Protestations Votes Messages Answers and Replies We are now come to the question of raising Forces and naming a General and Officers of an Army But what Sir may be the progress hereof the Poet tells you Jusque datum sceleri Canimus populumque potentem In sua victrici Conversum viscera dextra We must surrender up our Laws Liberties Properties and Lives into the hands of insolent Mercenaries whose rage and violence will command us and all we have and Reason Honour and Justice will leave our Land the Ignoble will rule the Noble and Baseness will be preferred before Vertue Profaneness before Piety Of a potent people we shall make our selves weak and be the Instruments of our own ruine perditio tua exte will be said to us we shall burn our own houses lay waste our own fields pillage our own goods open our own veins and eat out our own bowels You will hear other sounds besides those of Drums and Trumpets the clattering of Armour the roaring of Guns the groans of wounded and dying men the shrieks of deflowred Women the Cries of Widows and Orphans and all on your account which makes it the more to be lamented Pardon Sir the warmth of my expression on this Argument it is to prevent a flame which I see kindled in the midst of us that may consume us to ashes The sum of the progress of Civil War is the rage of Fire and Sword and which is worse of bruitish men What the Issue of it will be no man alive can tell probably few of us now here may live to see the end of it It hath said He that draws his Sword against his Prince must throw away the Scabbard Those Differences are scarce to be reconciled these Commotions are like the deep Seas being once stirred are not soon appeased I wish the Observation of the Duke de Rohan in his Interest of Christendom may prove a Caution not a Prophecy He saith of England That it is a great Creature which cannot be destroyed but by its own hand And there is not a more likely hand than that of Civil War to doe it The Issue of all War is like a Cast at Dice none can tell upon what square the Alea belli will light The best Issue that can be expected of a Civil War is Vbi victor flet victus perit which of these will be our portion is uncertain and the choice would be avoided Yet Sir when I have said this I am not for a tame resignation of our Religion Lives and Liberties into the hands of our Adversaries who seek to devour us Nor do I think it inconsistent with your great Wisdom to prepare for a just and necessary Defence of them It was truly observed by a Noble Gentleman That if our Enemies find us provided to resist their Attempts upon us it will be the likeliest way to bring them to an Accord with us And upon this ground I am for the Question But I humbly move you to consider whether it be not yet too soon to come to it We have tried by Proposals of Peace to his Majesty and they have been rejected Let us try yet again and appoint a Committee who may review our former Propositions And where they find the matter of them as our Affairs now are fit to be altered that they present the Alterations to the House and their Opinions and that as far as may stand with the Security of Us and our Cause we may yield our Endeavours to prevent the Miseries which look black upon us and to settle a good Accommodation so that there may be no strife between us and those of the other Party for we are Brethren After great Debate it was voted That an Army should be raised for the Defence of King and Parliament That the Earl of Essex should be Captain General of this Army and the Earl of Bedford to be General of the Horse A Committee was appointed of both Houses to confer with the General and to nominate Colonels Field Officers and Captains of this Army The Earl of Holland Sir John Holland and Sir Philip Stapleton were sent with a Petition to the King to Beverly To Disband his Forces recal his Commissions of Array dismiss his Guards and to return to his Parliament All which he refused The Parliament were furnished with Money by Loans upon the Publick Faith and by the endeavours of sundry Ministers and others a great quantity of Money Plate and Ammunition was brought in even by some poor Women to their Wedding Rings and Bodkins The King was furnished with Moneys from the Queen upon the pawned Jewels and by Contributions from the Cavalier Lords and Gentlemen and a Loan from Oxford University The King removed from Beverley to Leicester where he courted the Inhabitants But the Earl of Stamford was there proclaimed Traytor for he removed the County Magazine to his house and set Guards about it but the Parliament vindicated him by a Declaration The King raiseth and arms a Regiment in York-shire for the Prince The Parliament declare all the Commissioners of Array to be Traytors and order them to be apprehended And the King proclaims Essex and all the Colonels and Officers of his Army who should not instantly lay down Arms to be Rebels and Traytors And orders Marquess Hertford his Lieutenant General to march against General Essex August 12. The King published his Proclamation and Declaration very large in setting forth what he had done in favour of the People and satisfaction of the Desires of the Parliament then the evil Actions of the Parliament against him and in all justifies his own and condemns the Parliaments Proceedings And is to be seen in Print The Parliament took 100000 l. of the 400000 l. voted to be raised for Ireland which the King remembers and they justifie and recriminate the King's hindrance of the Irish business and say That some of his Counsellors fomented that Rebellion and they promise satisfaction out of Delinquents Estates to those who shall receive damage from the King's Party August 22. The King at Nottingham Erects his Standard to which not so many resorted as was expected Three days after he sends Propositions to the Parliament by the Earl of Southampton Sir John Culpepper and Sir William Vdall Members of Parliament but they were not admitted to sit in the House The Parliament gave Answer to this Message That till the King recall his Proclamations of Treason against Essex and the rest and take down his Standard they can give no other Answer The King replies That he never intended to declare the Parliament Traytors nor set up his Standard against them But if Proclamations of Traytors be recalled by them he will recall his and take down his Standard They desire him to put away his evil Counsellors and to return to his Parliament And vote That the Arms of the Parliament for Religion Laws and Liberties of the
fifteen hundred common Souldiers six Pieces of Ordnance four Canoniers twenty seven Waggons loaded There were slain in the Fight two Lieutenant Colonels four Captains and five hundred men an hundred and twenty Irish women with long Knives and they report that on the Parliaments side were slain not above twenty men and of them not one Officer From Gloucester Colonel Massey set upon Sir Henry Talbot's Quarters and surprized him three Captains three Lieutenants three Irish Reformadoes a Serjeant-Major sixty common Souldiers and much Arms Ammunition and Provision going for Worcester The Commons ordered publick thanks to be given in all Churches for these Victories and for the Assistance of the Scots come into the Parliament Sir Edward Deering came from Oxford into the Parliament and upon his Examination said That since the Cessation in Ireland and seeing so many Papists and Irish Rebels in the King's Army and the Anti-Parliament set up at Oxford and the King's Counsels wholly governed by the Popish party his Conscience would not permit him to stay longer with them but he came to throw himself upon the mercy of the Parliament and according to their Declaration to compound for his Delinquency To which he was admitted and order given for all others that would come in after him who was the first Massey retook Malmesbury and the Lieutenant Governour and took three hundred Ossicers and Souldiers and their Arms in that Town The Commissioners of the Seal gave the Covenant to the Lawyers and Officers and so many came to take it that they were fain to appoint another day for it The Dutch Ambassadour went from London to Oxford first to Treat with his Majesty Mr. Rowse a Member of the House of Commons was by them made Provost of Eaton College The Commons expelled several other of their Members who had deserted the Parliament General Essex advised with his Friends about an Answer to the Letters which came from the Anti-Parliament at Oxford and his Answer was in a Letter to the Earl of Forth the King's General to this effect That he received the Letter and Parchment from his Lordship but it having no address to nor acknowledgment of the Parliament he could not communicate it to them That in maintenance of the Parliament and Privileges thereof they all resolve to spend their blood as the foundation of our Laws and Liberties and he sends to Forth the National Covenant The Parliament appointed seven Lords and fourteen Commons to be a joynt Council with the Scots Commissioners but the fewness of the number distasted many who were left out The Commons took order for ransoming of the English Captives at Algiers Some differences or rather unkindness was apprehended between the Lord Willoughby of Parham and the Earl of Manchester who carrying Matters as a General the Lord Willoughby could the less brook it knowing