onely pardoned but honoured and preferred The discontented party in Scotland had Intelligence of the discontents in England and the Cardinal Richeliew sent his Agents to foment the discontents in both Kingdomes who met with matter and persons very apt to be kindled The Lord Treasurer Weston dyed not much lamented of the people who generally esteemed him to be a covert Papist and an Agent for Rome and though himself might be dispenced with yet most of his family made open profession of the Popish Religion and continue in the same profession Sir Edward Coke dyed this year also who was of greater reputation with the people but of less at Court whose Illegal actions he earnestly opposed in Parliament being usually chosen a Member of the House of Commons after he was put out of his publick offices He was a man of great Learning and Industry and had the value of a just and Impartial Magistrate The Imperialists and Swedes fought a bloudy Battaile at Nortington where the Swedes were overthrown 12000 of them slain and 6000 taken prisoners but hereupon insued a peace between them The Emperor being wisely the more Inclined to it after his being victorious in the Warre Spotteswood Archbishop of St. Andrews was made Chancellor of Scotland and though he was a wise and learned man and of good reputation and life yet it gave offence to many that he being a Clergy man should be Invested with that dignity which they affirmed not to have been done before since the Reformation At Abington complaint was made to the Mayor and to the Recorder of divers in the Town who were Nonconformists to the orders and ceremonies of the Church in divine Service as that some did not stand up at the Creed nor bow to the Altar nor at the name of Jesus nor receive the Sacrament kneeling at the High Altar and the like For which some that were related to the Ecclesiastical Court complained to them being Justices of the Peace for the Town and desir'd they would punish these Offenders the Recorder answered them that these offences were more properly punishable by the Ecclesiastical Judges in their Courts than by Justices of Peace and therefore he advised them to inform the Chancellor of the Diocesse or other Officers of that Jurisdiction concerning those Matters that proceedings might be had therein according to their Law but he thought it not fit for him to interpose in those matters the Complainers seemed much unsatisfied herewith but the Mayor being somewhat inclin'd to the opinions of the Non-conformists was not easily to be perswaded to punish them and Anno 1634 the Recorder himself was much for liberty of Conscience and favourable in that point so that allthough the other party urged much to have the Non-conformists punisht yet they put it off and would not doe it for which the Recorder was afterwards required to attend the Council Table to Answer some complaints made against him from Abington That he did comply with and countenance the Non-conformists there and refused to punish those who did not bow at the name of Jesus and to the Altar and refused to receive the Sacrament kneeling at the high Altar and the like offenders and that he was disaffected to the Church and the Ceremonies thereof enjoyn'd by Authority But the Recorder alledged in his own vindication why he did not punish those against whom the complaints were made That he knew no Common Law nor Statute in force for the punishment of them especially by Justices of the Peace and that the Complainers did not prefer any inditement against them and that the matters whereof the pretended offenders were accused were meerly as the accusers acknowledged Spiritual Matters proper for the Spiritual Judges as they were called And that he might have been censured to incroach upon the Jurisdiction and Rights of the Church if he should have taken Cognizance of them upon which the Council were satisfied and dismist him from further Attendance Anno 1635. Car. 11 By the help of the tax of Shipmoney a Navy was prepared of 40 good Ships of War and set out this Summer under the Earl of Lindsey Admiral and the Earl of Essex his Vice Admiral who had 20 Saile more for securing of the narrow Seas and of the trade of England The King resolves to prosecute his design with a Navy Royal to be set out yearly and therefore it was at Court concluded to lay the Charge of Shipmoney generally upon all Counties The Lord Keeper Coventry was ordered to direct the Judges to promote that business in their Circuits this Summer and to perswade the people to a ready obeying the writs and payments of Shipmoney for the next year In pursuance hereof his Lordship in his charge to the Judges in the Star Chamber at the end of Midsummer Term after sundry other particulars concluded as to this great business to this effect You my Lords the Judges are commanded in your charges at the Assizes and at all places opportunâ—ly to acquaint the people with
their Forces The Governour of Poole set upon the Queens Regiment of horse marching that way near Blandford slew sixteen of them took about forty prisoners a hundred brave horse two Colours and much Popish trumpery and lost but one man and a few hurt Colonel Lambert fell upon a party of the King's horse near Plumpton in Yorkshire took about a hundred and forty Horse the Commander in chief an Irish Rebel three Captains and many prisoners The King faced the Parliaments Armies with his horse and in the mean time drew away his Foot towards Newbury whither he followed with the horse Captain Fincher waiting on their march surprised sixty of their horse Orders were sent to the several Counties to be in a posture of defence and the Chirurgeons were sent down with Medicaments to the Army and Mr. Bell to provide them An Ordinance passed that no quarter should be given to any of the Irish Rebels taken either at Sea or Land By a Letter from Pembroke was certified that some of Prince Rupert's Forces particularly of the Irish Rebels drove away their Cattel risled their Houses eat and destroyed all their Provisions burnt their Villages and standing Corn destroyed all Sexes and Degrees Aged and unarmed persons were stripped naked by them â—and some they inhumanely murthered in cold blood others they half hanged and afterwards stigmatized and burnt their flesh off from their bodies to the bare bones and yet suffered them to live in great torture The Commons ordered that all the Judges and King's Council should meet to consider of the Tryal of Macquire and Macmahon An Ordinance passed to free the Heir of Sir William Fairfax who was slain in the Parliaments Service from Wardship An Order past to admit the Prince Elector to come when he pleased to the Assembly of Divines to hear their Debates according to his Highnesse's desire Newcastle Town not agreeing to Propositions of a Treaty the Scots stormed and entred part of the Town and became Masters of it that Sir John Merlay and others for the King fled to the Castle and offered to render it upon quarter which was denied but that they should render at mercy Some of the Scots Officers were slain as Major Hepburne and others but more of the Enemy Publick thanks to God were ordered to be given for the mercy in gaining Newcastle Sergeant Whitfield had the thanks of the House for his pains in preparing the Evidence for the Tryal of Macquire and Macmahon and the former Lord chief Justice Bramston was ordered to be advised with in that Business An Ordinance passed for the sale of some Delinquents Lands in Essex By Letters from the Commissioners in the Army it was certified that the Armies were near engagement that the King's horse faced the Parliaments Forces within a mile their Foot and Artillery marched up and were drawn into Bartalia at Bucklebury and nothing more done that day but they resolved the next day to charge the King's Forces if they would stand to it and they desired provisions might be sent to the Army Two Barges loaded with Bisket and Cheese were sent to Reading to be conveyed to the Army The Houses being informed that the Lord General was not well and stayed behind the Army they sent a Committee of Lords and Commons to visit him and to express the affections of both Houses to him This was not as was given out a piece of Courtship but I think real and there was cause enough that it should be so the General having so highly deserved from them Yet there were some had Designs against him and were desirous to remove him from his Command because they were jealous that he was too much inclined to peace and favouring of the King and his party I think I knew as much of his mind as others did and always observed him to wish for peace yet not upon any dishonourable or unjust terms he was a Lover of Monarchy and Nobility which he suspected some designed to destroy together with Gentry Ministry and Magistracy which humour began then to boyl up but he resolved to support them and wanted not advice to that end But the Jealousies upon him who was a most faithful and gallant man and servant to the publick gave him great trouble in his thoughts and they did work so high with his Enemies that some gave out he was by private intimation to forbear engaging in this Service and for certain he was not in it A party of the King 's coming to relieve Banbury were repulsed by Captain Fiennes their Bag and Baggage taken divers of them killed and some of them taken prisoners The City Propositions to be sent with the general Propositions for peace were voted and approved Divers Citizens petitioned That Justice might be done against Delinquents especially the two grand Incendiaries the Bishop of Canterbury and Wren and that the Commons House might be recruited with new Members Sir John Hotham petitioned That he might not be tryed by the Commissioners for the Court-Marshal and demanded the Judgment of the House thereupon and offered his Reasons but they would not hear them The Commons being informed that in probability the Armies were now engaged they sent to the Assembly of Divines to spend some time in Prayer for the good success of the Parliaments Forces which was done accordingly In the Evening the same day news came to the Parliament of a considerable Victory obtained by their Forces against the King's Army near Newbury That the Fight began on Sunday October 27th about Three a Clock in the Afternoon That before Seven they had nine pieces of Ordnance from the Enemy took the Earl of Cleveland and three hundred prisoners killed Charles Goring Son to the Lord Goring Sir Humphrey Mildmayâ—s eldest Son and divers others of quality and that the King about Twelve at Night marched with a party towards Wallingford Another party of the Kings under the Earl of Northampton came to relieve Banbury and taking the Besiegers at unawares made their way into the Castle and relieved it and made good their Retreat Scout-master General Bedford came to the house with Letters from the Commissioners in the Army of the particulars of the Battel at Newbury to this effect That after a Weeks tedious but speedy march of the Lord General 's Infantry and one nights refreshment at Reading in two days further progress they drew up before Newbury as near the Town as the Enemies Cannon would suffer this was upon Friday Oct. 25. The King kept within the Town guarded by his Artillery but his Body of Horse and Foot drew out into Speen-field the midway between the Town and Castle both to make his Army seem more numerous and to imbattel them in a place of extraordinary advantage that day afforded nothing but an Interview the interposing River hindred the desire to fight On the King's part appeared rather a declining to be engag'd either that their numbers
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
when he was last here he made the question of their Authority and should have satisfied himself with the Protestation he then made against the legality of this Court and that a King cannot by Tryed by any superiour Jurisdiction on Earth But he said it was not his case alone that he stood for but the freedom of all the People of England for if power without Law may make or alter Law no Subject can be safe for his life or any thing that he calls his own Then he said he would give his reasons why in conscience and the duty he owed to God first and his People next for the preservation of their Lives Liberties and Estates he conceived he could not answer till he were satisfied of the legality of it President Sir I must interrupt you which I would not do but that what you do is not agreeable to the proceedings of any Court you appear as a Prisoner before this Court and are not to dispute their Authority but to give a punctual answer to the Charge King Sir by your favour I do not know the forms of Law I do know Law and reason though I am no Lawyer professed but I know as much Law as any Gentleman in England and therefore under favour I do plead for the Liberties of the whole People of England more than you do and therefore if I should impose a belief upon any without reasons given for it it were unreasonable but I must tell you that reason that I have as thus informed I cannot yield unto it President Sir I must interrupt you you may not be permitted you speak of Law and reason it is fit there should be Law and reason and there is both against you Sir the Vote of the Commons of England in Parliament is the reason of the Kingdom by Law you should have ruled and reigned Sir You are not to dispute our Authority you are told it again by the Court Sir it will be taken notice of that you stand in contempt and your contempt will be recorded King I do not know how a King can be a Delinquent let me tell you they may put in Demurrers against any proceedings as legal and I demand that and to be heard with my reasons if you deny that you deny reason President Sir you have offered something to the Court I shall speak something to you the sence of the Court Sir neither you nor any man are permitted to dispute that point you are concluded you must not demurr to the jurisdiction of the Court if you do I must let you know that they over-rule your Demurrer they sit here by the Authority of the Commons of England and all your predecessours and you are responsible to then K. I deny that show me one Precedent P. Sir you ought not to interrupt while the Court is speaking to you this point is not to be debated by you neither will the Court permit yâ—u to do it if you offer it by way of Demurrer to the jurisdiction of the Court they have considered of their jurisdiction and do affirm their own jurisdiction K. I say Sir by your favour that the Commons of England were never a Court of Judicature I would know how they came to be so P. Sir you are not permitted to go on in that speech and these discourses Then the Clerk of the Court read this aloud Charles Stuart King of England you have been accused on the behalf of the People of England of High Treason and other crimes the Court have determined that you ought to answer the same K. I will answer the same so soon as I know by what Authority you do this P. If this be all that you will say then Gentlemen you that brought the Prisoner hither take charge of him back again K. I do require that I may give in my reasons why I do not answer and give me time for that P. 