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A97273	A brief view of the late troubles and confusions in England, begun and occasioned by a prevailing faction in the Long Parliament: deduced to the auspicious [sic] coming in of General Monck, and the most glorious and happy restitution of King Charles the Second. / By William Younger.	Younger, William, 1605-1662.	1660 (1660)	Wing Y198; Thomason E1873_2; ESTC R204143	45,037	159

Commanders to issue out Armes and Ammunition for the defence of the Parliament and City against all that should invade them Massey Pointze Birch and other reformadoes that had formerly done great service for the Parliament when Essex was General are now imployed as chief Commanders for the City The Army on the contrary drawing together all their Forces and endeavouring to raise the Trained bands in the adjacent Counties prepare and intend to invade and subdue that Rebellious City The City thus prepared for defence were nevertheless for preventing the effusion of blood willing to have accorded with the Army upon any reasonable terms and to that purpose sent several messages to the Army but all would not do no terms of reconciliation or peace would be granted unless they would submit themselves and the Parliament wholly to the power of the Army which upon the point they did for in conclusion they agree and yield To desert both Houses of Parliament and the impeached Members To recall their Declaration lately published Relinquish their Militia deliver up all their Forts and line of Communication to the Army as also the Tower of London with all Armes and Ammunition therein to disband all their Forces and turn all their new-made Commanders and Reformadoes out of the line to demolish all their works and to suffer the Army to march without opposition through the City These imperious conditions of the Army were calmly submitted to by the tame-spirited Citizens And thereupon the Army brings in the fugitive Speakers and Members and seat them again in their authority Fairfax receives the solemn thanks of the House the common souldiers two months pay for their good service and valour and a day of Thanksgiving is appointed to be solemnly kept for this great deliverance and Fairfax made General of all Forces both in England and Wales and Constable of the Tower of London All this was done Aug. 6. 1647. Soon after the General Lieutenant General and the whole Army with their train of Artillery march in triumph through the City of London And from that day forward both City Parliament and whole Kingdom are subject to the Army Not long after the restitution of these fugitive Members all Votes Orders and Ordinances of Parliament made in their absence are declared null and void The eleven impeached Members of the House of Commons have leave granted them to go beyond Sea and they must think they are favourably dealt with Seven Lords that sate in the upper House in the absence of the fugitive Members viz. The Earls of Suffolk Lincoln and Midlesex the Lords Berkly Willoughby Hunsdon and Maynard are impeached of high Treason and committed to the black Rod for levying of War against the King Parliament and Kingdom The Lord Mayor Aldermen and divers Citizens are likewise impeached of the same crime and committed to the Tower divers members also of the Commons House are under accusation and examination as countenancers and abettors of the late tumult But all these impeachments and accusations in time vanished and came to nothing only the Army Faction was by this means strengthened and encouraged and the other party as much quell'd and discouraged so that thenceforward all Votes propounded were passed or not according to the temper and disposition of the Army The Parliament became wholly subservient to the Armies designs as will plainly appeare in the ensuing Story Meantime the King continues still under the power of the Army removes and passes from place to place as they remove their Quarters But now having made the Parliament wholly for their turn he is removed nearer London to Hampton Court there he had much freedom and abundance of people continually resorted to him At Hampton Court he receives Propositions from the Parliament Septem 7. the same in effect that were tendred to him at Newcastle in July the year before The King in answer desires that the Parliament would take into consideration the Proposals of the Army of August 1. 1647. as more moderate and more conducing to satisfie all interests in the Nation Things thus standing and the King remaining still at Hampton Court a Faction of Seditious people called Levellers sprung up in the City and Army some of the chiefest whereof were Lilburn Overton VVyldman and others people of a turbulent and heady temper These frame a writing called the Agreement of the people tending to the alteration of the whole frame of Government of the Nation They stile the House of Commons in their Petitions the supreme power of the Nation they bitterly declaim and raile against the House of Lords in several Pamphlets These at first receive some check from the House of Commons and one of them a souldier is by the Council of War condemned and shot to death at VVare but yet they increase more and more and grow