himself not to be puisne to him but all was well reconciled The Lord Fairfax took In Birlington Bay and about a hundred Horses and Arms. Sir Thomas Fairfax pulled up the Bridges leading to Chester and regained three or four Garrisons from the Enemy and took about five hundred men Arms and Provisions The Estates of the Earl of Clare and of divers others were ordered to be sequestred An Exhortation of the Assembly of Divines touching the taking of the Covenant was approved The Commons allowed five pounds a Week to Sir John Hotham and as much to Sir Alexander Carew and three pounds a Week to Mr. Hotham for their Maintenance in Prison Prince Rupert by strickt Warrants under pain of Fire and Sword forbids any Provisions to be carried to Gloucester by which means the City was streightned Massey's Brother with a Party of the Gloucester Horse going to beat up the Enemies quarters was engaged with the main body of their Horse and forced to hasten his Retreat with the loss of seventeen of his men The Scots took Coquet Island and about two hundred men with their Arms seven Pieces of Ordnance and Provisions and rescued and restored to the Owners a great Herd of Cattel taken away by the King's Forces Colonel Grey the Lord Grey's Brother came in to them with a Regiment of Horse and took the Covenant and the Inhabitants of Northumberland and Westmerland came in great numbers to them they sent a Summons to Newcastle Sir Thomas Fairfax took in Crew-house and Darison house and the Lord Brereton he took Prisoner with many others The Swedes had great successes in Germany Another Letter of the Lord Goring's was intercepted and He ordered to be Impeached of High Treason The Timber upon the Lands of the Lord Tennet and of other Delinquents was ordered to be cut down for the use of the Navy The Commons ordered to sit every day in the Forenoon in the House in the Afternoon in Committees and every Member that came not before Prayers ended in the Morning to pay one Shilling to the Poor and for every Motion made after Twelve a Clock to pay five Shillings The Earl of Westmerland and divers other Delinquents came in to the Parliament desiring the benefit of the Declaration of both Kingdoms for Composition The Council at Oxford prohibited any to have this Declaration in his Custody upon pain of Felony and that if any went from Oxford without leave of the Governour they should be proceeded against by Martial Law as Traytors Sir William Brereton reported to the House of Commons that the Irish and other Forces under the Lord Byron commit great Spoils and Cruelties where they come what they cannot devour they set on fire commit horrid Rapes and Insolencies that more of the Irish Rebels are expected to land in those parts and Prince Rupert to come and joyn with them That he sends forth his Warrants to bring in Provisions on pain of death and that fifteen hundred more of the Rebels are to be landed in Scotland to interrupt the Scots advance into England The Marquess of Ormond the new Lieutenant of Ireland forbids the taking of the Covenant upon this and his being the chief Promoter of the Cessation there and of sending Forces from thence to the King the Commons vote To impeach him as a Traytor against the three Kingdoms and disable him of his Lieutenancy and of all Command in Ireland Twenty thousand English and Scots in the North of Ireland have vowed to live and die together in opposition to the Cessation A Trumpet came from Oxford to the Lord General with Letters from the Earl of Forth by the King's Command for a new Overture of Peace desiring a safe Conduct for Mr. Fanshaw and Mr. Offeley to come to Westminster with Propositions from the King The General acquainted the Parliament with these Letters but because they did not acknowledge the Parliament they would not read them but referred them to the Committee of both Kingdoms Sir William Constable in Yorkshire routed three Regiments of Newcastle's Horse took three hundred of them
another Committee be named to whom this may be referred VVhilst we differ upon the Committee we lose the Business and do not pursue Peace I am perswaded Sir you can hardly name any Committee either within or without these Walls but would be ready to take pains to effect this good work Unless it were those who have said That if this War be well managed it may last twenty years But those were not English-men and although we have Irish French Dutch and Walloons as well as other Papists ingaged for the settlement of the Protestant Religion and Laws of England Yet I am perswaded that his Majesty and you mutually indeavouring as it is both your Interests none can hinder it It is true that these Foreigners help to open the Veins wider but a Peace will rid us of them and stop the Issue of Blood but if it bleed on still we must faint and perhaps become a prey to Foreigners Sir I humbly move that we may endeavour without more loss of time to satisfie the Lords with reasons that it is fittest to have this matter referred to the Committee of both Kingdoms Yet if their Lordships shall not be satisfied herein let us consent to name another Committee rather than to suffer so desirable a business to be protracted Let us consent to any thing that is just reasonable and honourable rather than in the least to neglect to seck Peace and to ensue it The Commons appointed a Committee to draw up Reasons to satisfie the Lords that it was fittest to refer this Matter to the Committee of both Kingdoms The Lord Howard of Escricke had an allowance out of Sequestrations in satisfaction of his Losses and the first Precedent herein was of a Lord. Captain Weere going with a Party from Lyme was surprised by the King's Forces and most of his men taken Prisoners and carried to Collington and divers killed Captain Thomas Pyne having Intelligence thereof went out the same Night with a Party of the Garrison of Lyme to Collington where he found them in Jollity for their Success and falling upon them he took the Colonel several inferiour Officers about sixty Souldiers and many Horse and Arms and rescued all their Prisoners Prince Rupert with a great body of Horse came unexpectedly upon the Parliaments Forces before Newark so that they had no time to prepare to receive him yet Colonel Rossiter Major Lilburn Captain Bethell and Hunt gallantly charged and routed the Right Wing led by the Prince Other of the Parliaments Forces did not play their parts so well but five hundred of them deserted the great Fort before they were assaulted secured their Arms and went away to Lincoln By which means the Prince became Master of that Fort and of the Island and there intrenched himself and cut of Provisions from the Besiegers which made them render upon Articles which were not observed The Parliament lost there three thousand Arms and nine pieces of Ordnance and the Enemy rejoyced much in this action The occasion of this defeat was the want of a good Agreement amongst the Officers before the Town who took upon them more power than belonged to them several of them striving to be chief in command and all thereby were the more careless and unprepared to resist the Enemy The Ordinance passed for compleating and maintaining the Lord General 's Army to consist of seven Regiments of Foot each of 1000 Souldiers divided into eight Companies and the General 's Regiment to be of 1500 Souldiers and divided into twelve Companies and to have six Regiments of Horse each to consist of 550 Troupers and divided into six Troups Instead of nine great Ships not so usefull in the Navy it was ordered to fit up twelve Merchant Ships The Commons ordered the Lord Mayor and Militia of London to provide a Store of Corn for the City An Ordinance passed for contribution of one Meal a Week for the Auxiliary Forces Colonel Harvey was sent forth with his Regiment of Horse to Sir William Waller Captain Swanley took a Bristol Ship laden with Arms and Ammunition for the King The Scots took a great Fort over against Tinmouth which commands all Ships coming in or going out of New Castle and five pieces of Ordnance Arms Powder and some Prisoners and lost but nine men Colonel Cromwell Governour of the Isle of Ely had the like power for levying money there for his Forces as the Earl of Manchester had in the associated Counties General Forth and Sir Ralph Hopton having drawn together the strength of the King's Forces in those parts marched towards Sir William Waller who with Sir William Belfore Sir Arthur Haslerig and others had got together about 10000 Men. Both Armies lay within a mile of each other about four miles from Winchester and two or three days faced each other and had some light Skirmishes between the Horse and William Waller's Men took about thirty of the enemy and slew one Captain and an Irish Rebel March 29. Both Armies fell on upon each other the King's Forces having the advantage in the number both Parties fought very gallantly and stoutly the London Forces and Kentish Men with Waller and Sir Arthur Haslerig and Belfore did very brave service and after a sharp Fight the Parliament Forces totally routed and dispersed the King's Army The first of the King 's that are said to run away were two Regiments of Irish the other Foot Regiments fought stoutly on both sides and came up to push of Pike the London Regiments drave the Enemy from the Hedges which they had lined with Musquetiers and gained the passage to a Wood which stood the Parliament Forces in great stead and shortly after put the Enemy to a Rout which was so total that scarce ten of them were left together Their General Forth and Sir Ralph Hopton fled to Bafing House their Ordnance Arms Bag and Baggage left to the Parliament about 500 of them slain besides those in the pursuit closely followed by Sir Arthur Haslerig The Lord John Brother to the Duke of Lenox was slain and many Officers of the King's Party of the Parliaments Party about 100 Men slain Colonel Dalbier wounded and Colonel Thompson's leg shot off The News hereof as it was joyfull to the Parliament so it took off much of their rejoycing at Oxford for the relieving of Newark and raising of the siege there Anno 1644. April 1644. The Parliament ordered a day of publick thanksgiving for the good success which it pleased God to give to their Forces hear Winchester Ships were ordered to lie to hinder the landing of the Irish Captain Swanley secured Milford Haven Haverford West and all Pembrokeshire for the Parliament The Irish Rebels enter'd into a Catholick Covenant and sent their Agents to the King to have a free Catholick Parliament and they had countenance at Oxford The Commons took course for making of Gunpowder The Scots and New-Castle's Army often faced each other and had some