'T is not for Prisoners to require K. Prisoners Sir I am not an Ordinary Prisoner P. The Court hath considered of their jurisdiction and they have already affirmed their jurisdiction if you will not answer we shall give order to record your default K. You never heard my reasons yet P. Sir your reasons are not to be heard against the highest jurisdiction K. Shew me what Jurisdiction where reason is not to be heard P. Sir we shew it you here the Commons of England and the next time you are brought you will know more of the pleasure of the Court and it may be their final determination K. Shew me whereever the House of Commons were a Court of Judicature of that kind P. Sergeant take away the Prisoner K. Well Sir remember that the King is not suffered to give in his reasons for the liberty and freedom of all his subjects P. Sir you are not to have liberty to use this language how great a Friend you have been to the Laws and Liberties of the People let all England and the world judge K. Sir under favour it was the liberty freedom and Laws of the Subject that ever I took to defend my self with Arms I never took up Arms against the People but for the Laws P. The command of the Court must be obeyed no answer will be given to the Charge K. Well Sir Then the Officers guarded the King back again to Sir Robert Cotton's House and the Court adjourned The Commissioners met at Mr. Brownes House the Clerk of the Parliament where the Great Seaâ— lay and there Sir Thomas Widdrington and Mr. Whitelock without the two Lords did sign a Warrant for Writs to adjourn the Term the two Lords Commissioners were present though they did not joyn in this yet they did in other business There were strict Guards many Souldiers and a great press of people at the Tryal of the King The House sate only to adjourn Some who sate on the Scaffolds about the Court at the Tryal particularly the Lady Fairfax the Lord Generals Wife did not forbear to exclaim aloud against the proceedings of the High Court and the irreverent usage of the King by his Subjects insomuch that the Court was interrupted and the Souldiers and Officers of the Court had much to do to quiet the Ladies and others 23. Report of an Ordinance that where upon Indictments c. it was formerly said contrary to the peace of our Soveraign Lord the King his Crown and dignity it should now be said against the peace justice and Council of England That Writs out of the Chancery should go in the name of the Chancellour or Keepers of the Seal and in other Courts in the name of the Judges The High Court of Justice sate Mr. Coke Sollicitor General moved That whereas the Prisoner instead of giving answer to the charge against him did still dispute the Authority of the Court that according to Law if a Prisoner shall stand as contumacious in contempt and shall not give an Issuable Plea Guilty or not
Standard others that they saw him in the field in several fights with his Sword drawn The Parliament of Paris proclaimed the Cardinal Mazarine a disturber of the publick peace and Enemy to the King and Kingdom In the evening Whitelock met at Sergeants-Inn with the Committee to receive the Judges answer concerning the alteration in the Style of Writs The Judges answered that because of their Oaths they could not advise in this business being it was an alteration of the Government of the Kingdom but with this answer the Committee went away not well satisfied 26. The Heads of the Charge against the King were published by leave in this form That Charles Stuart being admitted King of England and therein trusted with a limited power to govern by and according to the Laws of the Land and not otherwise and by his trust being obliged as also by his Oath and Office to use the power committed to him for the good and benefit of the people and for the preservation of their Rights and Priviledges Yet nevertheless out of a wicked design to erect and uphold himself in an Vnlimited and Tyrannical Power to rule according to his Will and to overthrow the Rights and Liberties of the People yea to take away and make void the Foundations thereof and of all Redress and remedy of Misgovernment which by the Fundamental Constitutions of this Kingdom were reserved on the Peoples behalf in the Right and Power of frequent and successive Parliaments or National meetings in Council He the said Charles Stuart for accomplishment of his designs and for the protecting of himself and his Adherents in his and their wicked Practices to the same ends hath Traiterously and Maliciously Levyed War against the present Parliament and the People therein represented more particularly Then they named Nottingham Beverly and other places where fights were and go on That he hath caused and procured many Thousands of the Free-People of the Nation to be slain and by Divisions Parties and Insurrections within this Land and by Invasions from Foreign parts indeavoured and procured by him and by many other evil ways and means His giving Commissions to his Son the Prince and other Rebels and Revolters both English and Foreigners and to the Earl of Ormond and to the Irish Rebels and Revolters associated with him from whom further Invasions upon this Land are threatned upon the procurement and on the behalf of the said Charles Stuart All which wicked designs and evil practices of him the said Charles Stuart have been and are carried on for the advancing and upholding of the personal interest of Will and Power and pretended Prerogative to himself and Family against the publick interest Common Right Liberty Justice and Peace of the Pâ—ople of this Nation by and for whom he was intrusted as aforesaid By all which it appeareth that he the said Charles Stuart hath been and is the Occasioner Authour and Contriver of the said Vnnatural cruel and bloody Wars and therein guilty of all the Treasons Murders Rapines Burnings Spoyls Desolations Dammage and Mischief to this Nation acted or committed in the said Wars or occasioned thereby M r Pierrepoint still kept in his station though dissatisfied with present proceedings So was Sir Thomas Widdrington 27. The High Court of Justice sate in Westminster-Hall the President in his Scarlet Robe and many of the Commissioners in their best habit After the calling of the Court the King came in in his wonted posture with his Hat on as he passed by in the Hall a cry was made justice justice execution execution This was by some Souldiers and others of the Rabble The King desired to be heard the President answered that he must hear the Court and sets forth the intentions of the Court to proceed against the Prisoner and withal offered that the King might speak so it were not matter of debate The King desired that in regard he had something to say for the peace of the Kingdom and Liberty of the Subject before Sentence were given he might be heard before the Lords and Commons in the Painted Chamber Upon this the Court withdrew into the Court of Wards and the King to Sir Robert Cottons house and after about an hours debate they returned again into Westminster-Hall The Court resolved that what the King had tendered tended to delay yet if he would speak any thing for himself in Court before Sentence he might be heard Many of the Commissioners in the debate of it in the Court of Wards were against this resolution and pressed to satisfy the Kings desire and themselves to hear what the King would say to them in the Painted Chamber before Sentence but it was Voted by the major part in the Negative Upon which Colonel Harvey and some others of the Commissioners went away in discontent and never sate with them afterwards this proposal of the Kings being denied by the Commissioners the King thereupon declared himself that he had nothing more to say Then the President made a large Speech of the Kings misgovernment and that by Law Kings were accountable to their People and to the Law which was their Superiour and he instanced in several Kings who had been deposed and imprisoned by their Subjects especially in the Kings native Country where of one hundred and nine Kings most were deposed imprisoned or proceeded against for misgovernment and his own Grand-Mother removed and his Father an infant crowned After this the Clerk was commanded to read the sentence which recited the Charge and the Several Crimes of which he had been found Guilty For all which Treasons and Crimes the Court did adjudge That he the said Charles Stuart as a Tyrant Traitor Murderer and publick enemy shall be put to death by the Severing of his head from his body The King then desired to be heard but it would not be permitted being after Sentence and as he returned through the Hall there was another cry for justice and execution Here we may take notice of the abject baseness of some vulgar spirits who seeing their King in that condition endeavoured in their small capacity further to promote his misery that they might a little curry favour with the present powers and pick thanks of their then Superiours Some of the very same persons were afterwards as clamorous for Justice against those that were the Kings Judges The Act passed for altering the forms of Writs and other proceedings in Courts of Justice which were before in the name of the King and no Concurrence of the Lords was desired A Committee appointed to draw a Proclamation to declare it High Treason for any to Proclaim any King of England without assent of the Parliament and none to preach or speak any thing contrary to the present proceedings of the Supreme Authority of this Nation the Commons of England assembled in Parliament under pain of imprisonment and such other punishments as shall be thought fit to be inflicted on them
time it was answered That it was for Prisoners to prepare their proofs against the Tryal he having been in Prison so long he replied that during his six Months imprisonment he never sent about any private business but only to get Monies to maintain him and prayed the mercy of the Court that if they would spare him he might be useful and that he was sorry for what he had done He had two daies time longer given to him to prepare for his defence 14. Vote for thirty eight persons to be of the Council of State viz. Earl of Denbigh Mulgrave Pembroke Salisbury Lord Gray Fairfax General Grey of Groby Lord L'Isle Rolles St. John Wilde Bradshaw Cromwell Skippon Pickering Massam Haselrigg Harrington Vane jun. Danvers Armine Mildmay Constable Pennington Wilson Whitelock Martin Ludlow Stapeley Heveningham Wallop Hutchinson Bond Al. Popham Valentine Walton Scot Purefoy Jones Their powers were 1. To command and settle the Militia of England and Ireland 2. To set forth such a Navy as they should think fit 3. To appoint Magazines and Stores and to dispose them c. 4. To sit and execute the powers given them for a Year Instruction passed for altering Patents of Sheriffs and their Oath and a list of all the Justices of Peace brought into the House Major General Middleton who was upon his parole at Berwick brake his word and went to Scotland 15. An Act passed touching the accounts of Sheriffs Debate upon the Act for Sale of Deans and Chapters lands The High Court of Justice sate and the Earl of Cambridge moved the Court for further time and new Council in regard that those formerly assigned to him for Council refused to plead for him which was granted to him In the House were the Dutch Ambassadors in person to receive the answer to their Papers and addresses 16. Ceremonies upon the Dutch Ambassadors going away Some Sheriffs nominated Order for moneys for the Judges going their Circuits The High Court of Justice sate and the Lord Goring was brought to the Bar Mr. Coke Sollicitor General set forth the heâ—nousness of his Crimes at Colchester in Kent Essex c. He said he could not deny the matter of fact in much of them but should clear himself of some particulars Divers witnesses were produced vivâ voce who proved the Death of several of the Parliament Party before Colchester the shooting of poisoned bullets boyled in Copperas from the Town the cruel usage of the Prisoners in Colchester the Lord Gorings reviling them calling them Rebellious Rogues the burning of six hundred Houses at Colchester and many other particulars The Lord Goring by way of defence made a Narrative of his proceedings since his last coming into England acknowledged