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A89430	Yet another word to the wise: shewing, that the lamentable grievances of the Parliaments friends in Cumberland and Westmerland. [sic] presented by their Commissioner, Mr. Iohn Musgrave, to the House of Commons above two years agoe, are so far yet from being redressed, that the House of Commons not only protecteth Mr. Richard Barwis, one of their owne members, from the law, being accused of high treason, as appeareth by the great charge against him in this treatise contained. As also against Sir Wilford Lawson, commander in chiefe of Cumberland, who betrayed that county into the enemies hands. ... But instead of doing justice either against them or other accused traytors to the common-wealth, they have most unjustly committed that worthy gentleman, Mr. John Musgrave, (their accuser and prosecuter to the Fleet prison) above these 12. moneths, ...	Musgrave, John, fl. 1654.	1646 (1646)	Wing M3155; Thomason E355_25; ESTC R201125	47,559	50

robbed and taken from me my historie and Law bookes Bible and writings if by Gods help I had not by strong hand prevailed against the Warden of the Fleet refusing to joyne with them in any such wicked act though they imperiously commanded him to assist them which he rather did because he saw me willing to give way to their search even to my very shirt in obedience to their warrant Sir I carnestly intreat you to take into your serious consideration what evill may ensue to the State and what reproach and evill report it will bring upon that Honourable House in denying us justice and suffering the Enemy thus to insult over us and how by thus slighting your friends yee both strengthen the hands of your adversaries and weaken your selves However God will not be mocked who is righteous in all his wayes will revenge the quarrell of his Saints to whom formalities and bare professions are alwaies hatefull without real tie and sinceritie therfore whatsoever things are true whatsoever things are honest whatsoever things are just whatsoever things are pure whatsoever things are lovely whatsoever things are of good report i● ther be any vertue and if there be any praise think on these things and then doubtlesse God will prosper you which is the earnest desire of him who is Yours in all due respects John Musgrave Fleet prison the 4th of the 3d Moneth 1646. Another Letter to Sir Arthur Haslerig Sir I Hope by my former letter which I sent you that you are satisfied of my integrity and end in applying my selfe to the Scottish Commissioners for the preferring my Countries cause to the House of Commons And for after time I desire you not to be so credulous and forward as to condemne or mis report any espcially such who have so dearely undergone and approved themselves by so many hazards for the publique as I have done and shall be ready upon all occasions when the same shall conduce to the good of the Common-wealth Upon the bare report or suggestion or rather Clandestine recrimination of the adversary It troubles me not a little after so many perils and sufferings undergone that not only I here but likewise your faithfull friends in the Country are cast into prison for no other fault wherewith they can be charged but for their good affection and readinesse to doe you service whil'st the common Enemyes and Traitors to the State are set and doe rule over us contrary to all Law and justice I expect from you as you are intrusted for the publique and so consequenly engaged to preserve the right of every free-man of this Kingdome chiefly such as have suffered with and for you that without any further begging or puttings of that forth with you present my petition to the House of Commons which I formerly sent you that it be your care not to suffer me any longer to languish in prison nor the Militia with us nor any other commands and offices be any longer continued in the hands of Traitors and Delinquents against whom we have already petitioned and articled and that they be such is well knowne to some of your members and officers of the House of Commons that just ce may no longer be denied us being the expected fruit of all our troubles other ingagements and for which and no other end you sit there and we have foughten otherwise if you faile us herein wee have just cause to complaine of you and you will discover your selves to be such as have set up and make your selves great by the casting downe and ruining them who have chosen you and have adventured their lives and forsaken all for your sakes which if you doe it will prove in you the height of ingratitude but I hope better things from you and could wish that I may have no cause hereafter further to doubt of your reallity and faithfulnesse in the due performance of your great Oath whereby you have bound your selfe to preserve and uphold the just liberties of the subject which are dayly so much encroached upon and to assist us to your utmost endevours to bring to condigne punishment the enemies and Traitors to our Country and in so doing I shall subscribe my selfe Yours as I am the Common-wealths Servant JOHN MVSGRAVE From Fleet prison the first moneth of my Captivity for my Countries cause and freedom Sir WEE of the Church at Broughton in Cumberland are all well at present though in a marvellous suffering condition from our adversaries the Lord hath been and is pleased to adde unto his Church dayly Wee need not to desire your assistance for our liberty for wee are confident of your unwearied endevours therein Wee are glad to heare of your courage for your Country you have our Praiers for the effecting of what the Lord hath determined for us and wee believe that the Lord Christ who hath begun this good work in you will perfect it and bring downe the enemies of his truth wee desire you to go on be not discouraged strengthen your