small Rencounters A Party of Sir John Gell's men near Derby fell upon a quarter of the Enemy killed twenty two routed the rest drove divers Men and Horse into the River Dove where they were drowned took 140 Horse and 80 Prisoners Colonel Bellasis attempted the Quarters of Colonel Lambert who beat back Colonel Bellasis and pursued him six miles took 150 Horse 60 Foot Colonel Bagshaw and 80 Captains and Officers Sir Edward Hartop and Major Bingley were questioned for letting the Enemy pass to the Relief of Newark when they had a considerable force to oppose him and it was referred to a Council of War It was agreed to send 66000 l. to the Brittish Forces in Ulster The Prince Elector wrote to the Parliament of the great want he and his Mother were in for want of the stipend they formerly had bemoans the courses which his brother took in fighting against the Parliament and rejoyceth to hear of the Covenant The King's Forces at Reading levelled the works and marched to Marlborough An Ordinance passed for observation of the Lord's day The Isle of Wight sent store of provisions and 300 men to Waller Upon advice from the Committee of both Kingdoms the Parliament resolv'd to draw together all their Forces at a general Rendezvous and to put the Enemy to it by a day and took order for Victuals and Necessaries for their Armies and that this their resolution should be published on the day of Thanksgiving Newcastle imposed an Oath of Adherence upon the inhabitants of York to oppose the Scots but many resused to take it The Lord Fairfax his Regiment took 160 Horse and 80 Foot at Axholm The Commons and Lords answered the Dutch Ambassadour That when they should make it appear that they hadCommission to address themselves to the Parliament they should receive a fit Answer At a Common Council the Earl of Warwick Sir Henry Vane Junior and the Earl of Pembroke spake to the Citizens acquainted them with the Resolution of the Parliament to put the business of the war to a speedy issue and to a day and to desire their assistance Sir William Waller spake to them to the same effect Mr. Hollis and Mr. Glyn to the same purpose and the Citizens were very forward in the business A Party of Sir William Waller's Forces took Christ Church and Sir John Willis the Governour with divers Commissioners of Array 120 Horse 200 Foot and about 400 Arms. The London Brigade with Colonel Whitehead took in by composition Walton House belonging to the Bishop of Winchester Colonel Langhern and Captain Swanley with the help of a squadron of ships sent to them took in the fort of Prickspil divers Officers 18 great Ordnance 6 Carriages 300 Souldiers with their Arms and two Bristol ships with Arms and Powder This so terrified Haverford West that their Centuries the next night seeing a herd of Cattel cried out that the Round-heads Black-coats were come and Sir Henry Vaughan and his company hasted away leaving behind them Powder ten pieces of Ordnance and store of Provisions Then they took Tinby a strong Fort with the Governour 300 Souldiers and Arms 8 pieces of Cannon and store of plunder and secured all Pembrokeshire and most part of South Wales for the Parliament Prince Griffith so called made a proposition for 15000 l. to reduce all NorthWales to the Parliament Col. King took in Crowland for the Parliament 80 Horse and Arms. The Lords agreed to refer the drawing up of propositions for Peace to the Committee of both Kingdoms to doe it by a day An Oxford Spie was executed The Lord Conwey and the Earl of Kingston came into the Parliament The King again sets up his Standard at Marlborough but seeing few come in to it he declared at the Standard that the two Houses were preparing Propositions for Peace and he would reward those that came in to him as there should be further occasion to use them and so the Standard was taken down The King's Forces surprized Wareham as was suspected by the treachery of the Captain of the Watch who let them in for which they being Masters of the place killed the Captain and many others and committed divers rapes and cruelties The Archbishop coming again to trial the Article was urged against him and several witnesses produced That he assumed the title of the Pope that in Letters from the Vniversity of Oxford he was styled Optimus Maximus Sanctitas Vestra Your Sacred Holiness Aeternum Reverendissime Cancellarie Maximus Pontifex It was referred to the Committee of both Kingdoms to send Agents to the Swedes and to Zealand to declare the Parliaments affection to them who had expressed their good liking of the proceedings of the Parliament The Lord Fairfax and Sir Thomas Fairfax his Son joyning together drew up their Forces to Selby where a Garrison of the King 's was and in it Colonel Bellasis the Governour of York that night they beat in a party of the Enemies Horse and took divers Prisoners Early the next morning they beset the Town in three Divisions and after a hot fight wherein both parties performed brave service Fairfax routed them and entred the Town where they took 4 Colonels 4 Majors 20 Captains 130 inferiour Officers 1600 common Souldiers 4 brass Pieces of Ordnance Powder Match 2000 Arms 500 Horse besides Colours and a Pinnace and Ships in the River and 500 more Prisoners at Hemcough near Selby For this the Parliament ordered a day of publick Thanksgiving The Candlesticks Crucifixes and Plate in Pauls Church was ordered to be sold and a motion debated for borrowing 100000 l. of the States of the Netherlands The Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London proposed that they would raise 20000 men and how they might be paid but the Commons doubting it might retard their present designs it was for that time laid aside A party of Sir William Waller's Horse beat up the Enemies Quarters at Sunning near Reading took 2 Lieutenant Colonels 3 Captains divers other Officers 21 Souldiers with Arms and 40 Horse A Proclamation was published from Oxford commanding the Inhabitants of Oxfordshire Bucks and Berks c. to bring in all their provision for Men and Horse to Oxford within 5 days that they may not assist the Enemies now marching on pain of fire and sword The Commons appointed a Declaration to be drawn and published thereupon These three Counties Oxon Bucks and Berks entred into an association and a Committee was appointed of Members of the Mouse and other Gentlemen of those Counties then in London to manage the affairs of those Counties to compound with Delinquents and to raise supplies for the Forces there The Earl of Newcastle troubled at the news of Selby and his Army wasting upon the approach of the Scots towards them they left Durham to the Scots and General Lesley pursued them The Commons did right to Mr. Cambell upon a complaint of Horses taken