his receiving a Commission from the Prince and his giving Commissions to others That what he did was out of a good intention for Peace and accommodation That Treason not being in the intention he could not be guilty of it that he intended not to raise Forces against the Parliament he pleaded his Peerage and the Articles of Colchester by which quarter was given him To this the Council for the Common-wealth replyed that a mans Actions did best expound his intentions that the Lord Goring ' s Actions spake him guilty of Murder Treason c. that to his Peerage the power by which the Court sate was an answer That for the Articles of Colchester though he had at first waved them by pleading not guilty yet he should have as full a benefit of them as the Lord Capel who had largely pleaded for them Against Sir John Owen witnesses testifyed the Death of the high Sheriff of Caernarven and others Sir John alledged that what he did was to free himself from violence and plunder but it was proved that he was in the first War had the Articles of Conway upon which he was admitted to compound took the Covenant and Negative Oath and yet ingaged a second time The Earl of Holland was removed from Warwick Castle to London 17. A Declaration passed in answer to the Scots Papers and was Ordered to be delivered to their Commissioners and to be printed and published Order to allow one thousand pound per annum Salary to each of the Commissioners of the Seal Order for the Council of State to sit and the Members that desired it to have lodgings in White-Hall Vote for two Seals for the Committee of Estates ingraven with the Arms of England and Ireland and this inscription the Committee of Estates appointed by Parliament Order for the General and Colonel Rich to sit in the House as Burgesses elected for Cirencester The Speaker acquainted the House with a Letter he received from the Prince Elector of his intentions to return to his own Country with some acknowledgement of thanks for favours to him appointed to be read on Munday next The High Court of Justice sate and witnesses proved the escape of the Lord Capel out of the Tower he pleaded that he did not escape as he was a Prisoner of War but as he was sent to the Tower in another condition The Earl of Cambridge urged that the Council assigned to him were not ready for want of longer time and held it not proper for them to plead in matter of Law till the fact were first proved The Court declared that he had been often moved to make his defence whereupon he proceeded in it produced his Commissions from the Parliament to command all the Forces of that Kingdom and the order of the Committee of Estates there for him to advance into England then the large Declaration from Scotland He pleaded the ends thereof being for his Majesties honour the setling of Religion and the Covenant he also pleaded the Articles agreed unto by Major General Lambert when he yielded himself Prisoner whereby he was assured by him of quarter and life to prove which he produced the Lord Grey Colonel Lilburn and M r Peters for witnesses Concerning the point of Naturalization he pleaded that his Father being naturalized could not make him a subject of England no more than the Son of an English-man born in any Foreign Parts was intituled thereby to any inheritance here that he had a Petition and Bill prepared for his Naturalization but it passed not Colonel Whichcot the Governour and the Marshal of Windsor-Castle proved the Earls escape after he had passed his word to the Governour to be a true Prisoner the Earl earnestly denyed this and offered upon it a Challenge to the Governour were he not in his present capacity but it was left to the judgment of the Court. 19. The Letter from the Prince Elector was read of the grounds of his return to his own Country returning humble thanks for the favour of the Parliament to him desiring the continuance of his stipend and the arrears of it to be paid The House Ordered the arrears to be paid him and the Speaker to give him
of Colonel Rainsbourgh and both excepted persons at the rendition of the Castle were taken at Lancaster in disguises Letters from Hamburgh that the servants of C. Cockeram there laid wait for the Minister going to preach in the English House and attempted to murder him but he was rescued by the Citizens 5. The House commanded Whitelock and his Brother Commissioner L'Isle to bring the Great Seal into the House to lye upon the table for the more solemnity because the new elected L. Mayor was to be presented this day to the House for their approbation they brought the Seal accordingly and at the door of the House Whitelock took the purse by one corner of it L'Isle by the other carried it up with usual reverences and laid it on the table they were both of them in their black velvet gowns the first time of their wearing of them The new L Mayor was according to order presented to the House by their Common Sergeant Mr. Proby who made an indiscreet speech the House Ordered thanks to the Aldermen and Common-Hall for their good choice which they approved of but not of the speech of Mâ— Proby Order to swear the L. Mayor after the new Oath An Act committed touching compositions for Delinquency and Sequestrations and giving an Appeal to the Barons of the Exchequer instead of the former Appeal to the Committee of Lords and Commons for Sequestrations Reference to the Committee of the Navy of a complaint of the Spanish Ambassador and Petition of parties interessed concerning an old business of the Spanish Ship taken by Sir W. Waller A Committee appointed to receive complaints touching abuses in the Forest of Dean and destruction of the Timber 6. A Report from the Council of State for sending out some Ships speedily and appointing Commanders of them was approved by the House and referred back to the Council to expedite the sending forth of those Ships Vote that the Justices of Peace in the several Counties shall be Commissioners in the Act of assessment of 90000l. per mensem for the Forces and the Act was passed and ordered to be printed Order that the L. Mayor and Justices of Peace in London do put in Execution the statutes 5 Eliz. c. 4. and 1 Jac. c. 6. for setling the wages of Artificers and for their better relief in these dear times and the like to be done by the Justices of Peace in all Counties A Petition from divers well affected in Oxford-shire with their desires referred to a Committee and a Petition from the City of Oxford referred to the same Committee and the Petitioners had the thanks of the House Order for the rents allotted to the Prince Elector to be paid unto him Order for Mr. Garland to bring in an Act to remove all Malignant and disaffected Magistrates and that they may be incapable of bearing any office in the Common-Wealth 7. The Act for the assessment of 90000 l per mensem for the Forces in England and Ireland passed and Ordered to be printed A Committee appointed to advise with the General and Officers of the Army how upon the due payment of this ninety thousand pound per mensem free quarter may be wholly taken off Order that the four Aldermen and the late Lord Mayor Reynoldson now Prisoners be disabled from being Aldermen and the Common Council to elect new Aldermen in their places Vote that Major General Brown and Sir John Clotworthy Prisoners be brought to Tryal Captain Mountain proclaimed King Charles II. in Moulton in Yorkshire and a Parliament man came into the Town presently after and did not question it 9. The Act passed touching Compositions of Delinquents Order for the Committee of Delinquents to bring in an Act for rules of an Act of oblivion and that the Committee of the Army bring in an Act for a Committee and Treasurers for the monies for the Army Upon a Report from the Council of State L. G. Cromwell Sir Hen. Vane jun Alderman Wilson and others were appointed to treat with the Common Council of London for the borrowing of 120000 l for the service of Ireland upon security of the assessment of ninety thousand pound Order for money for disbanding the Lancashire Forces A Committee appointed to receive Informations against Major General Brown touching his ingagement with the Scots and with the Earl of Holland c. and against Sir William Waller Sir Jo. Clotworthy and Copley and other Prisoners Letters from Scotland that they are in high discontents and faction and the Prince expected to come and reconcile them Letters from New-Castle of a Ship of Corn taken by the Irish that the poor there are many of them ready to starve and the meaner sort not able longer to pay assessments not having bread to feed their families Eight Ships of the Irish Rebels taken by the Parliaments Ships 10. Debate of several acts for prohibiting Ministers to meddle with State affairs in their Pulpits And for prohibiting the Eating of Flesh meat certain daies in the Week for a time and for abating prizes of Corn and to forbid the making of malt for a time And of a Declaration of the Parliament of their resolution to settle Religion according to Presbytery and a full maintenance to the Ministers Order that the Speaker Mr. of the Rolls the Judges and Masters of the Chancery should have a Commission under the Great Seal to sit and hear causes in the Rolls in absence of the Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal Orders for money for several Forces The Council of War found Colonel Poyer guilty upon the Articles charged against him Upon a Report that the twelve thousand English designed for Ireland intended to march into Scotland they went on there to raise their defensive Army of ten thousand Discontent in London about the unequal laying of the assessment the Rich men being under-rated and the poorer men over-rated 11. A Report from the Council of State of several proposals agreed upon as to the Forces that shall go for Ireland was confirmed by the House and the Commitment of Lilburn and his fellows by the Council was approved by the House and Ordered that they be tryed by the Common-Law and Mr. Atturney Prideaux to prosecute them in the upper Bench. A Proclamation published by the General for the observation of former orders for the Army and that no Officer be absent from his charge without leave and to prevent misdemeanours of the Souldiers At the Council of State some discourses among them of sending Whitelock Ambassadour extraordinary into Holland Against this he laboured and urged the burden of the business in Chancery lying upon him and which gave most satisfaction and as he believed in this jealous age did prevent his journey he urged my Lord Willoughbies being in those parts which by reason of their relation might with some men raise a jealousie upon him They again urged the fitness of him for this imployment his
knowledge of the languages and being one whom they could trust c. but he insisted upon the former matters of excuse and so the business as to him went off 12. Order for a Writ to elect a new Burgess for Carlisle in the place of M r Barwis deceased An Ordinance committed to give power to the Committee of Admiralty to proceed to sentence of Death in Criminal causes Order for the Committee to meet the Common Council of London this afternoon for borrowing one hundred and twenty thousand pound for Ireland A long debate upon the Act for Sale of Deans and Chapters lands and provisoes in it for allowances out of those lands to itinerary Ministers and disposing their impropriations for additional means to the Ministery recommitted An Act for inventorying the late Kings goods committed and a Committee appointed to consider of the Sale of his Deer and Parks reserving such as shall be needful for the State The Common Council of London were willing to lend one hundred and twenty thousand pound for Ireland but disliked the security proposed and the Committees agreed to treat upon further security The Council of War after full hearing of the parties and witnesses passed sentence of Death against Colonel Powell and Major General Laughern as they had done upon Colonel Poyer before upon the two first Articles of War That such as have intelligence with the Enemy or any communication with them without direction from the General shall be punished as Traitors and Rebels and that none shall relieve the Enemy with money victuals ammunition or harbour or receive any of them upon pain of Death The wife of Major General Laughern presented a Petition to the Court Martial imploring their mercy to her husband and that this one unadvised act of his might not cause all his former eminent services to be forgot and the great loss of her and his Children and two Sisters by his Death At Bristol were discovered three brass pieces of Ordnance made up in Fatts sent from London and directed to the Lord Inchequin in Ireland In the Evening the Commissioners of the Seal the Lord General the Lieutenant General Cromwel the Chief Justice Rolls the Chief Baron and many Gentlemen of the House as a Committee of Parliament went to the Common Council of London to borrow of them 120000 l for Ireland The Common Council gave them a fair and hopeful answer by their Recorder 13. Upon a Report from the Committee of Yesterdays transactions with the Common Council and their forwardness and desire in that business a Committee was appointed to treat with a Committee of Common Council concerning the advance of the 120000 l for Ireland and to give them the thanks of the House for their willingness to promote this business Order for monies for the Garrisons of Barwick and Carlisle to be disposed as the Governour of New-Castle shall direct An Act committed for appointing Treasurers for the ninety thousand pound assessment no Member of the Army to be of this Committee Letters from the Hague that the Prince Elector arrived there was slighted by the King