more insolent every day being as is was probably thought countenanced underhand by some in the Parliament and by some great Officers in the Army to promote their own ambitious designs At length about Novemb 9. or 10. Cromwell sends word to the King by Colonel VVhaley who had the Guard of him that those kind of people were grown very numerous in the Army that he feared they had some malicious design against his Majesties person and he doubted it would not be in the power of the Officers of the Army to protect him and therefore advised him by timely withdrawing himself in private to provide for his own security A Letter of Advertisement also from an unknown person in London to the same purpose was sent and delivered to his Majesty intimating his danger and wishing his Majesty were at his or any Loyal Subjects House in London Whereupon the next day in the Evening Novemb. 11. his Majesty with a Servant or two only conveyed himself secretly from Hampton Court into the Isle of Wight In that Island commanded one Colonel Hamond as Governour there for the Parliament a kinsman he was of Dr. Hamonds that famous Divine and I think the Kings Chaplain insomuch as the King might expect some more then ordinary civility from him Hamond presently gives notice to the Parliament of his Majesties coming thither and upon order from the Parliament takes him into custody at Curesbrook Castle The King also upon his departure from Hampton Court had left upon the Table a Letter or Message to the two Houses of Parliament signifying the cause of his withdrawing himself and also his readiness to concurre with them in all things just and reasonable for the settling of a safe and well-grounded Peace And had further soon after his arrival in the Isle of Wight sent another Message or Declaration to them wherein he offers First Concerning Religion to establish the Presbyterian Government for three years and then afterwards to establish Church-Government in such a manner as shall be concluded upon by the Assembly of Divines with the addition of twenty Divines to be nominated by his Majesty Secondly For the Militia he

offers it them wholly by Land and Sea during his whole Raign so as after that it may return intirely to the Crown Thirdly For the arrears of the Army he will undertake if he may have the benefit of Sequestrations from March last and compositions to be made before the conclusion of the Peace and the Assistance of the Clergy and the arreares of the Rents of his own revenew that were yet behinde to pay 400 thousand pound within eighteen months and if that will not do then to make sale of forrest Lands for raising the rest Fourthly He gives them power to dispose of the great Offices of State as also to nominate and appoint his Privy Counsellours during his raign Fifthly For the Court of Wards if it cannot be regulated without being a grievance to his Subjects he is willing to abolish it for a valuable compensation Sixthly He offers to recall and null all Proclamations and Declarations against the Parliament and all Indictments against any person for adhering to them or acting by their authority and to pass an Act of general pardon and Oblivion to all his Subjects whatsoever Those and some other things he offers by that Massage of Novemb. 17. and for all other things he desires they may be debated and composed in a personal Treaty between himself and the two Houses of Parliament at London Which personal Treaty the Scots Commissioners soon after desired to be assented to and held forth his Majesties offers to be very just and reasonable But to this Massage of his Majesty the two Houses return answer by sending him four Bills to sign and confirm under the great Seal of England 1. To settle the Militia by sea and land both in England and Ireland in the two Houses of Parliament for ever with power to raise what Forces they please as also what moneys they thought good upon the Subjects for support thereof thereby divesting the Court wholly of the power of the Militia 2. To justifie the proceedings of the Parliament in the late War and to make void all Oaths Declarations Proclamations and other proceedings against the Parliament 3. Against all Peeres lately made or to be made without consent of both Houses of Parliament 4. For the adjournment of the Parliament from place to place as the two houses should think fit These Bills being assented to and confirmed by his Majesty they will yield to treat with him concerning the rest of the propositions in the Isle of Wight Which propositions I must further tell you were such as the Scotch Commissioners declared their dissent upon them before they were sent The King apprehending these four Bills especially in the way they were penn'd not only destructive to Monarchy but to the peoples libertie refuses to confirm them yet in a message or writing to the Houses gave his reasons against them Whereupon the House of Commons presently Vote to make no more addresses to him but to settle the Kingdom without him and further by the same Vote they make it high Treason for any person whatfoever to send any Message or Letter to him or to receive any from him without consent of both Houses of Parliament This was about the beginning of January