That the next morning the Enemy appeared again and was beaten back by the Parliaments forces who behaved themselves with very great courage doing great execution but the certain number of the slain on either side was not known that he hoped Middleton was on his way towards him The House ordered a Letter of thanks to be written to his Excellence and to assure him that he should not want their utmost assistance The Commissioners of the Great Seal ordered to grant Commissions of Sewers Middleton fell on a party of the King's forces in Lancashire upon the first charge of them by Colonel Booth they fled and were totally routed the Lord Byron and the Lord Mollineux escaped by the darkness of the night divers of them were killed and many inferior Officers and others taken By Ordinance the Wardship of the Lord Brook was settled upon his Mother Divers Gentlemen and Officers who were of the Earl of Newcastle's Army came into the Parliament desiring to make their compositions The Commons being informed that the Prince Elector was landed at Graves-end appointed a Committee to attend him with salutations from the House and to consider of his reception at White-hall prepared for him An Ordinance for liberty for Foreigners to trade here provided that they bring no Ordnance Arms nor Ammunition which shall be employed against the Parliament Divers of Worcestershire offered to raise forces for the Parliament and an Ordinance passed for that purpose Middleton took a Troup of the King's horse near Exeter The Prince Elector was brought to White-hall with great respect by a Committee of Parliament September 1644. Letters from the General to the Parliament inform that they had the best in many Skirmishes and acknowledge God's goodness in delivering them and the whole Army from a Conspiracy of the Enemy to blow up two of his Waggons with 60 Barrels of Powder in them That when they thought to have effected this design they drew up their whole Body towards that part of the Parliaments Army expecting the blowing up of his Magazine upon which they intended to fall upon his forces and not to have given quarter to any of them This Plot was so closely carried and so near effecting that in each of the Waggons an Engine was placed to doe the work the ends of them fastned to lighted Matches which were burnt within an inch of the Wild-fire when it was discovered and the other Match was burnt to the very neck of the Engine where it was to give fire and there the Coal of it self went out The Engine was sent up and shewed to the Parliament by which the strangeness of it and the miraculous deliverance from that Plot appeared The Letters conclude If succour ome not speedily we shall be put to great extremity if we were in a Countrey where we could force the Enemy to fight it would be some comfort but this Countrey consists so much upon passes that he who can subsist longest must have the better of it which is a great grief to me who have the command of so many gallant men My Lords I am sorry I have no discourse more pleasing resting Your Faithfull Servant ESSEX Upon this Letter the House ordered that the Earl of Manchester should send a party of Horse and Foot for the assistance of the General but neither any from him who was indeed furthest off nor of Waller's Forces who some thought did not make much hast in this business nor Middleton nor any other of the Parliaments Forces but his own Army came up to give him any the least assistance Liberty was given to Delinquents who were gone beyond Sea to return hither to make their compositions with the Parliament A Messge of Complement was sent to the Prince Elector and likewise to acquaint his Highness that the Parliament conceived that his Residence at this time in Foreign parts might be of greater advantage to the Publick Indeed the Parliament were jealous considering his near relation to the King and the engagements of his Brothers in the King's Service that the Prince Elector would do no good offices for the Parliament here The Archbishop was again brought to the Bar of the Lords House where he made his last general Defence to the Charge against him and a day was appointed for the Commons to make their reply In the Archbishop's Diary under his own hand are passages of his being offered to be made a Cardinal which he said that he could not suffer till Rome were other than it is The Prince Elector sent a Message to the Parliament That he held himself much obliged to them for their former favours that his coming was to express that in Person which he had often done by Letters of his affection to them and the Cause which they maintain and to take off such Jealousies as the Actions of his nearcst Kindred or ill Offices of the Enemy might by his absence cast upon him That his wishes are constant for their good success for a thorough Reformation and his desires are to be ruled and advised by their grave Counsels and would be ready to serve them Sir William Brereton's Letters informed that he sent Colonel Jones with a party who fell upon 2000 Horse of Prince Rupert's about Malpasse took 140 Horse two Majors and divers inferiour Ofsicers and Souldiers slew Colonel Baines and Co-Ionel Connyers in the place with three Majors and 100 Common Souldiers routed the whole Brigade and forced them to flie back to Chester and Sir Marmaduke Langdale was wounded in the fight This Colonel Jones was a Barrister at Law a Gentleman tam Marte quam Mercurio and shews that the undertaking of a Civil Profession doth not disable but rather further a man in Martial Affairs when there is occasion of trial Major Dowet marching with a party of the Parliaments forces in Somer setshire was set upon by Captain Poulton whom he took Prisoner with his Lieutenant thirty Horse and twenty Souldiers and routed all the party Colonel Sands for the Parliament besieged Pomfret Castle and Sir Thomas Fairfax was before Hemsley Castle where he was shot into his Shoulder and well again The Commons took order to reconcile some private differences between some Majors General and the Associations under them Colonel Purefoy and Colonel Boswell came up with Forces and some Ordance to assist the Besiegers of Banbury Sir William Waller lay still at Farnham near Basing-house The Commissioners for the Court-marshal kept a particular Fast-day to pray to God for his directions to them in that business A Committee was appointed to meet with the Common Council of London and to advise with them touching the business of Farthings Letters from Sir William Waller desire the supplies allotted to him may be speedily sent and the forces that are to joyn with him he expresseth his forwardness to assist the Lord General and calls the God of Heaven to witness it is not his fault and wisheth the
brought to the Parliament declaring his Affections for Peace and concluding that God had given him a late Victory and therefore he desires them to consider of his long rejected Message from Evesham which was for peace but not till this time brought to the Parliament The Parliament appointed a day to take this into consideration and ordered all Officers and Souldiers to repair to their Colours on pain to be proceeded against by the Commissioners for Martial Law Mr. Hoyle was put into Sir Peter Osborn's Office and Mr. Salway into Sir Thomas Fanshaw's place in the Exchequer and several Judges went into the Counties which were quiet to keep Assizes and to execute the Commissions of Oyer and Terminer Colonel Cromwell was sent with two thousand horse to meet Prince Rupert coming to relieve Bandury but Colonel Massey had before prevented the Prince's coming The Irish Rebels that landed in Scotland were beaten into the Mountains by the Earl of Argyle and L. Gourdon Upon debate of the King's Letter it was held not to be a sufficient acknowledgment of the Parliament and therefore laid by Yet the House went on to compleat the Propositions for Peace and a day was appointed for the bringing in the Names of such Delinquents as should be excepted from pardon Divers Ministers of London presented a Petition to the Parliament for dispatch of the Directory of Worship and settling of pure Discipline and Government according to the word of God and complained of the Schisms in the Church The Petitioners had thanks from the House and the Committee of Lords and Commons appointed to confer with the Assembly to endeavour to reconcile some Differences among them and to find out a way how tender Consciences may be born withall so far as may stand with the peace of the Kingdom and the word of God The Assembly named 23 Ministers to give Ordination who were passed The Commons considered of the Propositions for peace the L. Macquire and Macmahon who escaped out of the Tower were again apprehended by the Lieutenant of the Tower and Sir John Clotworthy and upon a Report from a Committee of Lawyers it was ordered That they should be tried by a Commission of Oyer and Terminer and not by Martial Law The French Agent lay at the same house where Macquire and Macmahon were taken and had a chief hand in their escape and opposed the Officers searching in that house for papers c. because he lodged there But a Committee of both Houses were appointed to search there and did so notwithstanding the Agent 's pretences A Committee of Lawyers was appointed to meet daily about the Tryal of the Archbishop till the same should be dispatcht The Parliament ordered all the Forces of the Earl of Manchester and of Sir William Waller to joyn together and advance into the West The Ordinance passed for the Militia in Worcestershire About eighty of the Leicester horse in convoy of some Carriers were set upon by 120 of Colonel Hastings his men but the 80 routed and dispersed the 120 killed 8 and took 60 of them prisoners and store of Arms. By Letters from Sir Thomas Middleton it was certified That he having taken Mountgomery Castle was forced to retreat upon the coming of the King's Forces thither who again besieged the Castle with five thousand men and Middleton being joyned with Brereton Sir John Meldrum and Sir William Fairfax in all about three thousand they marched to relieve the Castle and were fought with by the Enemy who came up gallantly a good while to push of Pike and worsted the Parliament Horse Which so encouraged the King's Forces that they shouted and cryed The Day is ours the Day is ours at which the Parliament Forces were so enraged that they came on again with a fresh Charge and wholly routed and put them to flight took prisoners Major General Broughton Colonel Sir Thomas Tilsley Lieutenant Colonel Bludwell Major Williams nine Captains many inferiour Officers and fifteen hundred common