selfe and then prosper with the remembrance of our loves we remain your loving brethren Mungo Rothero John Bowman John Robinson In the behalfe of the Church at Broughton The 21. day 4. Mon. 1646. Worthy Kind Coz. Rigby I Humbly thank you for your favour and good will in my businesse shewed to my Sister whom I not being able my selfe got to go to seeke relief for me in the high Court of Parliament having been my selfe and my Father in whom I also sufferextreamly and seldom the like heard of opprest by one of their intrusted Servants being as I think made by the Parliament a Deputy Lieutenant of our Country a Committe man Lieutenant Colonell in effect Colonell all which I take it Mr. Holcraft profest himselfe to be and made use of these powers to the ruine of my Father my selfe and his family as farre as in him lay I am not acquainted with the Lawes of the Kingdome in that point but I am sure by the Law of God he ought to suffer death for violently with the Parliaments Troops under him stealing and carrying a way my Nephew my Fathers apparent Heire to my Nephews extreame grief and terrer and all ours for my felfe I have often heard of Magna Charta for which and Religion I have freely ventred all I have so that when wee sent in the begining of these times all the little plate wee had I durst not in conscience keep back so much as the handle of my Fanne and ever since wee have to the utmost of our power shewed our loves and service to the Parliament and knowing and feeling the state of the kingdome doe not now or at any time petition for payments or rewards but being free-borne subjects I humbly petition for the benefit of that great Charter and of the good Acts made by this honourable Parliament especially that of the eigth of this Kings Raigne as I heare intuled an Act for the taking away of

refusing to submit to their usurped authority was after driven into Exile and all his meanes possessed by them untill the reducement of Cumberland to the obedience of Parliament Which his sufferings this Honourable House referred to the Northerne Committee whereof Sir Thomas W●herington is Chairman That your Petitioner was sent to this Honourable House by sundry of the well affected of Cumberland and Westmoreland with a Petition and Articles against Sir Wilfrid Lawson end others of the Commanders and Committees being such as were Delinquents so declared Traytors yet ●ut in Authority by Mr. Richard Barwis contrary to his oath and trust That your Petitioner is still ready to prosecute and make good the charge if he may have his liberty he having been imprisoned now 10 months upon an untrue report made to this Honourable House by Mr. L●●●e That your Petitioner his wife and children by the cruelty and losse sustained by the enemy were much impoverished and wasted and now by your Petitioners long imprisonment deprived of all meanes of outward subsistance and left in a petishing condition so as without his liberty and some just Reparations for his former losses he is in danger to s●ar●e and famish and he destroyed in your prison and his wife and poore children in the meane time exposed to all manner of miserie And all this for no other cause but for your Petitioners discouery and complaining of the oppressions and treacherie of yours and the Kingdomes enemies Your Petitioner therefore humbly prayeth that Sir Thomas Withrington be required to make the report agreed on a yeer since by Vote of the Committee for your Petitioners reparations whereby provision may be made for your Petitioner lively-hood That this Honourable House would be pleased to take into their consideration the miserable and sad condition of your Petitioner his wife and 6. children to gr●nt him his libe●ty and not to suffer him any longer to languish and be destroyed by your long imprisonment of him which both law and nature obhorreth whilst the knowne and professed enemies of this Kingdome and distroyers of their country are allowed to live at liberty and injoy their wealth gotten by spoile and rapine without any accompt making for the wrongs done to your Petitioner and others his suffering oppressed country men And your Petitioner shall ever pray Iohn Musgrave 1. September 1646. The PREAMBLE To all the Free-borne people of England BRethren and Fellow-Commoners God and the world knowes that the wel affected party or this Kingdome discerned by their voluntary bid to the Parliament shaving tried all possible faire ●●ans as much as any People for number power of any Kingdome or Nation ever did by Praiers Assistance Concur●ence Attendance Petitions Oblations Informations and Discoveries as well of Treasons as of utter desolations and perceiving themselves now at last to be in a fa●● 〈◊〉 condition both in number and power their Lives and states yea and precious time also being so far spent 〈◊〉 were at the first and like to loose all and scarely to have or leave so much as their Lives Lawes or liberties for a prey And seeing by manifold examples of grieveous exp●●rience that neither Petitions can be easily accepted justice truly administred the Presses equally opened the cryes of the poor heard the teares of the oppressed considered the sighes of the Perisoners regarded the miseries of the widdow and Fatherlesse pittyed nor scarcely any that are in distresse relieved but Lawes any way wrested most of our freedomes restrained Ordinances Protestations Oathes and Covenants slighted the hearts of all Estates King Parliament Priest and People ob●ured the wicked for the m●st port absolved the just often times condemned and most of all in Authority perju●ed not ●thers to take but neverthelesse by persecuting those who make Conscience to 〈◊〉 it even because they will not breake it In deep sad serious and lamentable con●●deration of all these grievous proceedings and as much by feeling the smart as ●●ring seeing