The House of Lords would not be drawn suddenly to pass these Votes divers argued strongly against them and the House was equally divided about the question but within three or four dayes after the Army sending solemn thanks to the House of Commons for their passing these Votes and drawing down some of their Forces to garison Whitehall and the Mewes it turned the Scale in the House of Lords and they also passed those Votes Soon after the passing of these votes of Non-address discontents grew high in all parts of the Kingdom And the common people especially in the parts about London were wonderfully oppressed and even eaten up with Free-quarter The Commissioners of Scotland withdrew and went home and with the assistance of Duke Hamilton formerly imprisoned by the King and lately set free by the Parliament called a Parliament in Scotland wherein they resolve Maugre the Kirk to raise an Army for the delivery of the King The beginning of this year 1648 was full of discontents year 1648 The Welchmen were the first that appear in Arms under the Command of Poyer Ponel and Laugherne formerly for the Parliament holding out Pembrook Castle a● gainst the Parliament and defeating a party of 2500 that were sent against them The Lord Inchequen that was President of Munster in Ireland declares against the Parliament and joyns with the Marquess of Ormond for the Kings interest for which the Parliament imprison his son a child of eight or nine years of age that was Borded and went to School at Thistleworth near London Petitions came from many Counties of England and from the City of London requiring a Revocation of those Votes for Non-address and desiring a Personal Treaty with the King and his future settlement These Petitions being slighted and many Surrey Gentlemen wounded by the Souldiers at the Parliament door and in Westminster-hall and some slain outright for presenting their Petition the Kingdom grew into a general flame Tumults arose in many places as at Norwich April 24. where the Committee-House was by accident blown up that part of the City exceedingly shattered and above 100. people slain At Bury in Suffolk ●here the Town was held out some dayes by the meaner sort of people against the Troopers In Huntingtonshire Bedfordshire and other places so that the Troopers were posted from place to place to subdue tumults and as fast as they subdued them in one place they brake out in another The Kentishmen rise up in armes to the number of ten thousand and possess themselves of some strong Castles They in Essex also under the command of Sir Charles Lucas and others second them and seize upon the Committee for the County at Chelmesford Pomfret Castle is taken by stratagem and a great party of the Kings possess it and command the whole Country round about Many if not most part of the Navy revolt and setting Raynsborough their late made Admiral on shore in a Cock-boat they go to the Prince with whom also joyned the Lord Willoughby of Parham and others so as the Prince had a matter of thirty or forty ships one and other under his command at Sea The Scots under D. Hamilton invade the North by the way of Carlisle with an Army of fifteen thousand besides a party of English about 3000 under the command of Sir Marmaduke Langdale All this time the Parliament are consulting about Propositions to be sent to the King as also of the place and manner of a personal treaty with him which was desired by the Londoners and most of the Kingdom to be had at London Thus the time was spun on and the Summer well-nigh spent before they could agree upon termes for a personal treaty and at length it was resolved to be in the Isle of Wight

to watch and observe him The City of London had also sent their Sword-bearer as far as Newcastle to congratulate his coming and to tender the respects and affections of the City to him He receives him courteously returns hearty thanks to the City but nothing satisfactory of what they expected so that hitherto and long after he marched hooded in allusion to his name no man could tell what to make of him nor what his design or the end of his coming was but men guessed and hoped according as their opinions and desires were but the Rump both now and long after were as confidently assured of him as of any man within their own walls Passing through Yorkshire he is honorably received by the Lord Fairfax and the Northern Gentlemen who had not many dayes before contributed much to the reducing of a party of Lamberts Officers and Souldiers that had possessed themselves of York While Monck was there divers of the Yorkshire Gentlemen were very desirous to understand his intentions and to that purpose requested Sir Henry Cholmely one of their number to go to him and talk privately with him which he did had conveniencie of discourse with him At his return they were big with expectation and demanded of him what he thought of the General He told them he thought he was like the Peace of God they asking why He answers because he passeth all understanding This I was credibly in formed of by a Yorkshire Minister living in those parts Coming along all the way to Saint Albones he receives several Addresses from all or most of the Counties of England all importing their