of Scotland and his Court that the States appointed a Council to assist the King to treat with the Scots Commissioners and commanded all their Ministers to pray for no Kings or Princes but those under whose Government they are Letters from Excester that the Mayor and Justices there refuse to Execute their Office and to punish any offenders perswaded to it by the Ministers who also inveigh against those that open the Flood-gate of wickedness 14. Order that upon any suit commenced against any Member of Parliament the Commissioners of the Seal and the Judges shall certify such Members thereof respectively and if after such notice they shall refuse to answer or plead according to the usual proceedings of Law That then the Commissioners of the Seal and the Judges shall award such process against their persons and Estates as according to Law is meet and such Members to have no more priviledge in person or Estate than any other Commoner Referred to the Commissioners of the Seal and to the Judges in their Circuits to receive complaints against any disaffected Justices of Peace and upon proof of the charges against them to remove them from being Justices of the Peace as they shall see cause and to put other well affected persons into Commission in their stead A Committee appointed to receive Informations and complaints against such Ministers as in their Pulpits vilify and asperse the Anthority and late proceedings of Parliament and to proceed against such Ministers according to justice Referred to the Council of State to consider of a stamp for the gold newly brought from Guinnea and for the advantage of the State and incouragement of the Merchants And to consider how the statutes against transportation of gold and Silver may be strictly put in Execution and how the melting of Coyn here and selling of Silver for beyond Seas may be prevented An Act committed for appointing of Commissioners and Treasurers for prize goods and disposing of all prohibited commodities for the advantage of the State and for putting all statutes concerning the same into Execution Referred to the Council of State a proposition of Colonel Temple to stop the transportation of Bullion and all prohibited commodities Order that the Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal be required to give in the names of such persons as they conceive will be fit for Judges to supply the places that are vacant 16. Upon the Death of Sir Francis Pile Knight of the shire for Berks a Writ issued out for a new election and the Sheriff returned the Earl of Pembroke with all his titles to be chosen Knight of the shire for Berks primae impressionis the House approved of the election and admitted the Earl a Member of the House of Commons and his Lordship attended by many eminent Members was received into the House with great respect Referred to a Committee to examine and consider the impositions laid upon Corn and Coals and the ingrossing of Corn the Earl of Pembroke named of this Committee Oxford Petition referred to the Committee for regulating the University of Oxford Order that none go beyond Seas without licence and an ingagement to act nothing against the Common-Wealth A Petition from Colonel Poyer for Mercy A Petition often thousand well affected persons of London Westminster Southwark and the Hamletts in the behalf of Lilburn Walwyn Prince and Overton Complaining of the illegal proceedings against them by power of Souldiers and undue examinations of them c. and prayeth their inlargement from prison and that for the future no person may be censured condemned or molested concerning life limb liberty or estate but for the breach of some Law first made and published and that the Tryals of all such causes may be left to subordinate Magistrates and ordinary proper Courts of Justice That the
of the Army came to the Parliament with Letters from the G. of the Proceedings of the Army and desiring that the 3000 Tun of French-Wines taken at Leith might be Custom and Excise-free and sold and distributed among the private Souldiers which the House granted and ordered the Letters found in the L. Chancellor's Cabinet to be Printed at the end of the Declaration for the Publick Thanks-giving 23. Letters That the Scots were raising new Forces upon the Presbyterian Interest and That the King was at Dundee with some of his Cavalier Party as well as Presbyterians That the G. sent to the Governour of Edenburgh-Castle that the Ministers with him might return to their Churches and have free liberty to Preach there and commanded that none of the Army should molest them The Ministers sent Answer That they found nothing exprest whereby to build any Security for their Persons and for their Return they resolved to reserve themselves for better Times and to wait upon him who had hidden his Face for a while from the Sons of Jacob. The G. Replied in a Letter to the Governour to this effect Our Kindness offered to the Ministers with you was done with ingenuity thinking to have met with the like but I am satisfied to tell those with you That if their Masters Service as they call it were chiefly in their eye imagination of suffering would not have caused such a Return Much less the Practices of our Party as they are pleased to say upon the Ministers of Christ in England have been an Argument of personal Persecution The Ministers of England are supported and have liberty to preach the Gospel though not to rail nor under pretence thereof to overtop the Civil Power or debase it as they please No man hath been troubled in England or Ireland for Preaching the Gospel nor has any Minister been molested in Scotland since the coming of the Army hither The speaking Truth becomes the Ministers of Christ When Ministers pretend to a Glorious Reformation and lay the Foundation thereof in getting to themselves Power and can make worldly mixtures to accomplish the same such as their late Agreement with their King and hopes by him to carry on their Designs they may know that the Syon promised and hoped for will not be built with such untempered Mortar And for the unjust Invasion they mention time was when an Army of Scotland came into England not called by the Supreme Authority We have said in our Papers with what hearts and upon what account we came and the Lord hath heard us though you would not upon as solemn an Appeal as any Experience ean parallel When they trust purely to the Sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God which is powerful to bring down strong Holds and every Imagination that exalts it self which alone is able to square and fit the Stones for the New Jerusalem Then and not before and by that means and no other shall Jerusalem which is to be the praise of the whole Earth the City of the Lord be built the Syon of the Holy One of Israel I have nothing to say to you but that I am Sir Septemb. 9. 1650. Your Humble Servant O. CROMWELL The Scots Ministers sent an Answer to this Letter and the General another Letter in Answer to them and says therein We look upon Ministers as Helpers of not Lords over the Faith of Gods People I appeal to their Consciences whether any denying their Doctrines and dissenting shall not incur the Censure of Sectary And what is this but to deny Christians their liberty and assume the infallible Chair Where do you find in Scripture that Preaching is included in your Function Though an Approbation from men hath Order in it and may do well yet he that hath not a better than that he hath none at all I hope he that ascended up on high may give his Gifts to whom he please and if those Gifts be the Seal of Mission be not envious though Eldad and Medad Prophesie you know who bids us covet earnestly the best Gifts but chiefly that we may Prophesie Which the Apostle explains there to be a speaking to Instruction and Edification and Comfort which the Instructed Edified and Comforted can best tell the Energy and Effect of If such Evidence be I say again Take heed you envy not for your own sakes lest you be guilty of a greater fault than Moses reproved in Joshua for envying for his sake Indeed you err through the mistake of the Scriptures Approbation is an act of Conveniency in respect of Order not of Necessity to give Faculty to Preach the Gospel â—our pretended fear lest Error should step in is like the man that would keep all the Wine out of the Countrey lest men should be drunk It will be found an unjust and unwise Jealousie to deny a man the liberty he hath by Nature upon a supposition he may abuse it when he doth abuse it judge 24 An Act passed for Encouragement and Indempnity of such as voluntarily engaged themselves in the Service of the Parliament in this time of common Danger An Act passed for appointing new Commissioners for the Excise A Vote approving the late Transactions of the Militia of London and Westminster 25 Proceedings in the Trial of Sir John Gell before the High Court of Justice By the Letters taken in the Cabinet of the L. Chancellor London at Dunbar-Fight appeared that the Scots designed to invade England Letters that the L. Willoughby and others had Proclaimed King Charles the Second in the Barbadoes and That the Assembly there had Sentenced Capt. Tienman and Lieut. Brandon to be disfranchized their Estates to be seized their Tongues cut their Cheeks burnt with the Letter T and afterwards to be banished and That they had Fined and Banished most in the Island who were well affected to the Parliament 26 Order for the Thanks of the House to be given to the old Commissioners of the Excise for their good Service Letters That the Ministers about Dartmouth would not read any Act or Ordinance commanded by the Parliament Rumors of Hopton's and Greenvile's Landing with Forces in the West which caused the Governor of Weymouth and the Militia thereabouts to be in a readiness Recruits ordered for Scotland Letters That Sir Charles Coot with 600 Horse and 1300 Foot Marched to the L. Deputy before Athlowe That there was Difference amongst the Irish occasioned by their Clergy That the E. of Westmeath took in a Castle of the L. Dillon's and put all in it to the Sword 27 Upon the Report from a Committee The House Voted That one Clackson who made and Published an Impious and Blasphemous Book called The Single Eye should be sent to the House of Correction and afterwards be Banished and that the Book be Burned by the Common Hangman And That Mr. Rainsborough a Justice of peace in Middlesex who countenanced the Book be disabled from being a Justice
two wounded and got a French Prize A long Debate in a grand Committee about the equal proportioning of Taxes That Middleton was labouring to get Assistance of the States for the King of Scots and was offered it by them in case a Peace with England did not succeed 20 Advice of the French Pickeroons Design against the English Fleet coming from Newfoundland Of the Highlanders running away from their Officers that one of them Kenmorett marched with a Runlet of strong waters before him which they called Kenmoretts Drum Of Ships daily arriving at the Texel from the Northward That the States resolved upon a new Treaty of Peace with England and appointed Min Heer New-port and Joungstal to be added Commissioners for the Treaty of Peace with their other two Commissioners now in England That the Queen of Sweden shewed extraordinary kindness to the Spanish Ambassadour with her and was held to be a friend to the English 21 Letters that upon the March of the English Party into the Highlands they Retreated into their usual fastnesses amongst inaccessible Hills and Rocks That some Vessels came into Leith Road london with Fish and other Commodities and Provisions 22 Letters that the late Easterly wind for a fortnight together kept the Pickaroones from the English Coast Of the Speaker Frigot and Ten more of the Men of War gone out from the Downs to the Westward 24 Instructions passed for Administration of Justice in Scotland and Officers Letters of Kinninores Insurrection in the High-lands that Argyle advised the Commander of the English Forces not to Advance further against them That Holland resolved to renew the Treaty of Peace with England and in the mean time to prepare for War That the Swedes had given Letters of Marque against the Dutch 25 The House sate in a Grand Committee for the Bill of Union for Scotland with England A Petition from the Common Councel of London against the Lord Mayor Fowke referred to a Committee An Act past for the discovery and prosecution of Thieves and Highway-men The Lords Newport and Youngstal came to London to joyn with the other Two Deputies of the State to Treat with the Parliament for a Peace 26 Order for an Act against solliciting Members of Parliament for any Places and to disable such as shall do it That the Queen of Sweeds Agent came to the House to take his leave and that the Lord Ambassadour Whitlock was ready to go for Sweedland within two or three days Letters that Captain Sparling and another of the Parliaments Frigots had taken a Ship with Twelve hundred thousand pieces of Eight in her she pretended to be an Ostender Divers Seamen Armed and in a Tumultuous manner demanded at the Prize Office their shares of some Prizes taken and were so uncivil with the Commissioners that they were forced to send for Souldiers to appease them one of the Seamen was slain and divers were wounded on both sides Afterwards the Seamen came to Whitehall where they carried themselves more civilly and had good words given and were made sensible of their Errour and promised satisfaction and so they departed quietly 27 The Seamen more in number than before and better Armed came down again Tumultuously to White-Hall but was met with by the General his Life-Guard and soon dispersed Orders for the Reduced Officers in Ireland for their Arrears 28 