or ●nowing the verety thereof chiefly the Opressions taxations Insurrections Rebellions Persecutions Violences Robberies Sequestrations and Com●●stions I with my poore one Talent in stead of him that hath Ten out of a duti●●ull and co●sciencious lo●e tender and p●tifull respect to my Nation now in this her great defection and apparent desolation chiefly for the remnant thereof who mourn in secret both for her great abominations sins desolations and their owne particuler transgressions and who doubtlesse are marked to escape the furie of Gods fearfull indignation Have used my best endeavours h●re both to shew the maladies and remedies of this sick swouning bleeding and dying Nation that if God hath not orda●ned it like Babell to sudden inevitable and utter distruction it may yet be cured and a remnant reserved according to the Lords usuall dealing in all his visitations remembring his tender compassions and mercy even in the midst of his fearfull judgments and severity that in despight of Sathan and all his instruments they may doe ju●●●ce and judgement and praise him in sincerity FINIS

Thomas Fleeming Kinsman to Mr. Barwis the Commissioner who was imprisoned by Col. Cholmeley for offering a summe of money to one to betray Graistock-Castle to the Enemy That Mr. Richard Barwis one of the members of the House of Commons and of the Committee of both Kingdomes with the Scottish Army is a protector of Delinquents and Malignants That when those Countices were under the Enemies power Sir Richard Graham procured a warrant from the Earle of New-castle for protecting Mr. Richard Barwis the Commissioners estate and his Wife lived there quietly and peaceably in the Enemies quarters without molestation That now the said Master Richard Barwis protected Sir Richard Grahams estate who is yet with the Enemy in Rebellion against the Parliament That he did intrust the command of the Castle of Rose to one L. Colonell Orfeere a great Malignant and a commander under the Earle of New-castle That when the said Mr. Richard Barwis was in Scotland before the Scottish Army came into this Kingdome and afterwards at Sunderland he kept correspondence with the Enemy That John Barwis Uncle to Mr. Richard Barwis and Michael St●i●holme who was present at the meeting told him that it was agreed upon In Mr. Richard Barwis commissioners chamber at Edenburgh before the comming in of the Scottish Army into this Kingdome That Sir Henry Bellingham Sir Wilfride Lavvson and Mr. Thomas Lamplough both brethren in law to the said Mr. Barvvis commissioner and divers others Delinquents should be put upon the Committee of Westmerland and Cumberland though then all three in Armes and actuall Rebellion against the Parliament and accordingly when the country was reduced by the Scottish Army these parties were put upon the Committees Concerning the Insurrection made in these counties they informe that the first insurrection was not pretended to be against the States but that they openly professed themselves Enemies against the Parliament That the manner of it was this Major Brigs procured from the Lord Fairfax a commission to himselfe to be a colonell and summoned all the county to appeare before him that he might make choice of souldiers that he and his Officers dismissed such as would give him 206 and detained the rest but afterwards diminished the price to ten shillings then to five shillings then to 12 pence and within a few daies after they summoned the country of a new againe and made their benefit of them as formerly That being before Skipton Castle with some forces upon Sir Marmaduke Langdaile comming to raise the Siege at Pontfret he came away from before Skipton and summoned the county againe to appeare and demanded the halfe of their goods to maintaine a garrison in Apleby that there were divers Skirmishes between him and the country people about that time that afterwards he did againe summon all the country to appeare and dismissed all those that would give him money whereupon the country and colonell Brigs falling into differences the Papists and Malignants made use of the opportunity and chiefly Sir John Lowthar a notorious delinquent cousin german to Mr. Barwis the commissioner and whom Mr. Barwis presented to the House of Commons to be commander in chief for Westmerland and the attendants and servants of the said Sir John Lowther possessed themselves of Bolton church and appointed the country people to come to a Randezvouse there with an intent to sease upon all the Strengths and Forts in those parts according to this intimation the country met the Lady Lowther furnished them with Ammunition and the Enemies Garrison at Shipton were drawing out for their assistance but all their designes were disappointed and the meeting of the country people dissolved upon the appearance of the Scottish Horse who were advertised of their intentions and invited thither for the assistance of the wel affected that about a fourthnight after there was another Plot of the Papists and Malignants for betraying of Kasewick Isle raising of the country beating a way the Scots and cutting of the wel-affected but this designe was discovered by a gunner of Sir Wilfride Lawsons who was hired to be an actor in the busines but being troubled in conscience revaled it and Sir Wilfride Lawsons Uncle who lives in the house with him was upon this plot That the Papists and Malignants failing in both these designes stirred up the country people against the Scots pretending the great Brethrens of the countrey and exactions made by them for maintaying the forces before Carlile That generlly all that joyned in that Insurrection were Papists Malignants their Tenants and servants That at the time of this Insurrection they did apprehend John Musgrave one of the informers and William Wheelewright saying they deserved no quarter