humble desires that either the Secluded Members might be called in or that the House may be filled up by new elections that so one way or other they might have again a full and free Parliament the want of which they apprehend to be the cause of all their late sufferings and frequent changes of Government to the oppression of the people and high dishonor of the English Nation He receives them all courteously treats them civilly but for answer tells them That he was but a servant to the Parliament and that only in a Military capacity that it became not him to interpose in Civil affairs that the Parliament he doubted not would do them right and satisfie their just desires That for the calling in of the Secluded Members the Parliament had already given judgement in that point and they ought to acquiesce therein But for the filing up the House he told them it was now under debate and doubted not but they should receive full satisfaction therein and therefore he exhorts them to attend with patience the determinations of the House and not by any unseasonable importunity to disturbe their Counsels which might be a meanes to delay their satisfaction and the settlement of the Nation which said he was now intended and ready to be effected From Devonshire also though far remote out of his way he receives the like Address one of the first that were tendred to him wherein after complaint made of their greivances they earnestly desire the calling in of the secluded Members But to them being his Countrymen and some of them near allied to him he returns by way of answer a courteous Letter wherein amongh other things he tels them that the calling in of the secluded Members could not safely be yielded to most of them being known to be Assertors of Monarchy He gives them several Reasons shewing that as the case of affairs now stood Monarchy was utterly inconsistent with this Nation That a Republick or Free State was the only Government wherein the several interests of the Nation both Ecclesiastical and Civil might be best preserved And therefore in the conclusion he desires them that by their impatiencies they would not obstruct the Parliaments consultations otherwise saies he our peace will be so much the longer a stranger to us and we thereby made a prey to our selves and forreign enemies This was from Leicester Jan. 23. and soon after this Letter was printed and published by the Parliament Intelligencer Thus giving fair and plausible answers to all such as addressed themselves unto him he marches along and comes to Saint Albones about the latter end of January where still Addresses are made to him out of Suffolk Norfolk and other places which receive the like answers that others did But these Addresses ye must know were also tendred to the Parliament though some that tendred them were clapt by the heels for their pains as the Berk-shire Gentlemen and others threatned whereas Water-men of London for a congratulatory Address made to them at the same time received the solemn thanks of the House While he was at Saint Albones some Aldermen and Common-Council-men are sent to him from the City of London to congratulate his coming and court him but are returned as formerly with thanks for their respects From Saint Albones he removes to Barnet where he makes a stay refusing to come to London until Lamberts Souldiers were out of the City Mean-time Saint James's House is appointed for his Lodging and the Custody of the Park is voted to him to hold during the pleasure of the Parliament with some other like honours a magnificent Reward for such an undertaking The Souldiers that were late Lamberts being voided the City Monk and his Army marches to London on Friday February 3. and is lodged at White-Hall at whose coming there is great joy and triumphing all over the City On Wednesday following Febr. 8. The City continuing still in their refractoriness and opposition to the Parliament they meet in Common-Council and there pass a Vote or Order Not to pay or levy any Taxes until such time as they may have a full and free Parliament For hitherto you must know the Rump had not agreed upon qualifications for filling up the House and many thought they never intended it but only to establish themselves in perpetual authority Upon this Vote or Resolve of the Common-Council the Rump are highly offended and send a strict order to Monk to march the next day with his Army into the City To pull up their chains and posts to break down the gates and portcullis of the City to imprison forwith in the Tower divers Aldermen and Commoners that were conceived to be chiefly active in passing those Votes This command of theirs Monk executes next day Febr. 9. to the great terror and amazement not only of the City but of the whole Nation and Kingdom when they heard the report of it All hearts are saddened and now most men conclude that Monk is not the man designed of God for the delivery of this oppressed Nation The Gentlemen in the several Counties that had subscribed and tendred their Addresses and Declarations begin now to fear their own Stakes there being in some of their Declarations expressions against paying taxes without a free Parliament It had I must tell also you before this been moved