Letters of Two Prizes brought into Leith Of Two Sea-Rovers put out of France pretending to have Commissions from Prince Rupert in the Name of the King of Scots That Argyle was raising Forces against his Countrymen the Highlanders but was not able to ballance their Power That upon the approach of the Parliaments Forces towards them the Highlanders retreated to their Fastnesses Upon the Tumults of the Seamen the Council published a Proclamation Declaring that Exemplary Justice shall be done upon the chief Authors or Ringleaders in the Mutiny and Sedition some whereof are in Custody and commanding that no Sea-men or others on pain of Death do meet in a Mutinous or Seditious manner and that the accounts shall be Stated and just payment made of all dues unto the Seamen The Parliament passed an additional Article to the Law of War and Ordinances of the Sea for punishing Mutinous Seamen 29 Upon a Report from the Council of State the House conferred several Gratuities to the Widdows and Children of those slain in the late Sea Fight The House approved the number and charge of Ships for this Winter Guard and Ordered Moneys for them The Lord-Ambassador Whitlock received his Commission and instructions for Sweedland from the hand of the Speaker in the House and is suddenly to go for Sweedland 31 Upon the Petition of the Water-men and antient Coach-men in London against the Exorbitancy and Multitudes of Hackney Coach-men Order for an Act for Redress thereof Votes for rewarding the Commissioners for Administration of Justice in Scotland Upon a Report from the Council Order for Dr. Cox to be Master of St. Katherines-Hospital The Spanish Ambassador had audience in the House The Four Dutch Deputies met with the Commissioners of the Council about the Treaty for Peace Two of the Tumultuous Seamen were Condemned at a Council of War one of them was Hanged the other Whipped under the Gallows A Petition of many who suffered by the delay of Justice in granting and allowing Writs of Error after Verdict and Judgment praying Remedy An Act passed for continuing the Powers of Commissioners for Compounding for advance of Moneys and Indempnity Letters of the Queen of Sweeds return to Stock-holm and the Spanish Ambassador Piementel with her November 1653. Nov. 1. The House chose a new Council of State whereof Sixteen of the old Council continued and Fifteen new ones were added Order to consider of the business of the Law upon every Friday Order for a Bill to take away Holy-days and days not Judicial The Commissioners of the Council and the Four Dutch Ambassadors met upon the Treaty Divers called Quakers apprehended in the North. That the business of Transplanting went on difficultly in Ireland 2. The House passed New Instructions for the New Council of State for Six Months The Lord Commissioner Whitlock Ambassador to the Queen of Sweeden set forwards with a Gallant Retinue from London to Gravesend to take Shiping there Letters that Captain Blagg took Prize a Ship of two hundred Tun and another Frigot took a French-Man of twenty Guns That young Trump being seen with Eight Ships off the Lizard The Frigots at Portsmouth being Seven weighed Anchor and put to Sea after him Of two other Prizes brought into Plymouth and the Channel cleared of the Pyrats 3. Of a Fight at Sea on the Spanish Coast by four Dutch Men of War against one Merchant Man who run her self on shore and kept off the Dutch and got off from the shore again Letters that the Commissioners in Ireland had disarmed all the Irish and forbid any of
their parts Provided this liberty be not extended to Popery or Prelacy nor to such as under the profession of Christ hold forth and practise Licentiousness XXXVIII That all Laws Statutes Ordinances and Clauses in any Law Statute and Ordinance to the contrary of the aforesaid Liberty shall be esteemed as null and void XXXIX That the Acts and Ordinances of Parliament made for the Sale or other Disposition of the Lands Rents and Hereditaments of the late King Queen and Prince of Arch-bishops and Bishops c. Deans and Chapters the Lands of Delinquents and Forest Lands or any of them or of any other Lands Tenements Rents and Hereditaments belonging to the Commonwealth shall no way be impeached or made invalid but shall remain good and firm And that the securities given by Act and Ordinance of Parliament for any sum or sums of money 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 and Damages shall remain firm and good and not be made void and invalid upon any pretence whatsoever XL. That the Articles given to or made with the Enemy and afterwards confirmed by Parliament shall be performed and made good to the persons concerned therein And that such Appeals as were depending in the last Parliament for relief concerning Bills of Sale of Delinquents Estates may be heard and determined the next Parliament Any thing in this Writing or otherwise to the contrary notwithstanding XLI That every successive Lord Protector over these Nations shall take and subscribe a solemn Oath in the presence of the Council and such others as they shall call to them That he will seek the Peace Quiet and Welfare of these Nations cause Law and Justice to be equally Administred and that he will not violate or infringe the matters and things contained in this Writing and in all other things will to his Power and to the best of his understanding govern these Nations according to the Laws Statutes and Customs XLII That each person of the Council shall before they enter upon their Trust take and subscribe an Oath That they will be true and faithful in their Trust according to the best of their knowledge And that in the Election of every Successive Lord Protector they shall proceed therein impartially and do nothing therein for any promise fear favor or reward The Oath taken by His Highness Oliver Cromwel Lord Protector WHereas the Major part of the last Parliament judging that their sitting any longer as then constituted would not be for the good of this Common-wealth did Dissolve the same and by a Writing under their hands dated the Twelfth day of this instant December resigned unto Me their Powers and Authorities And whereas it was necessary thereupon That some speedy course should be taken for the settlement of these Nations upon such a Basis and Foundation as by the Blessing of God might be lasting secure Property and answer those great ends of Religion and Liberty so long contended for And upon full and mature Consideration had of the Form of Government hereunto annexed being satisfied that the same through Divine Assistance may answer the Ends afore-mentioned And having also been desired and advised aswell by several Persons of Interest and Fidelity in this Commonwealth as the Officers of the Army to take upon Me the Protection and Government of these Nations in the manner expressed in the said Form of Government I have accepted thereof and do hereby declare My acceptance accordingly And do promise in the presence of God That I will not violate or infringe the matters and things contained therein but to My power observe the same and cause them to be observed and shall in all other things to the best of My understanding Govern these Nations according to the Laws Statutes and Customs seeking their Peace and causing Justice and Law to be equally administred O. Cromwel Oliver Cromwell Captain General of all the Forces of this Commonwealth and now declared Lord Protector thereof did this Sixteenth day of December One thousand six hundred fifty three Sign this Writing and solemnly promise as is therein contained in presence of the Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal of England who Administred the same Oath and of the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London divers of the Judges of the Land the Officers of State and Army and many other persons of Quality The Writing mentioned in the Oath was in these Words December 12. 1653. UPon a Motion this day made in the House that the sitting of this Parliament any longer as now Constituted will not be for the good of the Commonwealth And that therefore it was requisite to deliver up unto the Lord General Cromwel the Powers which they received from him These Members whose Names are underwritten have and do hereby resign their said Powers to his Excellency The same Day the Council did set forth this Proclamation BY THE COUNCIL WHereas the late Parliament Dissolving themselves and resigning their Powers and Authorities The Government of the Commonwealth of England Scotland and Ireland by a Lord Protector and Successive Trienial Parliaments is now Established And whereas Oliver Cromwell Captain-General of all the Forces of this Commonwealth is declared Lord Protector of the said Nations and hath accepted thereof We have therefore thought it necessary as we hereby do to make Publication of the Premises and strictly to Charge and Command all and every person and persons of what quality and condition soever in any of the said three Nations to take notice thereof and to conform and submit them selves to the Government so established And all Sheriffs Majors Bayliffs and other Publick Ministers and Officers whom this may concern are required to cause this Proclamation to be forthwith Published in their respective Counties Cities Corporations and Market Towns To the end none may have cause to pretend ignorance in this behalf Given at White-Hall this sixteenth day of December 1653. 17 The new Lord Protector observed new and great State and all Ceremonies and respects were paid to him by all sorts of Men as to their Prince 19 Letters that the Highlanders dispersed themselves for their Levys and intended to force unreasonable Contributions That some of them near Durham robbed the Post Boy took away his Letters Horse Coat and Twenty pence in money That Major Murryhead was taken Prisoner by a Party of the English he being on his Journey to the Highlanders That Captain Lisle with a Party of the English Army fell into the Enemies Quarters and took Two Captains one Cornet one Quarter-Master a Corporal and twenty private Souldiers and about forty Horse and some Armes fired the House and killed three Men and lost not one Man and but one wounded in the Thigh That by Order Captain Lisle met with Collonel Morgan and they marched seven Miles into the Highlands
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 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
Rolles and all Seals who shall take an Oath before the Lord Chancellor Keeper or Commissioner of the Great Seal to be faithful in his Employment and shall receive into his Custody all and every Affidavit which shall be made in Court or upon which any Order shall be grounded and shall dayly File the same and keep an Alphabet thereof and in Case the Party at whose instance such Affidavit was made shall have cause to have a Copy thereof he shall pay unto the said Clerk for the same four pence for the Filing and three pence for every side for a Copy thereof and the other side or any other person desiring it may also have a Copy at the same rate and the Register shall have for Examining and Signing such Copy six pence and no more It is conceived by the Clerks keeping the Affidavit it may be in his and his Clients power to alter or retract it after it is sworn as is found by experience hath been done 40 That all Causes shall be set down for Hearing in Order as they were published without prefering one Cause before another and shall be presented by the Chief Clerks without taking any Fee for the same and the Causes being so set down shall be heard in the same Order This Rule is very prejudicial in Cases which are many that depend upon the lives of the persons and also of Merchants where one gets the Estate of another into his hands and goes beyond Seas and to deny him a Hearing in such Cases as occasion shall require is all one as to deny them Justice if this be enforced as a Law and if cause be to advise with Judges or any other accident the Court cannot put off the Cause for half an hour 41 That every Cause shall be heard the same day on which it is set down for Hearing and for that purpose the Lords Commissioners if there be cause shall sit for Hearing such Causes in the After-noon as well as in the Forenoon except upon Saturdays This is impossible to be done for Causes of Equity depend upon so many circumstances in cases of frauds and trusts that three or four days is not sometimes sufficient for the orderly hearing of one Cause and the sitting of the Commissioners upon the Râ—lls days cannot consist by reason of Councel and Sollicitours who cannot do their duty at both places and if this be imposed as a Law upon the Judges of that Court they are enjoyned thereby to act an impossibility The like objections were made to all the rest of the Articles and particulars of the new Ordinance touching the Chancery which though they would not prevail to stay the exemption of it as to the Lords Commissioners who seemed to doubt the power that made it which the makers would not endure yet they were the means that it was not exacted from their Successors but they were connived at in the not execution of it wherein they could not have satisfied themselves having taken an Oath which they scrupled would be broken either in the admittance of this Ordinance for a Law or if admitted in neglecting the performance of any part thereof May 1655. May The Protectors Commissioners for visiting the Universities Colledges and Schools in Scotland set forth a Proclamation Prohibiting Ministers to Pray for the King or to excite the people to new troubles prohibiting all persons from paying any maintainance to such Ministers News of the death of the Queen Dowager of Sweden who after she had been long sick of a Quartain Ague it was followed by a strong Rhume that fell on her Breast till she dyed Old Oxenstern Chancellor of Sweedland was buryed and the King and Queen at his Funeral Letters from Vice-Admiral Pen That his Fleet was safe at the Barbadoes where they had taken in four or five thousand men and within few days intended to set sail from thence upon their design Letters of the continuance of the cruel persecution against the poor Protestants of Piedmont by the Duke of Savoy A Proclamation published for the execution of the Laws against Jesuits and Priests and for Conviction of Popish Recusants against which Whitelocke declared his opinion at this time when there was not a fixed settlement and so great pretences for Liberty of Conscience Baron Thorpe and Judg Newdigate were put out of their places for not observing the Protectors pleasure in all his Commands This Order was sent from the Protector and Councel to the Commissioners of the Seal Tuesday May 1. 