but should be hanged especially Mr. Musgrave because he had been in Scotland and as they said was a chief Instrument in bringing in the Scots to take away the Service-book That they further could him that they were able to performe what they had undertaken that they would not want assistance for Northumberland Cumberland Yorkshire and Lancashire would rise with them to beat all the Scots out of the Kingdome And accordingly those of Cumberland did rise and likewise the Papists and ill-affected of Northumberland afterwards Where-upon the Scots commissioners desired by their paper presented to both Houses of Parliament in these words That the mony and provision taken up by the Scottish Army in those parts may be speedily brought to an accompt That these Informations may be speedily put in a way of triall and examination and in the meane time some persons of unquestioned affections and fidelity to the Parliament may be sent into the country to take charge of the Parliaments forces there and looke to the security of these parts The Scottish Commissioners Answer to the Parliaments Demands concerning the Informations given in by them and received from the Commissioners of the well affected of Cumberland and Westmerland ACcording to the desire of the House of Commons that we should acquaint the Members of that House that are of the Committee of both Kingdomes upon what grounds we delivered the Informations we received concernings Member of that House and other persons We returne this Answer That these Informations were delivered to us by John Osmotherley a Member of the Committee of Cumberland and John Musgrave Gentleman under their hands who declared they were ready to justifie and make them appeare That they shewed to us these Articles under the hands of above seven-score of the Gentlemen and Inhabitants of this Country That they had Recommendations from colonell Cholmeley a colonell of a Regiment of the Parliaments Forces there who is a religious and worthy Gentleman of whose affection and forwardnesse in the cause the Kingdom of Scotland hath had much experience That colonell Cholmeley in his Recommendation approves of the Articles and Ingages his life for the fidelity of Master Osmotherley and Master Musgrave That wee received diverse testimonies from persons here in Towne to whom wee give

and Westmerland and hath published the said Articles with other writings two or three severall dayes in one Church saying That those which will deny subscribing to the same should be no more troubled 2 That the servants of the said Mr. Richard Barwis with one William Capt Col. Lawsons Tenant and a Quarter-master doth goe up and downe the country parswading threatning and desiring such as subscribed the said Articles to deny the same in all or in part 3 That the said parties so imployed finding of such that subscribed doe inquire after others of the same name and procureth them to disclaime subscription and subscribe to what they desire as John Wilkinson of the Gilbank for Iohn Wilkinson of Loeswater and Thomas Symm of the New-towne for Thomas Symm of Ederside and Thomas Chambers of Hartlow for Thomas Chambers of old Bawbrey and so others 4 That the foresaid Cape being thus imployed did come into a house where Edward Smith servant to Mr Osmotherley was and begun to examine and question the said Edward about subscription to the said Articles but the said Edward refusing to make answer he not shewing any Authority for his so examining the said Cape did there-upon say he would commit the said Edward by Authority he had and so laid hands upon him but the said Edward making an escape the said Cape did command some men to fellow and he himselfe laid waite for him and sought houses where he suspected the said Edward to be 5 That with the said Cape there was one Robert Chambers and one Iohn Iackson a Quartermaster which gave the said Edward Smith reprochfull speeches the said Chambers wishing that the said Smith had been Smoothered in his Mothers belly and said if he could get him at the Abbey he would kill the said Edward and Iackson the Quarter-master said the said Edward was a seducing fellow in drawing some to subscribe the Articles and the said Edward had cost the Lopp of Holme twenty-score pounds in being an instrument to Mr. Osmotherley now a soliciter for the said Articles to raise the Holme in Armes for the Parliament Colonell Hodleston an enemy comming against the same 6 That the said Cape said if he could get the said Edward he would take a leg or an arme from him the said Cape did also send word to Mr. Osmotherley that he should not keepe the said Edward Smith for a servant Witnesse Edward Smith Thomas Grave John Satterthraithe This information written with Edward Smiths owne hand was by him sent and delivered unto mee about the 12. 4. mon. called April 1645. John Musgrave The complaint of Iohn Robinson of Mosser and Francis Smith of Egermond against the Committee of Cumberland SHeweth that the above named persons who have suffered fining plundring banishing and imprisonment for the cause of the Parliament having their dwelling houses door and windowes broken and violently robbed cruelly bearen and blooded also being mocked and called theeves murtherers and much more and all disaffected persons to the Parliament whereupon wee made complaint three severall daies unto the said Committee and could have no redresse not so much as our witnesses examined but wee our selves threatned with punishment by the said Committee and after this our sufferings under great Malignants without cause or offence committed by us thus wee were made a prey unto the will of Malignants by reason of injustice and for our labouring for Justice wee are exposed to further and greater misery The Complaint of Margaret Robinson of Pardsay Widdow Against Sir Wilfride Lawson Colonell for