Souldiers Of the King's part were slain about three hundred and about five hundred wounded Of the Parliament part were slain Sir William Fairfax with eleven wounds and Major Fitz Symons and about forty common Souldiers and about sixty wounded the Lord Byron who commanded the King's Forces hardly escaped by the goodness of his horse Upon Letters from my Lord Roberts both Houses took care for Supplies for Plymouth and their other Western Garrisons The King came to Exeter and gave order to remove all superfluous persons forth of the Town and for the Country to bring in thither all their provisions About forty prisoners of quality were brought from Plymouth to London and committed to Lambeth-house After the Siege was raised before Plymouth and the King gone to Exeter yet the Cornish-men continued near the Town to stop provisions coming to them by Land but were driven away again Many of the prisoners taken at Mountgomery being willing to take the Covenant and to serve against the Rebels in Ireland the Parliament to avoid the inconvenience of many prisoners consented thereunto and gave order for their transportation The Commons came near to a conclusion of their Debate touching the Propositions for peace Orders were sent to the Earl of Manchester and Sir William Waller to advance together with all expedition to prevent the King's return back to Oxford and took care for Supplies for them and for the Lord General The Parliament sent thanks to Sir Thomas Middleton Sir William Brereton and Sir John Meldrum for their good service at Mountgomery and which was more acceptable took order for Supplies for them the Lord Cherbury and Sir John Price came in to the Parliament Massey fell upon a party of the King 's between Bristoll and Monmouth took their Commander in chief and ten others and a hundred and sixty common Souldiers two hundred Arms and two pieces of Ordnance The King's Forces besieged Barnstable which rendred to them upon conditions which they afterwards broke pillaged the Parliament's Souldiers plundred the Town executed the Major and imprisoned many of the Inhabitants Colonel Ludlow took eighty of the King's Commissioners of Array in Somersetshire and Captain Savile took twenty of Prince Rupert's men prisoners Sir Thomas Fairfax recovered of his Wound and Sir H. Cholmly offered to surrender Scarborough Castle to the Parliament but now upon the news of the King's Victory in the West he revictuals it again and is again wholly for the King whereupon the Lord Fairfax sent Sir William Constable with a strong party to besiege the Castle Colonel Ware revolted from the Lord General in the West to the King and another Colonel quitted his Post and the Matters of that nature were referred to a Committee to be examined A Day was set apart by the Commons for receiving private Petitions At Basing-house the Besiegers took an Outwork a Captain and twenty eight Souldiers who defended it At Banbury they made a Breach and some of the
from Skipton fell upon Colonel Maleverer's quarters at Rippon and took about twenty of his horse The Court Marshal condemned three men one Captain Syppins for endeavouring to betray Gernsey one Francis Pits who was imployed by Sir Richard Leveson to betray Russell-hall in Staffordshire and William James a Foot-souldier for running away from his Colours The Tryal of Macquire and Macmahon was altered and ordered to be in the King's Bench and Mr. Rolles with the others before named appointed to be Council against them Sir Edward Hungerford and Sir Nevill Poole were sent down into Wiltshire for the service of that County Sir Henry Mildmay got an Order for his Salary as Master of the Jewel-house to the King Colonel Hammond who killed Major Grey at Gloucester for giving him the Lye was referred to be tryed by the Council of War in the Lord General 's Army Some of the King's Plate was ordered to be sold or pawned for 3000 l. for Abington and Reading forces and that the Plate amongst the Regalia which had Crucifixes or superstitious Pictures should be disposed of for the Publick Service A Letter of Thanks ordred to Colonel Ceely Governour of Lyme All Governours of Forts and Garrisons were prohibited coming to London unless sent by the General or sent for by the Parliament or Committee of both Kingdoms Sir Thomas Middleton took in Redcastle in Wales with the Lord Powys three Captains divers inferiour Officers forty horse two hundred Arms and store of pillage Upon the Case of Colonel Warren it was ordered That no Officer who formerly received Pay from the State and was afterwards taken by the Parliaments Forces in Arms against them should be exchanged for other Prisoners Prince Rupert removed Sir Francis Hawley from being Governour of Bristoll and turned out the Governour of Berkley Castle and put an Irish Rebel in his place The Commons were very busie in providing Monies and other Supplies for their Forces in England and Ireland The Archbishop was brought to the Lord's house and his Council heard to the matter of Law The Swedish General Tortoison beat Gallas the Emperour's General took all his Cannon and Baggage killed many of his Foot and routed all the rest and pursued his Horse to Willingborough A great fire in Oxford burnt up near a fourth part of the City from one end of it to the other The City Brigade marched forth under the command of Sir James Harrington The Lord Herbert Son to the Earl of Worcester with fifteen hundred men came against a Garrison of the Parliaments between Gloucester and Monmouth and Colonel Massey coming to relieve them routed the Lord Herbert's forces killed fifty and took sixty prisoners and good prize A Letter of Thanks was written to Massey for all his good-Services Upon Major General Skippon's desire the Captain was reprieved who endeavoured to have betrayed Gernsey Doctor Bastwick's Wife had an Allowance ordered for her and her Husband's maintenance Colonel Harley Sir Robert Harley's Son was made Governour of Monmouth Relief was ordered to the well-affected Inhabitants of Jersey An Ordinance passed for the preservation of Hyde-Park and the Timber and Pales from spoil A party from Plymouth took in Saltashe Those before Basing-house sent for more supplies of men The Lords at a Conference gave their Reasons why they thought not fit to agree to the Ordinance for selling the King's Plate but the Commons adhered to their former Vote and ordered 3000 l. out of the Earl of Thanet's Fine for supply of the Forces of Berks and Oxon. The Commons agreed upon all the Propositions for Peace to be sent to the King and took the City Propositions in debate to be sent with the other The Forces of Sir Tho. Fairfax and Colonel Rosseter blocked up Crowland Colonel Birch had an allowance for his reparation of losses from the Parliament Sir Alexander Denton was ordered to be exchanged for Sir John Norcot a Member of Parliament and Judge Mallet was exchanged Many Orders were made touching foreign Ships staid here and to do right in those cases The Commons debated the sending forth of new Writs to choose new Members in the places of those who were dead or expelled the House Duncannon a considerable Fort in Ireland yielded to the Parliament and most of the Officers and Souldiers there took the Covenant Many Orders for Money and Supplies for the Forces and for all the Forces of the Parliament to joyn together to hinder the King's march to Oxford An Order for encouragement of the Officers and Workmen in the Mint Sir William Waller and the Earl of Manchester joyned together and both of them wrote That the King marched as if he intended to fight and they desired some Supplies which were sent to them The Parliament appointed a Day of Humiliation and Prayer to God for a blessing upon their Forces now likely to engage in battel A price was set upon Coals and a Woodmonger ordered to be Indicted for ingrossing of Coals and the Admiral ordered to compel some Coal-ships at Harwich to come into the River Thames Sir John Holland had leave to stay in Holland for six Months Three thousand of the King's Forces besieged Taunton and the Governour Colonel Blake sent out a party who fell upon the Besiegers killed and took many of them whereof some Commanders Sir Hugh Cholmley set out some Vessels which took some Coal-ships coming for London and the Parliament ordered some Ships of War to lie on that Coast Some ships coming in the Parliament gave order for the present payment of the Mariners The propositions for peace were agreed upon by the Commons A party of the King 's coming to Beachly upon Severn to fortifie there Colonel Massey fell upon them slew seventy of them on the place took about a hundred and seventy prisoners two pieces of Cannon and two hundred Arms with the loss of but ten men Colonel Charles Fleetwood took two Troups of the King's horse near Belvoir Castle Doctor Bastwick was exchanged for Colonel Huddleston Jeffreys the Queens Dwarf in a Duel on horse-back in France killed Mr. Crofts Colonel Temple was sent into Sussex to raise Forces for the Parliament in case the King should bend that way The King's Army marched to Andover where some skirmishes were betwixt them and Sir William Waller's Forces and about twenty killed on both sides Colonel Kerne had the thanks of the House for his good Service and was sent down to his Charge in the Isle of Wight By Letters from the Lord Wareston and Mr. Crew Commissioners in the Parliaments Army was certified That all the three Armies were joyned near to Basing and that the King's Forces were at Whit-church within five miles of them That the General had sent to Reading and other places to pull up their Bridges to prevent the King's march to Oxford And that the Council of War had resolved to give battel to the Enemy The Parliament took care for provisions to be sent to