1655. At the Councel at White-Hall Forasmuch as the naming and settling of the Attornies in the Court of Chancery and the disposing of the Records in such manner as is directed by an Ordinance of his Highness by and with the consent of his Councel Entituled An Ordinance for the better regulating and limitingâ— the Jurisdiction of the High Court of Chancery Hath been omitted by those who are intrusted with the doing thereof and that great delay in Justice will necessarily fall out in case all proceedings in Chancery should be suspended untill all the said Officers and Records be settled for prevention thereof It is Ordered by his Highness the Lord Protector by the advice of his Councel that the Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal and Master of the Rolles do proceed in the business of the said Court notwithstanding the said Officers have not been nominated and the Records disposed of as by the said Ordinance is directed which his Highness and the Councel expect should be done with all speed by those who are concerned therein and that in all other things they proceed according to the direction in the said Ordinance HENRY SCOBELL Clerk of the Councel This Order was made to put a further tryal upon the Commissioners and a command to execute the new Ordinance and the default in this particular was in the Master of the Rolles who was more positive than any other in denying as yet to execute the Ordinance but afterwards his profit and fear to offend over swayed all other conderations At one of their meetings Widdrington Lenthal and Whitelock agreed upon this Letter to be subscribed by them and sent to the President of the Councel My Lord WE have seriously and duely considered what we received from his Highness concerning the Execution of the Ordinance touching the Chancery and have strictly examined our own Judgments and Consciences having with all submission sought to God therein yet cannot give our selves satisfaction so as to be free to proceed upon that Ordinance wherefore and in regard of the near approach of the Term. We hold it our duty to represent the same unto his Highness together with the great trouble of our own thoughts in our unhappiness in this dissatisfaction and desire the favour from your Lordship to acquaint his Highness herewith we remain My Lord your Lorships very humble Servants B. Whitelock T. Widrington W. Lenthal May 1. 1655. This Letter was not
the three Nations at the present are in a Posture God be praised of Peace as within our selves a quiet posture a posture looking towards a settlement a perfect settlement and the blessed fruits thereof Justice and Piety Plenty and Prosperity If we take care not to abuse the latter to the destruction of the former surely we ought with all thankfulness to own and acknowledge the outgoings of God for good unto us Hitherto we ought to consider how far through the good hand of God upon the Endeavours of his Highness and the Parliament before its Adjournment We are already advanced in this Way and Work After you may please to foresee and avoid the dangerous Rock which we may fall upon in our course which may not only stop it but cut it short and totally disappoint us of ever arriving at the desired Port. In the next place you may consider the opportunities and advantages you have at this time in your hands by what the Parliament hath already done that you may improve them And lastly you may cast your eyes upon the Difficulties we lye under and the Impediments which lye in our way that you may endeavour to remove them These things I can only speak to cursorily and generally the full and through consideration of them will be the work of your many and serious Debates and Consultations and will exercise not only your wisdom and industry but also your faith and patience which it may please the Lord to accompany with his presence and assistance and in the end to crown with his blessing and with success Into what condition the late Wars and distractions had brought these Nations and what a cloud of darkness had covered the whole face of the Government being void and in a manner without form we all know and the three Nations sadly felt and were sensible of those further Confusions that might have ensued But it pleased God that Light sprung up amongst us and things began to move towards something of Order and Consistency But as yet the Earth and the Water were in one Mass together Then were the Waters beneath the Firmament divided from those above the Firmament there was constituted a Chief Magistrate and a Parliament the one distinct from the other that each one from his proper place might the better put forth its influence and usefulness for the good of the whole After it pleased this Parliament by their humble Petition and Advice to distinguish the Parliament also into two Houses and that great and noble Body of the Waters retiring into their own Receptacle the dry Land appeareth And what now remains but that by the sweet Influence of that powerful Spirit that moved upon the Waters every Herb should bring forth Seed according to its kind and every Tree bring forth fruit according to its kind And that the Sun Moon and Stars the Ordinances of Magistracy and Ministry should shine brightly in the Firmament of Heaven in their greater and in their lesser Lights according to the proportion that God hath dispenced to each one And that Fish and Fowls should multiply in the Waters and in the Air and Beasts and Cattel of all sorts increase in the Earth that all Trades all Professions all Ranks and Degrees of Men might be subservient to that sound Adam and his Spouse Christ and his Church that they may be formed and set up amongst us and placed in a Garden of Eden with all freedom without fear or disturbance they may enjoy all spiritual delights and have communion with one another and with God which though last in execution I hope always was and always shall be the first and chiefest in our intentions The Holy Angels of God when the Foundations of the Earth were laid did not say here is a rude Mass of earth and water here is indeed a little light but where is Heaven Sun Moon and Stars Nay where is Man made after the Image of God But on the contrary as is witnessed from the mouth of God himself when the Foundations of the World were fastened and only the corner stone thereof laid the Morning Stars sang all together and all the Sons of God shouted for joy From whence we may discover one and that a most dangerous Rock which if not heeded we may split upon It is a Spirit of discontent and dislike of the present dispensations of God because all things are not perfect in an instant and such as is to be wished they were and such as possibly in God's due time they may be If the present Parliament at their first meeting had given way to such a Spirit as that and had not God assisting them so to due on the contrary put on a Spirit of Patience and Resolution to rectify as far as in them lay what was amiss to improve what was good and to make the best of what God laid before them pressing on to settlement and perfection as God should open them a way without attending either to Rumours or Humours of any sort as there were enough of all kinds to have discouraged them and diverted them in their worke I say if they had given way to such a Spirit as that I know not where we might have been by this time But now blessed be God we know where we are in some measure and that we are in a hopefull way of settlement safety and prosperity You did run well let no man hinder you I doe not know that it would be an uncharitable wish to wish them even cut off that shall trouble you and trouble the Peace of the Nation But I am sure it is a Christian wish and prayer to bid you God speed in your way and in your work for the further settlement of these Nations being confident that the Child unborn will have cause to bless you for what you have already done and what by God's grace you may yet further doe for their good Those that create new troubles in a Nation seldom attain either the ends held forth in their goodly pretensions or indeed aimed at in their good intentions if any such they have but usually something falleth out in the end of the Tragedy much contrary to their expectation and ordinarily something of greater mischief and confusion than ever they felt before Those that throw fire upon a House cannot say when the flame is once broken out that it shall go so far or so far and no further the fire when once broken forth will after take its own course or such a way as boystrous and tempestuous wind shall cary it Those that shall pluck up the flood-gates of the great deep and let in the surging and raging Waves of War into a Nation cannot stop them and bound them when and where they please He only can doe-that who first set bounds and doors unto them and said hitherto shalt thou come and no further and here shall thy proud Waves be stayed Let us therefore beware of the crafty
the full and perfect state of your Revenue you will particularly understand from the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury and such other Persons as his Highness will appoint to inform you therein which cannot be expected at this time from me who have already held you too long and spent too much of your time and tired out your patience which you will have occasion enough to make use of to better purposes This only I shall add before I conclude That though I shall not I must not I dare not flatter Man in the presence of God and his presence is more than ordinary in such Assemblies as this yet you all know and the three Nations know and all the Nations round about us know that the Quiet Peace and Welfare of these Nations doth at present in great measure under God depend upon his Highness life And therefore with hearts and hands lifted up to Heaven let us pray for the continuance of it and of the Influences of God's gracious Spirit upon his Mind and Heart for the Weal and good Government of these Nations And Sir what ever you are or shall be what ever you have done or shall doe and what ever Abilities you are or shall be endowed with are not from nor for your self but from and for God and for the good of men and especially of God's people amongst men To which ends that you may lay forth your self and them and improve all the Opportunities and employ all the Power which God hath put into your hands is the Hope is the Prayer of all good men And in so doing you shall have Comfort you shall have Honour and we shall have Safety and we shall have Happiness that happiness to see Truth and Peace Justice and Mercy kiss each other and Christ set upon his Throne in these Lands not in that litteral and carnal way which hath so much intoxicated the Brains and Minds of many in these our days but in Spirit and in Truth and more conformable to that which Christ himself hath pronounced That his kingdom is not of this world And yet must all the Kingdoms of the World be subservient to that World which is to come to that Kingdom which is above Whereupon having our eyes fixt let us bend our course that way with our faces thitherward discharging every one his duty in his place diligently and faithfully and finishing the work which God hath appointed us to doe in this life that in the life to come we may hear that sweet and blessed voice directed unto us Come good and faithfull servants enter into your masters joy 21. The House of Lords appointed a Committee for Privileges and a Committee for Petitions and sent to the House of Commons for a Day of Humiliation to be appointed The Messengers were two of the Judges who all sate Assistants as formerly in the House of Lords 25. Upon a Letter from the Protector to the Speaker of the House of Commons they met his Highness in the Banquetting-house and he exhorted them to unity and to the observance of their own Rules in the Petition and Advice and gave them a state of the publick accounts and good counsel 27. Both Houses kept a Day of Humiliation within their own Walls 28. The House of Lords sent a Message to the House of Commons three days past by Judge Windham and Baron Hill the House of Commons put off the Answer to that Message Sir Arthur Hasilrigge and some others not allowing the House of Lords and fomenting by their dissatisfied Spirits a difference betwixt the two Houses This day they again put off their Answer to the Message which caused distaste in the other House and Protector and was contrary to what themselves had at their last Meeting assented unto 30. The House of Lords taking into consideration the state of Affairs relating to foreign Princes and states and particularly to Sweden Whitelocke gave them a full account of his Negotiation in Sweden and of the Interest of this Nation in relation to Sweden with which account the House seemed greatly satisfied The House of Commons again put off their Answer to the Lords February 1657. 