Cumberland Sheweth THat the above named Widdow Robinson being plundred by Francis Story Captaine under the command of the said Colonell Lawson of some certaine goods to the valew of about seven pound where-upon I made complaint to the said Colonell Lawson five several times by which I was put to great trouble and charges neare halfe of the former losses to the great rejoycing of many Malignants to know me who stood still desirous to see our Country possessed by the Parliaments forces and the Enemy therein supprest to suffer so much by them and not to enjoy the benefit of Justice by the said Commanders though voluntarily I promised halfe of the same to the publique purse yet for all this could not get any satisfaction This complaint was sent to me in 2. Mon 1645. John Musgrave To the Knights and Burgesses Assembled in the Commons House of Parliament The Humble Petition of a well affected party in Westmerland and Cumberland for Mr. Musgraves Liberty THe great care this Honourable House hath had of this distressed Kingdome together with the distressed condition of these two Counties of Westmerland and Comberland maketh us again to be humble suiters unto this Honorable House that as it hath pleased this Honourable House to establish a grand Committee for accompts for this whole Kingdome impowring them to nominate a sub Committee for accompts in severall parts of the same to act according to the Ordinances of this Honourable House made in that behalfe which grand Committee having appointed within these two Counties and there-upon hath ministred the Oath expressed in the Ordinance unto Mr. John Osmotherley and Mr. John Musgrave two whom they had appointed for execution of the same Persons of approved fidelity in this grand Cause and intrusted by a well-affected party of the said Counties to present the great grievances of the same by Petition and Articles to this House for which wee returne hankes unto this Honourable House as also unto the said grand Committee of accompts but since it hath pleased the all Directer so to appoint that the said Mr. John Osmotherley being to returne into his Countrey having the carriage of the said Commission and Ordinance had the same taken from him in his Journey being likwise robbed as of the said Commission and Ordinance so of his horse money and other thinges And the said Mr. John Musgrave being by a Committee of this Honourable House imprisoned whereby these distressed Counties groning under the great oppression of Commanders and Committees doth find themselves no way cased but continually more burthened without great care of this Honourable will tend to the destruction of those Counties Your Petitioners humbly pray this Honourable House that in porsuance of your former care that the said Commission with Ordinances may be againe sent downe to these two Counties And that Mr. John Musgrave who cannot be touched with the least reproch of infidelity to this Honourable House and the Common-weale as wee are confident may be inlarged and inabled together with Mr. Osmotherley and others to act in the said Committee as they have taken the said Oath and that the said Petition and Articles exhibited to this Honourable House by the said Mr. Iohn Osmotherley and Mr. Iohn Musgrave for these oppressed Counties may be put to triall and that men knowne to be of publique spirits may be put in the said Committee of accompts And your Petitioners shall pray This

in Chief before Carlile the County is more and more Malignant would gladly have gone to Carlile but not for any good for they professe against the Scots say for the Parlialiament and are for the King it will be a wonderfull worke if ever the Country be-brought to affect the Parliament even to fetch water from the well of Bethlem no thing is done for the generall good every mans private is so looked after the souldiersly in free Quarter yet wee pay taxes I had al teer from Colonell Cholmeley wherein he writes to me of the unfaithfulnesse of Colonell Lawson he was to raise a mount neerer to Carlile then therest Lawsons horse and foot was to attend the worke when the towne sallied out slwe diverse of Colonell Chalmeleys men hut and tooke many and Lawsons men never offered shot and upon examination it was found they had not powder Richard Crakanthrop 26. 5. Mon. 1645. SEcondly Beloved if the smalnesse of our forces be but considered I think there hath been no greater oppression used in any place then in this Country Murthers Rapes and robb●ries is common there is not any respect had by our Commanders whether he be wel affected to the Parliament or no he shal have no favour for that nay if it be thought that he is zealous for the Parliament then shall he be hated it is so well knowne my affection that I dare not come at Apleby but am affraid to be Imprisoned and Colonell Brigs hath threatned it yet are Delinquents protected Sir John Lowther is Inlawed the Commissioner Mr. Barwis and it is said Sir William Ermyne hath been feasting at Low ther and presently Sir John Low ther appeares from his Ambush upon the going of the Commissioners out of the Country Mr. Barwis and Sir John was with the Colonell and some of the Committee after they are gone Sir John is sent for by a party of horse and had to Apleby the next day set at liberty and hath since collected his tythes and rents yet hath he sent his Some beyond Sea nothing is done about Sequestrations unlesse it be small thinges to put it in some mens purses of all the noted Delinquents Dudley only is a prisoner committed by Colonell Cholmeley the Commissioners before their comming for London had received your Articles since when the Committee of Westmerland have sent out their Orders that if any have any cause of complaint against any officer he shall be heard yet before no man could have any redresse neither I think will yet have Mr. Dalston