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
comprehend the Lord General with the rest and without naming of him which for shame and ingratitude they could not think fit to be done Some of them confest that this was their design and it was apparent in it self and the reason of their doing this was to make way for others and because they were jealous that the Lord General was too much a favourer of peace a good fault in a General of an Army and that he would be too strong a supporter of Monarchy and of Nobility and other old Constitutions which they had a mind to alter such is the ingratitude of people and the incertainty of their Favour no confidence can be placed therein for this gallant mans sake who was a most faithful Servant to the publick and performed so many brave services for them to the utmost hazards of his own life honour and fortune and for all this had no other recompence but an unhandsome affront by a side Wind and cunning contrivance of his Enemies to remove him from his Commands so gallantly and succesfully executed by him A safe Conduct was assented to for the Duke of Richmond and the Earl of Southampton and the Committee of both Kingdoms ordered to get the Concurrence of the Scots Commissioners and to send it with expedition to the King Major Duett with a party of Colonel Ludlow's Regiment fell upon a party of the King's horse near Salisbury took Colonel Cooke Lieutenant Colonel Hooker divers inferiour Officers 40 Souldiers 160 Horse and Arms and killed about 20 of them Sir John Hotham's Son Captain Hotham was tryed before the Court Marshal for betraying a Regiment of Horse of the Parliaments to the Enemy and for treachery and betraying his trust in divers particulars proved against him by his own words letters and actions and many witnesses produced to make good the Charge The States Ambassadors were received with great State and Honour by both Houses who thanked them for their offer of a Mediation of peace and desired the Continuance of Amity and Friendship with the High and Mighty Lords the States but in regard propositions for peace were now on foot between His Majesty and His Parliament and the Scots Commissioners nothing otherwise could be now done therein The Ambassadors replyed in French that they would return what they had received to their Lords and they desired a further answer to their propositions touching Free Trade When they were gon out of the House the Speaker desired that some of the Members who understood the French Tongue better than he might interpret to the House the essect of the Ambassadors Speech in French which usually was done by Mr. Hollis and he being now absent Whitelocke was called up to doe it and thereupon the House named a Committee to consider of their Propositions for a Free Trade to the Ports of the Enemy An Ordinance past for satisfaction to Waggoners who lost their Carriages in the late Fights The Earl of Northampton with 3000 horse much infested part of Bucks and Oxfordshire order was taken for money to pay the forces of those Counties to resist him Somerset-house was ordered to be prepared for the King's Commissioners and voted that no Member of either house should visit or speak with or send or receive any Message to or from those that should come from Oxford unless they had leave for it Liberty was given to any Members that would to go visit Sir John Hotham before his death The Self-denying Ordinance was read and a day of publick Fast Ordered Crowland was surrendred to the Parliaments Forces on Conditions the Officers to march away with Swords and Pistols the foot to leave behind them their Arms Ordnance and Ammunition The Petition of divers Londoners was read commending the Vote for the Self-denying Ordinance and they again had the thanks of the House Colonel Massey fell upon a party of the King 's at Sodbury near Bristol took 120 Horse 100 Arms 50 Prisoners and 12 Officers Captain Hotham made his defence before the Court Marshal and justified Treaties with the Enemy as a Commander for the service of the Parliament other charges he denyed and excepted against some Witnesses The Commons Ordered that none but Members of the House should come to the Church where they kept the Fast The Lords reprieved Sir John Hotham for a few days till he had better setled his Estate Both Houses kept the Fast in Lincolns-Inn Chapel and none were to be present there but the Members onely and some said that the Preachers desired it might be so that they might speak the more freely to them especially upon the point of the Self-denying Ordinance Both Houses agreed to receive the Lords that were come from the King in the Painted Chamber by a Committee of 14 Lords and 28 Commoners and they desired from the Lords a list of their retinue to the end no affront might be offered to them Here of they had not cause to complain as the Parliaments Commissioners had at Oxford for these Lords and all their attendance were civily treated by all sort of persons and this Order for the list was the rather made to discover such as came to Town with the Lords under pretence of being of their retinue when they were not but came to do ill offices to the Parliament Sir Symonds D'ewes had an order to present a Minister to a Living in his gift Order was taken for raising of monies for the English and Scots Armies in the North for certain Months Mr. Roger L'Estrange was apprehended for a designe to betray Lynne in Norfolke to the King and for that end had a Treaty with Captain Lemmon Lieutenant Governour there who shewed a Complyance with L'Estrange but acquainted Colonel Walton the Governour with all the passages whereupon L'Estrange was seized upon and with him was found a Commission from the King Authorizing him for this service and engaging That if the Town were gained That L'Estrange should be Governour of it and have great preferment and what Rewards he should promise for effecting it not exceeding 80001. should be paid and divers other fair promises made and this was noted to be when the Treaty for peace was on foot The like design was for betraying St. Nicholas Island by Plymouth but prevented by the Lord Roberts the Governour the like was for the betraying Stafford prevented by Sir William Brereton the like design was for betraying of Reading discovered by the apprehending of a Spy who having lighted Matches put to his fingers confessed all and Alderman Harryson and his Complotters were seized upon The Self-denying Ordinance passed the House of Commons without excepting any Member The Committee of Lords and Commons received the King's Answer to the Propositions for peace wherein the Parliament and the Commissioners of Scotland were acknowledged and the King desired That in regard of the great Alteration in Government both of Church and State imported in the Propositions That the
the Road who interrupted Meldrum's men in the Storm but his Canoniers sunk two of them and the other three fled away Meldrum took in the Town and Church 32 pieces of Ordnance with store of Arms and other prize and in the Haven 120 Ships The Commons ordered 1000 l. to be bestowed on Sir John Meldrum and 20 l. to him that brought the news Weymouth still held out and a party from Melcombe Regis sallied out upon the King's Forces who besieged these Towns joyning together and took of them 60 horse and many prisoners The King's Commissioners the Lord Capel and Ashburnham returned from Oxford to Vxbridge after which the King's Commissioners delivered in no further Paper but only insisted upon longer time for the Treaty The Parliaments Commissioners answered that if the King had consented to any one of the Propositions it might have been some encouragement to move the Parliament for longer time but as things were it could not be expected Both Houses sate till nine a clock at night in expectation of some good news from Vxbridge this being the last day of the Treaty and about eight at night at a Conference the Lords communicated to the Commons a Paper from the King's Commissioners at Vxbridge For the King to come to Westminster upon a safe Conduct so that the Treaty might be continued for a longer time Which being debated and a Letter coming the same time from the Parliaments Commissioners from Vxbridge That all this day till seven at night there appeared no Compliance in the King's Commissioners to grant any of the Propositions and that they pressed only for a longer time Upon this the House of Commons did rise without doing any thing in the business and this night till twelve a clock the Commissioners may treat and not longer and the Parliaments Commissioners have declared That to morrow being the Lords-day is not intended for one of the two days within the safe Conduct for them to return This caused much trouble in the minds of many honest men Lovers of their Countries peace and divers of the Kings Commissioners as well as the other seemed sorry that all their endeavours to so good an end should prove so