2. The Debate of the Answer of the House of Commons to the Message of the Lords House was again adjourned 3. The House of Lords sent another Message by two Judges to the House of Commons who told them they would send an Answer by Messengers of their own And then the House of Commons as formerly took in Debate what Appellation they should give to the other House many were against the calling of them the House of Lords some were against the having of such another House perhaps because they were not thought fit to be Members of it and others were against it upon other fancies and upon a Spirit of contradiction and some spake reproachfully in the House of Commons of the other House All these Passages tended to their own destruction which was not difficult to foresee The Protector looked upon himself as aimed at by them though with a side-wind and testimonies of their envy towards him and he was the more incensed because at this time the Fifth Monarchy-men began again their Enterprizes to overthrow him and his Government by force whereof there were clear discoveries he therefore took a resolution suddenly to dissolve this Parliament He was disswaded from it and told the danger of frequent dissolving of Parliaments the streights it would bring him into for money which he could not raise without the highest discontent except it were given by them that a little time would cool these heats and bring the Parliament into a better temper but some fierce men and flatterers to comply with him advised the dissolving of them 4. The Protector came to the House of Lords in the Morning and caused the Usher of the Black Rod to go to the House of Commons and acquaint them that his Highness was in the Lords House and there expected them Thereupon the Speaker and the whole House came to the Lords House where his Highness made a Speech to them declaring several urgent and weighty Reasons making it necessary for him in order to the publick peace and safety to proceed to an immediate dissolution of this Parliament And accordingly his Highness dissolved the Parliament Some were troubled at this others rejoyced at the troubles and were suspected to be Assisters of the new Designs of Insurrection Divers were imprisoned upon the new Plot and the Protector and his Council were busie in the Examinations concerning it And Thurlo did them good service Major General Harrison was deep in it 12. Divers seditious Books taken of the Conspirators News of the King of Sweden's success in Liefland against the Poles and that by the Frost he marched his Troops of Horse over the Ice cross an Arm of the Sea and got by that means into the Isle of Fuenen which he gained that he
Petition Another answer to the Petition of Right June 7th Dr. Lambe Votes against Bishop Neal and Laud and the Duke Remonstrance Message Remonstrance Parliament Prorogued to Octo. 20. The Duke stabbed by Felton Parliament Prorogued to Jan. 20. Merchants imprisoned for Tunnage and Poundage Felton Tunnage and Poundage Jan. 20. King's Speech Message Message for Tunnage and Poundage The Commons declaration The King's Answer Grievances Message Votes Protestation Message Members committed Parliament dissolved King's Speech Resolutions of Judges Habeas corpus Habeas corpus Habeas corpus Information in the-Star Chamber against the Members Habeas corpus The Judges perplext Members taken off Good behaviour Proceedings against Selden c. Information in the Star-chamber Information in the Kings Bench. Prohibitions Queen of Bohemia A Peace with France Prince Charls born May 29. King of Sweden Dr. Leighton stygmatized Peace with Spain King of Sweden Marquess Hambleton Papists in Ireland Earl of Essex Impropriations Huntley The High Commission Court Message to the Chief Justice The King 's express Command The Judges answer Walter dies His Opinion His Patent Lord Audley's Tryal Rea and Ramsey Appeal of Treason Judges Opinions Sir Nich. Hyde Questions to the Judges touching the Clergy Oxford Book of Sports Repair of Pauls Sir Paul Pindar The Princess Mary born Ambassador to Sweden Dr. Lamb. City of London fined Judge Whitelocke dies Abbot dies Laud made Archbishop of Canterbury Wentworth sent into Ireland King of Sweden slain Wallestein murthered Prynne's Histriomastix Prynne sent to the Tower The King's progress to Scotland October 13. the Duke of York born October 18. Masque of the Inns of Court Dr. Bastwick Bishops independent of the King Mare liberum Mare clausum Shipmoney Ambassador of Sweden slighted Noy dies Balmerino Treasurer Weston dies Sir Edw. Coke dies Spotswood A Fleet set out Lord Keeper's Speech The peace at Praguë Hollandâ—rs present Juxton made Treasurer Letters for Shipmony Laud's Visitation Northumberland Admiral Ferdinand the 2d Hampden refuses Ship-money Judges Opinion about Ship-money Croke alters his mind Arundel sent to the Emperor Burton Bastwick Pâ—yn Prince Elector defeated Sentence against Bishop of Lincoln Osbaldston Laud's Warrant Troubles in Scotland Proclamations Scot's Petition Hamilton Covenanters Answ The King's Declaration Covenanters Protest Hamilton's Proposals Declaration Covenanters protest Argile Covenanters prepare for War Calvin Whitgift's Articles Episcopacy restored The Queen mother in England Preparations for War with the Scots Arundel General Declaration The Covenanters Answer The King at York revokes several projects and Monopolies Articles of pacification The Covenanters perform not Assembly at Edenburgh Parliament Lords of the Articles The Parliament in Scotland prorogu'd Their Declaration Spanish Fleet beaten by the Dutch Prince Elector made Prisoner in France A Parliament appointed Subscriptions Coventry dies Commissioners from Scotland Loudon sent to the Tower Bagshaw's Reading A Parliament Glanvil Speaker Message from the King Sir H. Vane censured The Parliament dissolv'd Laud blam'd Convocation continues sitting Anno 1640. Tumult of Prentices Oath imposed by the Convocation Their Canons Knighthood Money Londoners discontented A Royal Army Duke of Glocester born Scots declared Rebels Conway Lesley The English worsted Wilmot Conway accused The Scots Petition The Kings Answer Demands of the Scots The Lords Petition The Kings Answer Petition of the Citizens of London The Council at York The Scotish War variously discoursed of Message to the Scots Complaint against Strafford Treaty at Rippon The Scots demands The Treaty variously censured Montross 3. Novem. a day ominous Strafford Perswaded to go to the Parliament Speech to the Parliament Petitions Pym of Grievances Lord Digby Proclamations against Papists Earl of Warwick Impeachment against Strafford Habeas Corpus Judges Crook and Whitelocke cleared Prynne and Burton Windebank Votes Committee against Strafford Alderman Pennington Votes Laud Impeacht Lord Keeper Finch His Speech Articles against Finch Petitions King's Speech Demands of the Scots yielded to Judge Berkley Triennial Parliament The Kings Speech Votes Foreign Affairs Strafford Disputes touching the tryal Undertakers Tryal of Strafford Sir Henry Vane Councel for Strafford Bill of Attainder Commons Petition The King's Answer Tumult Practices upon the Army Protestation Bill for continuing the Parliament Strafford voted guilty Letter from Strafford to the King Censures Balfour Great Officers resign their Places Discontents in the Army Officers Petition Church-Government Armagh Tonnage and Poundage granted High Commission Court Star-chamber Queen Mother dies Dr. Wren Ship-money Judges Essex Armies disbanded Parliament adjourn'd Irish Rebellion Earl of Leicester Irish Maxims Motives Owen O'Conelly Mac Mahon O Neale Votes The King's return from Scotland Speech in Parliament Proclamation Speech Parliament Petition Grievances of the Court Marshal Hyde Remonstrance Protestation Palmer Tumults Irish Oath Irish Cruelties Vote Articles against the five Members The King in the House of Commons The 〈◊〉 Speech The Spâ—â—ker The Action diversly censured Declaration Vote Tumults Bishops Protest Bishops accused of high Treason London Petition The King's Answer Petition Tumults The King removes to Hampton Court Five Members return to the House Lord Digby Lunsford Message Petition Answer Petitions Answer Bill for disabling Bishops Essex Holland Letters intercepted The Queen to Holland Pym. Militia Message Petition Skippon Petition Militia Answer Bill for Ireland Militia Petition Vote Declaration Militia Answer Vote Message Anno. 1642. Lords Report Answer Address at York Message Hull Reasons Answer Hotham Hull Messages Vote Militia Gardiner Different Opinions Declaration Scots interpose Vote Order Nineteen Propositions Commission of Array Lord Keeper Littleton Protestation at York Declaration Message Earl of Warwick Lord Willoughby Votes for an Army Petition Money rais'd Several proclaim'd Traytors Declaration Standard at Nottingham Message Answer Reply Vote Colours Hull Directions to the General Declaration Oxford King's Speech Vote Yorkshire Cornwal Edghill Fight The King at Oxford Essex An Address for Peace Petition Skippon his Speeches Turnham-green The King's Forces retreat Vote Message Petition Letters intercepted Petition Answer City Sir Hugh Cholmley Propositions for Peace Safe Conduct Treaty at Oxford Propositions The King's Propositions Massey Scots come in Lesley Ireland Richlieu dies Lewys the XIII dies Commissioners at Oxford Message Treaty breaks off Lord Brook E. Northampton Covenant Pym dies Waller Hampden Germany Swedes Henrietta Maria. Great Seal Sir W. Waller defeated Hotham Bristol taken by P. Rupert Great Seal H. Martyn Selden Earl of Kingston Cromwell Gloucester Massey Members disabled Gen. Essex Covenant Col. Potley Gloucester relieved Judge Berkley sentenced Newbery fight Lord Falkland Covenant General Essex Sir Philip Stapleton Pasquils Laud. Ormond Poole Dr. Featly Sir Nic. Crispe French Embassadour Manchester Ministers French Embassador Proclamations Commissioners for Scotland Great Seal Laud his Tryal Earl of Holland Col. Rigby Covenant Answer to Fr. Embassadour C. Mostyn Great Seal Fr. Embassadour Scotland Waller Great Seal Irish Proposals Indictment of H. Treason G. Essex Gr. Seal D. Hamilton C. Hutchinson Scots Army Parliament at Oxford Proclamations Plot. Letter intercepted Goring
Ireland Anglesey Treaty Lots Scarborough C. Ashton Assembly Cromwell Declaration Isle of Wight Cromwell Scotland Cromwell Mank Admiralâ—y Vote Admiralty Assaults Petition Letter from the King Chaplains Vote Monroe Petition Cromwell Free quarter Scotland Monk Goring Capel Petition Berwick and Carlisle Isle of Wight reduced Officers Isle of Wight Sacriledge Liturgy Scotland Petitions Isle of Wight Vote Serjeants at Law Judges Isle of Wight Petition Appleby Cromwel Ireland Isle of Wight Army Petitions Isle of Wight Propositions Mr. Vines Vote Sir Henry Cholmely Free quarter Isle of Wight L. Goring and L. Capel Scotland Lambert Sir Henry Cholmley Exempted from pardon Newcastle Vote Scotland Votes Unsatisfactory Ireland Army Votes Bishops Lands Cromwel Petitions Army Vote Pomfret Rainsborough killed Vote Isle of wight Vote Isle of night Excepted from pardon Northern Counties Petition Army Excepted from pardon Lambert Pardon Isle of Wight Ireland Army Isle of Wight Banishment Votes Isle of Wight Excepted persons Army Lambert Pontefract Army Isle of Wight E. Warwick Votes Speech Sermon Isle of Wight Scotland Treason Isle of Wight Anny Speech to the Serjeants Remonstrance Isle of Wight Excepted persons New Sergeant C. Birch Judges Isle of Wight 〈◊〉 Sheriffs Army Isle of Wight Army Isle of Wight Army Declaration Isle of Wight Army London Isle of Wight Army Army The King removed Pontefract Scarborough Ireland Vote Army C. Pride's force upon the House Army Army-Proposals Secluded Members Army City Agreement of the people Ireton Army Votes Army Prisoners Vote Militia Army Hurst Castle Secluded Members Army-Declaration Malignants Expedient Army Army Secluded Members Petition Army City Design against the King Debates Scarborough Navy Dissecting Memberâ— Lord Willoughby Petition Mr. Elsing Petitions The King Widdrington and Whitelok The King Allegiance Charge Lilburn Fasts Distractions Kings Judges Vote Elsing Players Scotland Presbyterians The King Lords Navy Lords Journal Vote Votes London Scots Style London Ireland The King Lords Proclamation Votes Style Great Seal H. Martin Proclamation Petition Pryn. Kings Tryal Pryn. Habeas Corpus Pryn. Secluded Members Chief Justice Rolles Style Navy Petition Agreement of the people High Court of Justice Great Seal Speaker Army Perplexiâ—es Petition High Court of Justice Declaration France Style Scotland Petitions High Court 〈◊〉 Justice Commissioners of the great Seal House of Lords Lieutenant of the Ordnance High Court of Justice Agreement of the people Petition Great Seal Army Petition Answer The King Great Seal High Court of Justice Scotland Army High Court of Justice Commissioners of the great Seal Lady Fairfax Style High Court of Justice H. C. of Justice 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 C. of â—ustice France Style Heads of the Charge H. C. of Justice Style Proclamation Secluded Members Dutch Ambassadors Style Kings Children Scots Kings Speech Dr. Juxon Dutch Ambassadors Duke Hamilton Monthly Fast Secluded Members Vote D. Hamilton c. L. Capell Lords Surrey Petition Kent's Petition High Court of Justice House of Lords Dutch Ambassadors High Court of Justice Pamphlets Scotland Debate House of Lords Voted useless Debts Ireland Debate Vote Council of State Commissions Great Seal Judges Great Seal Widdrington Whitelockâ— Commissioners of the Great Seal Style Justices of the Peace Judges Vote Timber Scotland H. C. of Justice Upper Bench. New Oath E. of Holland Navy New Oaths