is at his owne house and now the Delinquents are in their former state An information was shewed mee against Richardson the Vicar of Brugh and it did accuse him to have in his prayer before his Sermon praid to make the rebellious Scots like Oreb and Zeeb like Zeba and Solmunva and that God would send deliverance by Prince Rupert or some other man which hath been informed the Committees and I think the Commissioners for the party went unto them being neglected by the Committee but tho he be a great Delinquent yet is he protected in person and estate these Counties are as Malignant as ever the Officers seeke nothing but the ruine of all the Kingdom wil be utterly ruined if they imploy not men of conscience in their affaires Wee heare of a new list of a Commander which is much desired for these by their spoyle make the people beleeve the Parliament intends no good to the Kingdome but like the persons imployed in their service look for their owne ends which thing seduce many even all but such as know the good intents of that house let not the cause goe back for money paines I know it wants none Salute our friends and Mr. Osmotherley the God of peace blesse you in your busines to whose protection I commit you Your brother in the Lord Iesus Richard Crakanthrop Penreth 22.7 Mon. 1645. An extract of another letter to J. M. BEloved this new Commission is now in setting in this Country it was told me I was a Commissioner but I think it was in derision I wonder I heare not from you concerning it it being a businesse of so great importunance and once setled unalterable if these men command all is wrong your being at London was thought would have procured us favour in this Country but it is supposed you are waved and we are the more despised I could you I durst not come at Apleby nor will I at Pe●reth any more if no lover of God have the Command here wee shall be as much as ever in slavery if it be possible and the Lord give a blessing you must not faile to look to this or else you and wee cannot expect here to live It is said Mr. Barwis promised Colonell Brigs that he should Common here and Lawson in Cumberland and be Governor of Carlile as they themselves give out confer with Mr. Rigby and acquaint him that the Militia here be in Delinquents hands Mr. Barwis shewed the Articles to Colonell Brigs and our Committee who thereupon sent out their warrants that if any had suffered by his troops upon Complaint they should have redresse but the Complaints are so great that neither his not the Committees estate● are able to answer and give satisfaction Colonell Ch●●●eley told me that one assured him that he will prove Colonell Brigs to be the cause of all the busines against the Scots and William Airey told me Colonell Brigs gave a barrell both of powder and ball to Captaine Browne formerly a Lieutenant under the Kings command for that purpose nothing is now spoken of Sequestring any and how should it be otherwise for how can Delinquents Sequester Delinquents aske our worthy friend Mr. Rigby the question from mee let the Parliament expect no good from such a Committee We are all well God have the honour salute all our friends the God of peace prosper you Farewell Your brother in Christ Richard Crakanthrop 4. of the 8. Mon. 1645. little Strickland THirdly Beloved I received your ninth and tenth letter and this is the ninth of mine I refuse to excuse my selfe seeing others have done it I perceive you have got a Commission for taking accompts of the Committees but notwithstanding my being in it if some of more note be not joyned with me it will availe little so if my Lord Docre can be put in and Mr. Bellingham of Gathorne he writ to you before the Lord Dacres seing the badnes of the Committee told them if the Devil were here he would find friends and partakers he gave me great countenance before the Committee to their grief I shall be glad to joyne with such a one as the Lord Dacres I much desire if it be possible to have a Commander in chief for both these Counties it will prove beneficiall to the whole Kingdome in Cumberland may the Irish land at their pleasure and are daylie looked for and so may the Dane come about the Iles of

good of their nation and Country And the other sort deserve no better title then to be called ungodly false and deceitfull like Haman Doeg and Achitophel who partly for vaine glory and to obtaine their owne private ends base selfe-seeking and sinister respects care not though the whole world should be drowned againe provided that they can but securely and timely build a strong and mighty Ark of their owne wealth preheminence case pleasure to carry them as aloft almost as now they are in their Charoches sit in their cōsultations preserve themselves alone with those that are neerest and dearest unto them from the violence of the tempestuous winds and turbulent waves of these ocean troubles without taking in any other whether male or female with them according to Gods Ordinance and Noah● practice to keep so much as seed of any other alive if ever these troubled waters should cleare and these boystrous winds cease and be calme so malicious are they and so void of love to God or those that beare his image and that chiefly by standing in the gap and defending of justice peace and truth against the strong and severall streames of iniquity and mystery of iniquity worketh abundantly in these dangerous and deceitfull times where in the very Elect would be deceived if it were possible all which because a few words are sufficient to the wise I leave both the application and explication to thine owne construction and discretion and for thy further satisfaction I adde here the Preamble of a late little book called Englands Birth-right and conclude with some passages from the words of truth Read Eccles 5.6 16.7 Prov. 11.4 Lev. 28. Mieah 3. The Copy