fruitless The King's Commissioners thought the advantage much on their part that longer time to treat was denied by the Parliament and gave it out That if that had been granted there would have been a happy issue of the Treaty Those of the other side affirmed That there could be no expectation of a good issue of the Treaty or Inducement for the Parliament to grant longer time for the Treaty when not one of the Parliaments Propositions was granted by the King during the whole time of the Treaty Various Judgments were passed by all persons according to their own fancies or interests most sober men lamented the sudden breach of the Treaty Colonel Fiennes sent out a party of his Regiment who fell upon a party of the King 's near Newbury took forty good Horse and all their Arms about 100 l. in Contribution-money which the Enemy had gathered in the Country took prisoners Major Maxwell Captain Paddon his Lieutenant and 16 Souldiers 23. The Lords-day the Commissioners had Sermons in their Lodgings 24. The States Ambassadors came to the Speaker in the morning before he went to the House and desired Audience in the House this morning To impart to them something of Consequence The Speaker excused it That the House could not give a Reception answerable to their quality on such short warning They desired not to insist on that and to come only with their own Attendants The Speaker acquainted the House herewith and they gave way to the Ambassadors coming who went first to the Lords and after to the Commons and delivered their Message to this effect Shewing the great desires and endeavours of their Masters continued for an accommodation between the King and Parliament which concerns all Protestants and particularly their Lords and Masters That his Majesty while they were at Oxford honoured them by communicating to them what passed at the Treaty at Uxbridge And declared to them that if the Parliament be not satisfied with what he offered concerning Church-government his Majesty is contented that a National Synod be called of Divines from all the Protestant Churches in Europe for their advice herein After this their Message delivered the Ambassadors returned and this morning the Commissioners of Parliament returned from Vxbridge to the two Houses but made no report till the next day Letters from Captain Batten informed that he had relieved Melcombe Regis by Sea with Provisions and 100 Seamen that 60 men in Weymouth were privy to a Plot for betraying Weymouth to the Enemy That the Parliaments Forces in Melcombe by the benefit of a fair wind fired divers of the Enemies Ships in the Haven and a part of Weymouth That Colonel Sydenham and his men maintain Melcombe with great gallantry Captain Swanley by Sea relieved Plymouth and landed some Foot-souldiers there who with a party of the Garrison sailled out upon the Besiegers that had gained a Hill and Mount Stamford work formerly slighted but now the King's Forces were busie in raising a very strong Work there The Garrison and Seamen fell upon them unexpectedly beat them from their new work and at length out of the field and pursued them two miles took 104 Officers and common Souldiers whereof a Lieutenant Colonel a Major 4 Captains and other inferiour Officers and 300 Arms and lost but one man slain and another wounded A party of Sir William Brereton's under Sir John Price a Member of Parliament took Apseley House in Shropshire and in it Sir William and Sir Thomas Whitmore Sir Francis Oatley Mr. Owen and other Commissioners of Array there sitting and about 60 common Souldiers Prince Maurice declined fighting with Brereton Colonel Craford at Rusham in Oxfordshire took 40 Horse with men and Arms of the King 's 25. The Parliaments Commissioners reported all the passages the last day of the Treaty The Commons approved of what was done by the Commissioners and that they had discharged their duties with singular judgment and fidelity and returned them thanks for their pains Letters from the Committee at Wem and from Sir William Brereton informed that the Committee having several times attempted the taking of Shrewsbury but failed therein On the last Lords-day about 1200 horse and foot under Colonel Mitton marched to Shrewsbury and unexpectedly entred and surprized the Town and Castle They took there 8 Knights and Baronets 40 Colonels Majors Captains and others of quality and 2000 thers prisoners one Captain and 5 Souldiers slain 15 pieces of Ordnance taken store of Arms and Ammunition Prince Maurice his Magazine divers Carriages Bag and Baggage of the Princes An Allowance was given to the Lord Herbert of Cherbury for his livelihood having been spoiled by the King's Forces Upon the Cities Petition an Ordinance for rating those who have
Stocks in Trade and absent themselves and Orders for seizing suspicious persons and Arms and an Ordinance for raising Souldiers Gunners and Chirurgeons for Sir Thomas Fairfax his Army With an Exception to press none in the Universities Inns of Court and Chancery trained Bands c. or Esquires or their Sons or Officers Sea-men c. 26. The publick Monthly fast solemnly kept 27. A Messenger from Melcombe Regis informed that the Town held out still and expected Sir William Waller's approach to them that a party of 80 of their Horse sallied out and routed near 300 of the Enemy and took 60 horse and another time 30. The House ordered Colonel Cromwel to march with all speed into the West to joyn with Waller The Government of Shrewsbury was referred to the Committee of that County and 4000 l. to be provided for them to raise Forces and 20 l. given to their Messenger A party under Sir Maronaduke Langdale marching Northwards fell upon a party of the Parliaments in Northamptonshire whom they routed killed some and took divers of them prisoners and the rest shifted for their lives and by flight saved themselves The same party of the King 's fell upon some Dragoons of the Parliaments in Leicestershire and routed them 28. Several Officers of the new Army approved by the Commons A party of Col. Massey's men under his Brother fell upon Sir John Winter in the Forest of Dean routed him and made him swim the River of Wye in which 60 of Winter's men were drowned 70 slain besides Col. Gamme and Lieutenant Colonel Winter 120 taken prisoners 140 Horse taken several Officers and 300 Arms. The Commons ordered a Letter of thanks to Massey and Supplies March 1644. 1. The Commons proceeded in the List of the Officers of the Army They sent to the City to call a Common Hall the 4th of March That the Commissioners for the Treaty at Uxbridge might then acquaint the City with the proceedings at that Treaty and the aversness of the King's party to the peace They have already set forth a Declaration at Oxford for the vindication of themselves in that business An Ordinance for Provisions for the Parliaments Forces before Pomfret another for the Essex Forces Letters from Colonel Sydenham and Captain Batten informed that Goring had spent much time with 5000 horse and foot before Melcombe but had made no honourable attempt only the night before endeavoured to cast up a Work before Melcombe betwixt it and the Seas but Sydenham sent out a party who beat them from their Work killed two and took divers prisoners and all their Tools without any loss 3. The Commons past the List of Officers for the new Army Mr. Pryn was ordered to Print the Proceedings of the Archbishop's Tryal Orders for a Committee to hasten the Declaration of the Proceedings of the Treaty at Vxbridge in which much labour was put upon Mr. Pierpoint and Whitelocke Mr. Sherrington Talbot and Mr. Dowdeswell Commissioners of Array in Wigorn were taken and sent up The Chapel Fort at Weymouth was taken by the Parliaments Forces from the King 's Letters from Sir William Brereton informed that four Regiments of Irish Rebels were lately landed in Wales for the King's Service Sir Marmaduke Langdale's party were met with by Colonel Rosseter near Melton where they had a sharp Encounter and loss on both sides Of Langdal's party were slain Colonel Tuke Major Kertlington Captain Markham and about 100 others of Rosseter's about 50 but no Officer he lost one Colours and took two Langdale got Provisions into Newark and was recruited to 3000 and Rosseter followed him with 2000. 