Scotland Februa Council of State H. C. of Justice L. Capel Hamilton Council of State Powers Hamilton Dutch Ambassadors L. Goring Sir John Owen Seals L. Capel Hamilton Prince Elector Cromwell Hamilton Scotland Pontefract Test Scruples Earl of Warwick L. Capel Expedient Hamilton Army Vote Earl of Holland Navy Cromwel Scots Paper Declaration Lilburd Petition Hamilton E. of Holland Ireland Scotland Fasts Scots March London Norwich Army C. Whaley Petition Standard Sir George Ascue Earl of Holland Hamilton Charge Vote Prince Elector Scotland Standing Army Hamilton Votes L. Capell L. Goring Earl of Holland Hamilton Hamilton Earl of Holland L. Capel General Seal Poor Prisoners Wales Bradshaw Prisoners of War Pontefract Scotland Norfolk Petition Council of State Scotland Prince Elector Vote Tryals for life Ireland Cromwel Durch Ambasadour Kingly Office abolished Elections Petition Pamphlet Fairfax Alcoran House of Peers abolished Animosities Lady Carlisle Scotland Disband Bradshaw Denmark Kingly government Cromwell Ireland Ormond C. Jones Pontefract surrendred 1649. Ireland Irish Peace Cromwell Pamphlet Yorkshire Scots Instructions Huntley Dutch Ireland Preachers Ministers Cromwell April Souâ—â—wark London Cromwell Fairfax C. Potley Lord M. of London Petitions Anabaptists M. Huntly Declaration of Religion Alderman Atkins Petition New Oath L. Mayor Ships Petition London London Prisoners Great Seal London Lilburnâ— Whitelock C. Powel M. G. Laughern London Hague Ministers Priviledge Iustices of the Peace Ministers New Stamp Guinneâ— Earl of Pembroke Knight of the Shire Petitions Lilburn Pool Prince Rupert Ireland Tythes London Levellers Lilburn Lady Capel Ireland Fast-days Poor Debtors Levellers Lots for Ireland King of Scots Speaker Laughern Powel Poyer cast Lots for Life Du Moulin Petition for Lilburn Navy Scotland Petition Lilburn The King of Scots P. Elector Kings Children NewCoyn Women petition for Lilburn Answer Poytr Act of Oblivion Vote Henry Martyn A project for Learning Speaker Mutiny Kings Children M r Lockier Funeral Ireland Famine Scots Treasons Levellers Form of Government May. Ambassador Petitions Dr. Dorislaus Levellers Levellers Act for Treason Dr. Dorislaus Levellers routed Dorislaus Master of the Mint Declaration Dorislaus Levellerâ— Dorislâ—us Comonwealth Licensing Books 〈◊〉 D. of Glocester Sir Thomas Fairfax London invites the Parliament Dinner Declaration Judges Sir Thomas Soames Alderman Chambers New Mace June Speaker Parliament feasted Vote Dorislaus Scotland July Acts. Cromwell Scotland The Kings Houses Letter to the Parliament Ireland Prince Charles Vote Yorkshire Petitions Ministers Ireland Taylors Petitions Ireland Ireland St. James Library Scotland Ireland Monk Scotland Acts August Debate Ireland Scots Declaration Poor Prisoners Monk question'd Vote Dublin Ormond Routed Scotland Monk Jones Petition Answer Votes Sir Charles Coot Chancery Irish Letters Morrice and Blackbourn Ireland Tender Consciences Lilbourn Complaints French Trade Votes Lieuten of Ireland Ireland Sir Thomas Coot Vote Speaker taxed Army Poor Proclamation 〈…〉 C. Fielder Sir K. Digby Walter Montague Scots Letters Poor Prisoners Sir J. Winter Oath Levellers Intercept Letters Levellers at Oxford Septemb. Cardinal Mazarine Levellers Strickland Irish Affairs proclamation Mr. Peters Votes Irish Instructions Lerellen Duke of 〈◊〉 Psalms â—â—ellers Declaration Army Humiliation Letters from Hugh Peters Letters from Cromwel October Drogheda Scots Petition Acts. Scots Overtures Montross Negotiation in Spain Reasons Novemb. Intelligence Prince Maurice Prince â—â—pert Cromwel Parliament Lawyers Rot. Parl. N. 13. Rot. parl Rot. parl 2. N. 4. dorse Hist Eng. Anno 1404. p. 37. Ypodiâ—ma Neustriae aâ—â— 1404. The Iriment Votes Army Letters from Ireland Letters from Scotland Montross Denmark C. Bampfield Scots Kings Lands Ireland Sir Allen Apsly Scotland Montross Victory in Ireland Montro ss The Ingagement Acts of Parliament London Petition Lilburn Declaration of the Kirk Inchequin Janua Ireland L. 〈◊〉 Frigots Iealousâ—
June Cumberland Address Scotland Sea Fight Cromwells Summons Fleet. Highlanders Declaration Lilburn Fleet. Lilburn Highlanders Dutch Great Seal Thanks-giving Dean's Funeral Highlands Jersey Irish Dutch Petition Fens Address Nassaw Cromwel New Supream Authority July Address New Supream Authority Orange Dutch Parliament Lilburn Tithes Scotland 〈◊〉 Orange Tithes Dutch Sweden Committees Laws Fleet. Kirk Holland Petitions Frigot Highlands Proclamation 〈…〉 〈…〉 August Petition from Kent Court of Chancery The Dutch beaten Gold Chains for the Officers Old Van Trump dead The Marriage Act passed Lilburn acquitted Highlanders disperst Sâ—piâ—mbâ— Petition Several Orders Petition Hamp-shire Petition Minnes Committee for Prisoners October Hayton beats the French Fleet. Proclamation Union of Scotland Petition against the Lord Mayor Seamen Tumultuous Highlanders Proclamation Water-men Petition Mutiners Condemned Petition about Writs of Error A New Council of State Novem. Act of Repeal To take away the Chancery Synode in Scotland Order of the Council of State Presentations Tumult of the Portugal Ambassador's Brother c. Decemb. Report of a Committee for Tithes Motion for this Parliament to resign c. A Declaration Council called A Council of Officers The Protector Install'd Protector Proclaimed Coalition Ordinances January Captain Welch Foreign Ministers Dutch 〈◊〉 Address Treason February Quakers Ambassadours from the Duke of Tuscany Omerland Hollanders incline to Peace Lord Protector feasted by the City Protector Proclaimed at Dublin Ambassadour from the French King Vision Leopaldus Audience of the Dutch Ambassadors Ambassadours from Denmark March Middleton Inclinations of France Sea-fight Middleton April Resignation of the Queen of Sweden Great Seal Peace with the Dutch Speech of Chanute the French Ambassadour Peace with Holland Morgan Frigots Scots Morgan Scotland Proclamation Peace with the Dutch Scotland Army Proclamation Address Morgan May. Ireland Scotland Secret Article Sweedland Monck June Strike Sayâ— Plot. Proclamations Ministers Lilburn Bonfires Fire Plot. Parliament Monck Scotland Poor Prisoners Plot. Earl Oxford Fleet. French Monck Ireland High Court of Justice Election of Members High Court of Justice Scots July Portugal Ambassdor's Brother Whitelock's Embassy King of Sweden Crown'd Sweden Scotland Elections in Scotland Ireland Dutch Peace Middleton Routed Letters from Morgan Dutch Ambassadors Scotland August Commissioners Midleton Portugal Ambassador Monck Scots Recognition Prince of Orange Elections French Ambassador Ordinances Irish Members Scotland Dutch Ministers Parliament Cavalcade Protectors Speech Septemb. Speaker Chosen Negotiation with Sweden Debates about the Government Protectors Speech The Recognition Harrison Secur'd Vote Recognition Oxford Scotland Votes Act of Government Votes Ireland Debates Scotland October Scandalous Ministers Loâ—don Prince Orange Debateâ— Recognition Middleton Elections The Government Ireland The Government Scotland Novem. Parliament Corn Transported Duke of Guilders Civil Law Pamphlets Government Selden Sweden Government Middleton Votes Chancery Elections Votes Drunckards Government Scotland Assessment Pardon Vote Religion Decemb. Sweden Biddle Holy Ghost Blake Biddle Debates Vote Tender Consciences Government Standing Army York Revenue Parliament 〈◊〉 Council Whitehall 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Craven Government Quakers January Government February March Chancery Crook Slingsby Maleverer Penruddock Scotland Ordinances Fast-day Artillery Company Conspirators Portugal West-Indies Expedition Hâ—spaniola Plot. Blake Cromwel Sweden Lauderdail April Chancery Reasons Visitors Pen. Jesuits Judges put out Chancery May. Pen. Barbadoes Piedmont Chancery June Lenthal L'Isle Blake Commissióners of the Treasury Venables Hispaniola July Jamaica Denmark Swedish Ambassadour Treasury Swedish Ambassadour Reception Audience August Ambassadours Speech Protectors Answer General Pen. 〈◊〉 Venables Queen of Sweden Piedmont Scotland Spain News Blake Novem. Swedish Ambassador Ireland Committee of Trade New raised Forces Ireland Decem. Swedish Ambassador Scotland Queen Sweden Jews Jews Manning Ambassadors Piedmont Dish Jamaica Swedish Ambassy Januar. Addresses Soldiers Februa Indians Scotland Sweedish Ambassador Cautions Expedient Dutch Ambassador Irish Sweden Debates Sweden Birth-day Ambassador Fidlers Ambassadors debates Admiralty March Major-Generals Swedish Ambassador Prohibitions Scots Durham Quaker April Coppar Manufacture Usher's Funeral Whitelock May. Swedes Ambassador Milton Contrebanda Passes Portugal July Parliament Mrs. Barlow Sir Georgâ— Ascue Sweden Septem Parliament Committees See the Parliaments Journalls on Monday March the 2d 1628. See and compare the 11th Rich. 2d with 21 of Rich. 2. chap. 12. And the 1 H. 4. ch 3. 4. Spanish War Novem. Plate-Fleet Lord Willoughby Great-Seal Upper-Bench James Naylor General Mountague Union Protector Acts. James Naylor Mr. Speaker Sentence Januar. Vote Union Sindercomb Speaker Resolutions Bible Syndercomb Ployglot Februa Votes Votes Bills Title of King April Plot. Harrison Title of King Title of King refused Petition and Advice Protector Q. Sweden May. Petition and Advice Lord Protector Petition and Advice Oath Other House Inauguration Acts. August Blake's death Bodiley dyes Spirits Colonel Jephson Sweden Duke of Buckingham Mardike Scandalous Ministry Mardike Mayern Bradshaw Novem. Piedmont Other House Lord Willoughby Piedmont Parliament Fiennes's Speech Bristoll January Anno 1658. Committee Protector Divisions Other House Fifth Monarchy-men Parliament Dissolution April Plot. Harrison Sweden Plots Addresses Protestants High Court of Justice Addresses High Court of Justice Dr. Hewet July Dunkirk D. Crequi Dunkirk taken Records Lady Cleypole Baronets Projects D. Bucks Earl Mulgrave dies Protector dies Richard proclaimed Septem Addresses Richard French Ambassadour Sea-fight Novem. Oliver's Funeral Oxford Gr. Seal Parliam Speaker Recognition Divisions Other House April Speaker Title Other House Army Richard Chute dies Quakers Dissolution Parliam May. Lambert Army Money Long Parliament Fleetwood Declaration Lenthal Long Parliament Declaration Committee of Safety Monk Addresses Council of State Gr. Seal Acts. Votes Scotland Union Scot. Intelligence Sir Anth. Cooper Votes Gr. Seal Richard Addresses Army Ireland Gr. Seal London Address Gr. Seal Fleetwood Zound Sweden and Denmark Army Votes June Haslerigge Lockart Overton Addresses Monk French Ambassadour Tythes Zound Richard H. Cromwel C. Alured Indemnity July Richard ' s debts Addresses Bradshaw Oath Addresses Sweden D. Bucks Piedmont Union Plots Law Union Massey Sir George Booth Lambert August Members fined Vote London Proclamation Council of State Union Plot. Lambert Prideaux Booth Lambert Zound Booth taken Septemb. E. Derby Zound Union Ingagement James Nailer S. G. Booth Sir Anth. Ashley Cooper Zound Ruthen Chester Army Addresses Vote Petition S. G. Booth October Army Falconbridge Army Monk Union London Monk Desborough Petition London Feasting Addresses Vote Answers Army Votes Jealousies Army Lambert Council of State Army Haslerigge Monk Commit of ten Fleetwood Lambers Zound Council of Officers New Council Monk Commit of Safety Desborough Novem. Declaration Monk Lambert Bradshaw dies Form of Governm Monk Gr. Seal Lords released Monk Col. Pearson London Lambert London New Commissions Fast Monk Address London Fleet. Ireland Treaty Monk suspected Treasury Militia Treaty Commit of 19. Ireland Monk Commit of Safety Term adjourned Monk Qualifications Council of State Proposals Decem. Morgan Form of Governm Monk Petitions Downing Army Tumult Portsmouth Form of Govern London Irish Brigade Booth Petition Parliament Articles Officers Parliament Monk Whitelocke Lawson Insurrections Distractions Lawson Souldiers Whitelocke and Fleet-wood Ingoldsby Parliament Ireland Lawson Desborough Zanchey Parliament Whitelocke Chaloner Whitelocke Monk Windsor Castle Whitelocke Wildman Desborough Militia Haslerigge Monk Haslerigge Whitelocke Parliament C. Dixwell City Indemnity Lockart Gr. Seal Monk Lambert Ludlow Monk Lord Fairfax A. Cooper London S. G. Booth Lawson Gr. Seal Vane Officers confined Scot. Crook Monk Speaker Scot. Robinson Monk Col. Sydenham Salwey Downing Gr. Seal Judges Ireland Monk Overton Free Parliament Commit of Safety Sir Robert Pye Scot and Robinson Monk Mr. Gomble Monk Free Parliament Addresses Water-men D. Clargies Monk Vane Addresses Tumults Monk Kent Mutiny Monk Febr. Mutiny Orders Monk in Parliament Speaker Answer Tumult London Votes Posts and Chains Barebones Posts and Chains Common-Council Scot and Robinson Commissioners of the Army Monk York Commit of Safety Engagement Overton Qualifications Secluded Members Address Secluded Members Monk Secluded Members restored Votes Monk Lawson Pye Common Council New Parliament City New Officers Monk Free Parl. Monk Sir George Booth Monk Assembly of Divines King of Sweden dies Lambert Overton March C. Rich. Haslerigge Overton New Parliament Overton Lawson Peter Killegrew Monk S. G. Booth Hollis Militia Engagement Disabling Vote Officers Judges Registers Office Sweden Monk April The King Desborough City Barebones Scot. London Needham Monk Lambert Proclamations Addresses Portugall Lambert Colonel Ingolsby Mountague Fleet. Souldiers Lord Falconbridge Parliament Thanksgiving Letter from Breda Declaration Luke Robinson Lord's House Commons May. Bonfires City D. of Buks Dr. Clerges Disputes Great Seal General Mountague City Proclamation King 's Arms. King Proclaimed Bonfires Prayers Ireland Colonel Norton Declarations Court of Wards King's entry
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