of a Letter written to Sir Thomas Witherington one of the Burgesses for Barwicke fit to be taken into consideration SIR I Expected ere this to have heard of your report to have been made to the House upon the vote passed for Mr. Cracanthrop and my selfe for the great losses that we have sustained by the Enemy the Iustices of the peace and Com. of Array in Cumberland and Westmerland I here attended the last winter 13. weeks before I could get the Petition presented to the House six moneths upon the Committee I waited before I could get any vote passed upon the Petition since the vote of the Committee was made which you are to report unto the House it is now nigh foure moneths yet nothing done which makes me much feare that little good is intended us and that we shall be made more miserable in seek●ng the recovery of what wee haue lost then in losing the same undergo more hardship and be brought to greater straites by waiting on you then by lying in the Enem●es prisons for you You know the deferring of Iustice inlaw is holden for denyall of Iustice The Parliament put to an oath to maintain the lawful liberty of the Subject the Enemy because I would not joyne with them in the breach of it and in betraying my Country forced me into Exile and seised on that little estate I had now againe upon the report of Mr. Lisle after his many deferrings and putting off even to the hazard of the losse of our Country and if Sir I●hn Browne as is well known with h s Scot sh forces upon Cumberland forces deserting him by his valour had not prevented it the Enemy by some of our seeming friends who joyned with them had without any great diffi●ulty no opposition being made by Co● Lawson effected their designes in that Country Of my pretended refusall to answer which I did not but only desired the Interrogatories to advise of before I answered for matter of Law which contrary to Law hee refused to grant me though earnestly desired all which may fully appeace by my answer and reasons given for not answering then to the Interrogatories before the Committee and taken in writing by Mr. Lisle himselfe before the same Committee and some other members of the House and wh●ch was then read unto me am I again cast into prison and condemned thereunto unheard and my greatest fault if any be in this case is my lawfull maintenance of our common freedoms and my doubting and desire to be resolved before I should act that which seemed to me then and now I know to be not agreeable to Law and here I lye in prison for this while Traytors and the grand Enemies to the State are by this meanes suffered to walk London streets even they of whom I complaine for which I cannot but blame Mr. Lisle being thus injured by him and my Country almost undone for as Sir Edward Cooke well observeth it is the greatest Injustice when the Innocent is oppressed under colour of Iustice whereby we ought to be protected I am perswaded that if that Honourable House by whom I was committed were truly acquainted with my suffering condition and knew the ground thereof they would not suffer me to lye in prison one day longer and if they rightly understood the unsetled state of our Country and what harme the neglect therof hath been to both Kingdoms this and Scotland and what advantage to the Enemy and also what further evill may ens e thereupon I believe we had not been so sl ghted as we have been neither our Country-men had had such just cause to have complained of delay and neglect as they by their letters to me sent daily due neither had the adversary I suppose been so borne out As long as honest men are thus slighted neglected and kept under their just complaints thus delayed and suppressed while Traytors Papists and Delinquents be thus countenanced and protected as those of whom we complaine have been and still are while the greatest places of trust and command are conferred on and continued in the hands of Traytors and th● grand enemies of the State as hath been and now is w th us and still they are kept up in their authorities while the Parliaments and the Kingdoms faithfull friends and servants are thus molested oppressed and shut up in prisons for their good affection forwardnesse and willingnesse to serve the State and their Countrey How can we expect the restauration of our ancient and long lost Liberties How can vve looke for an end of these our troubles While things are thus carried on l●ttle peace can bee hoped for to this poore and distressed Kingdome Let us no more cherish the Serpent in our bosome which having got strength vvill againe vvound us if not destroy us I could vvish that these troublers and enemies of our State against vvhom only I informe and vvith vvhom I only contend may no longer be suffered to escape but may be brought to condigne pun shment-according to the Law and merit of their offences lest by others faults the Parliament should suffer in their credit lest that it should be thought the Parliament vvere offended vvith as for seek●ng justice and pressing forward our Countries just complaints and grievances lest

it should be thought the Parliament should seeme to justifie or connive at these their lawlesse practises and oppressions vvh ch vve are ready in a legall vvay to make good according to our charge by forbearance and sufferance of them For it is a maxime in Law Qui non prohibit quod prohibere potest assentire videtur He that suffereth and hindreth not that vvhich he may let is conceived and said in Law to assent Let no such blot lye upon that Honourable House let not the potency of our adversaries overthrow the justnesse of our cause neglect us no more lest besides the blame and out-cries for justice you bring ruine upon us and your selves by leaving us open to the Irish vvhich may the sooner invite Ormond to invade us vvith his Popish and revolted Forces having such an easie entrance if the same be not prevented As you tender the good and quiet of the State timely provide for this and have respect to our poore Countrey let all Delinquents Traytors and men dis-affected all such as are tainted vvith covetousnesse or cowardize be removed out of all authorities and the same put in the hands of confiding men fearing God and hating covetousnesse and all basenesse such as vvould not be in the vvorst of times carried away or corrupted through feare or losse of goods or hope of preferment to joyne vvith or submit unto the Enemy or act in a n●vtrality vvhich is holden for detestable Neglect of those parts may prove of dangerous consequence There and not vvell else-where in the North may the Irish land at their pleasure and daily are expected there from thence Digby by connivance of some of our English Commanders there as is conceived had free and ready passage into the I le of Man and so for Ireland from thence the Earle of Antrim had like passage and way into Ireland with the Royall Commissions for Cessation of Armes there which produced such sad effects in the Kingdome Monnesse made his way for Scotland twice that way to the great losse of that Kingdom he invaded Scotland and took Dumfrece hence the Earle of Newcastle had his first rise of his popish Army in the North and daily supplyes of men and moneyes till the reducement thereof by the Scottish Horse hence since the reducement the Enemy in Dublin and the I le of M●n ●had Cole and Victuals Here the whole Gentry are Malignants Delinquents Papists Popish or ●●se Temporizers Here not ten of the Gentry in bo●h these Counties nay I dare say not so many have proved Cordiall to the S ate but have submitted themselves or acted to and with the Enemy Here the Gentry have revolted since the reducement thereof more then once or twice Here Will and Oppression raignes more then in any Country now subjected to the State so long as the powers and authorities resides in the hands of such Neutrals Tempori●zrs Selfe-seekers Traytors and Delinquents as now it is the Enemy though peace for the present were concluded and setled yet might upon new and after discontents of a sudden endanger the losse of the whole North by the help of that popish faction in those parts who have got in their hands the chiefe places of trust and command there though you had no care nor regard of us yet for your owne good prevent this mischiefe the which done may produce though little considered the fruit which may prove to bee a well grounded peace to the whole Kingdome Though neglect of us could be no prejudice to the publique which will be of no small concernment as I have already shown yet the redresse of our Countries grievances in common equity ought not to be so lightly passed over all which hitherto but all in vain for fourteen months together have been pressed on but by one Committee or other still frustrated and in Justice you cannot deny us audience and an equall triall either at the Common-Law or in full Parliament as in your wisdomes shall seeme best for the publique and our particular good for that the Law is our common birth-right which we may without offence J hope and do challenge and claime the benefit thereof and therefore we have no cause to doubt or be fearfull in putting our selves forth considering how that generall rule in Law is still in force Quod curiâ regis non debet deficere conquerentibus in justitia adhibenda That the Kings Court should never be ta●●ing to such as complaine in the doing of Justice And of Courts Jud●●iall we acknowledge the Parliament Supream which ever hath been and I hope still will be the great and faithfull up-holder of the Common-Law and of the rights and priviledges of all the loyall and true hearted Free-borne of the Kingdome I pray you good Sir peruse these papers and Copies of Letters the Originals I have all except two which Master Blaxston hath to whom they were sent and delivered withall I would entreat you to present this my Petition to the House of Commons Mr. Speaker hath seene it and saith he will speake to it I could not prosse him further in respect he had formerly presented one for mee which was referred to the former Committee but by Mr. L●ste who is the Chaire-man suppressed and I could never heare more of it the ground of this my Petition I hope you will let me understand what you will do here concerning the whole matter by this bearer Master Hobkins the Warden of the Fleet which hath showne me kindnesse in his readinesse to do me this favour if by your meanes and the Justice of the House I may obtaine my liberty and our Countries cause put in a way of triall without further procrastination I shall not be unthankfull but ever rest Yours to serve and honour you JOHN MUSGRAVE From Fleet Prison this 25. of the twelfth moneth 1645. Errata PAge 1. line ● for Northumberland Read Westmerland p. 2. l. 13. for Sequestrators r. Sequestrations l. 24. for ●●tentright r. renantright p 3 l. 10. for of r. and r. 20. shillings p. 12. l. 23. for brethrens r. burthens p 14 l. 28. for 106. r. 10. shillings p. 16. l. 24. for lop r. Lordship p 18. l. 2. for hankes r. thankes l. 31 for warrer and warre p. 19. l. 1. for prime r. privy l. 22. for bluthwet r. Blaithwaite p. 21. l. 23. for might r. must p. 24. l 9. for mountaines r. mountainous l. 10. for 1000 r. 10000. l 11. for house r. hause l. 14. for slavesmore r. stainemore l. 19. for brethen r. beaten p. 34. l. 15. for against r. against them p. 37. l. 45. for del●nquish r. relinquish p 38. l. 34. for caroches r. coaches p. 39. l. 23. for put r. put us To the Right Honourable the Commons in Parliament Assembled The humble Petition of John Musgrave Gentleman Prisoner in the Fleet. Humbly sheweth THa● your Petitioner was halfe a yeare imprisoned by the Iustices of Peace and Commissioners of Array in Cumberland for