4. The French Agent sent a Letter to the Parliament of the desires of his Master and the Queen Regent That the Parliament would continue the Treaty with the King The House ordered a Committee to draw up a fair and respective Answer to the Letter but not to consent to any thing of renewing the Treaty The Speaker was authorized to give Passes to Delinquents to come into the Parliament and to compound at Goldsmiths-hall for their Delinquency The Parliaments Forces in Melcombe Febr. 25. having regained Chapel Fort of great prejudice to the King's Forces they resolved by a Council of War to fall again upon the Fort and upon the Town of Melcombe at once in several places The same Evening that they resolved to do it one of Melcombe Souldiers who had been taken prisoner escaped and gave notice to the Governour of this Design who got his men in readiness The King's men that night assaulted the Line about Melcombe in five or six places and the Chapel with great resolution but were in every place repulsed and lost about 150 of their men In which Service Captain Batten and his Seamen did very bravely the Enemy retreated back to Weymouth the Melcombe Souldiers stood still upon their guards expecting the return of the Enemy but they came not again But the next morning they all drew out of Weymouth in hast as in a Pannick fear and marched away both horse and foot to Dorchester leaving behind the Ordnance they had before taken from the Parliament in Weymouth and two pieces more with some Arms and took nothing with them but some Plunder and the Parliament Forces poslessed all the Forts and lost but ten men At the same time a Ship of the Kings of 12 Guns came into Captain Batten Great numbers of Clubmen in Worcestershire and Dorsetshire got into a posture of defence and refused to serve the King according to his Proclamation The Parliaments Commissioners for the Treaty at Vxbridge came to the Common-hall in London and acquainted the City with the proceedings of that Treaty and of the aversness on the King's side to come to a closure of peace so that now it was of necessity for their own defence to furnish out the Army under Sir Thomas Fairfax for which end they desired from the City the Loan of 80000 l. to be repaid with Interest Upon Information that the mutinous horse inclined to obedience the Parliament past an Order that if they submitted by a day they should be pardoned and continued in Service otherwise to be proceeded against as Traytors 5. Orders touching Money from the Customs and Excise The House approved of the Train of Artillery and their Officers under General Fairfax and passed all the Colonels except two And an Ordinance for 2000 l. for the Officers Souldiers and Seamen of Weymouth and Melcombe for their gallant Service Order for a Day of Thanksgiving for the Successes which God gave the Parliament since the breach of the Treaty ordered to be kept in Christ church London and the Lord Mayor and his Brethren desired to be there also Sir William Waller with Colonel Cromwel's Horse and Colonel Fiennes Regiment about 5000 Horse and Dragoons marched into the West Provisions grew scarce in Oxford Brown surprized a herd of Cattel going thither and brought them to Abington Craford
went from Aylesbury towards Cambridge to secure that Association 6. The Assembly sent to the Parliament a Message touching the Title to the Directory for Worship and the Ordinance for taking away the Common Prayer-book and for settling an able Ministry and that no prophane or ignorant persons might be admitted to the Sacrament Orders touching Delinquents Lands and for sale of Lands of such as did not compound or refused to pay the Fines set on them The Commons desired the Lords to hasten the passing of the List of Officers of the Army The King had now Goring with a considerable party in the West Prince Maurice in Cheshire Langdale in Yorkshire Prince Rupert and Sir Jacob Ashley gone towards Shropshire and the Parliament yet no formed Army The Commons adjourned for three days to treat in the mean time about raising Moneys Letters from Sir William Brereton informed that Prince Maurice sent about 13 Foot-companies over the River Dee to force the passage at Holt-bridge which was maintained by two Companies of Fire-locks under Lieutenant Colonel Jones for the Parliament Who beat back the Prince's men over the River where many of them were drowned and slew of them Sir Owen a Colonel 100 Officers and Souldiers took divers Prisoners and five Arms and Colours and lost only 6 men and Major Jackson Captain Aber Cromwey and Captain Ennis with a party of the Parliaments from Aylesbury surprized 50 of the King's horse near Oxford quartered there for want of Provisions in the Town Letters from Major General Langherne and Captain Thomas informed of their good success in Wales and the House ordered 500 l. for Langherne as a token for his faithful Service 7. The House sate not but their Committees sate about providing of Moneys Letters from Massey confirmed his late success against Sir John Winter that of the Enemies were slain Sir John's Brother Colonel Gamme Colonel Van Garres and another Colonel 70 more slain 60 drowned 2 Lieutenant Colonels and 120 others taken prisoners Colonel Ogle Governour of Winchester for the King sent out a party to beat up Sir William Waller's quarters who was prepared to receive them and slew Colonel Philips who commanded the party and took Lieutenant Colonel Gardiner and divers others prisoners 8. Sir Marmaduke Langdale being on his march towards Pomfret Colonel Forbes drew from the Siege to meet him the Lord Fairfax ordered them not to engage but upon great advantage till his additional forces came up to them But they did engage and Langdale's Horse were beaten back to the last reserve in which Encounter Colonel Lambert and other Commanders received some slight hurts the Parliaments Foot there being deserted by others who did not their parts and galled by the Garrison Souldiers who sallied out of Pomfret were forced to retreat with the loss of many Arms an Iron piece of Ordnance two Carriages and some of their fellows The rest of their Carriages they drew off over Ferrey-bridge almost a mile from the fight which pass was made good by Colonel Morgan and his Dragoons against Langdale's men The same night when this fight was a party of the Yorkshire Forces fell upon a party of the King 's at Houghton and took 100 Horse and divers prisoners The Lord Fairfax with the Yorkshire Horse drew out their Forces but the fight was over before they came and the rallied Forces joyned with them 10. Some Ministers of London petitioned both Houses for an Appendix to the Directory of Worship to give power to Ministers to deny the Sacrament to ignorant and scandalous persons and that there might be Elders in every Parish to joyn with the Ministers therein And the Lords past an Ordinance for that purpose and sent it to the Commons The Lords past the List of Officers of the Army and sent it to the Commons who appointed a Committee to consider how to imploy those who were not in the List in some other Service or to allow them maintenance Alderman Chambers his Petition for recompence for his former sufferings for opposing the Prerogative was taken into consideration and divers Orders past for money Langdale retreated to Newark Colonel Rosseter and other of the Parliaments Forces fell on his Rear near Doncaster and took divers prisoners Fourteen Troops and 2000 of the Scots foot advanced Southwards The King's Forces in Shropshire quitted Routhsea Castle and Medley House and burnt Tongue Castle and other places The Committee put out of Shrewsbury 50 Families of Malignants A Ship of 26 Guns with Arms and Ammunition from France came into Weymouth supposing it to be the King's Garrison News came of a Mutiny in Oxford among the Souldiers and Scholars and that Prince Charles the Bishop of Armagh Hopton and 300 Horse were gone towards Bristoll and the King was to follow them 11. Ordinances for Money for Brereton Shrewsbury and Langherne Ordinance to make up the breaches in the Fenns in Lincolnshire Another for Sir Thomas Fairfax to choose Officers out of the other Armies Another for Money for the Scots Letters from Sir William Waller and Colonel Cromwel certified the taking of the Lord Piercy and 30 with him at Andover Divers Clubmen were up in several Counties and 4000 of them armed in Dorsetshire threatned to plunder all who did not joyn with them to extirpate the Cavaliers the Governour of Wareham for the Parliament sent some Horse to joyn with them In Worcestershire about 2000 of them were got together and put out a Declaration of their Intentions against the Popish party and to preserve the King 's Rights and Privilege of Parliament 12. Both Houses of Parliament and the Lord Mayor and Aldermen kept this as a day of Thanksgiving for the good success of the Parliament 13. The Lords sent to the Commons to hasten the passing of the List for the new Model A Petition of Seamen for relief and satisfaction for Prizegoods taken care of Langdale marched towards Shropshire and was followed by Rosseter and Yorkshire Horse The mutinous Horse returned to their duty and Colonel Graves was sent to take the command of them and to joyn with Craford to assist Brereton The Earl of Northampton's Regiment of Horse from Banbury surprized about 80 Horse loaden with cloath with a Convoy of about 80 men of whom they killed some took about 20 prisoners and the rest fled away The Worcestershire Clubmen increased Prince Rupert sought to pacifie them but in vain the Constables refused to bring in a List of their Names that assembled 14. Orders for Horses Saddles c. for Sir Tho. Fairfax his Horse and for recruiting his Foot out of the Lord General Essex his Regiment and otherwise and the Recruits to have a Fortnights pay and clothes This brought in almost all Essex his Foot to Fairfax they being such Creatures as will be carried any where for money Order for Sir Thomas Fairfax to give Commissions to his Colonels Lieutenant Colonels Majors Captains
for 40 days notwithstanding the Self-denying Ordinance 7. The King's Forces under Goring Hopton Berkley and Greenvile and about 10000 in all joyned together the Forces at Taunton fought with them but being over powred with numbers and having lost many of their men they retreated into the Town where the King's Forces again besieged them Intelligence came that the Parliaments Forces at Pembroke beat off Gerrard's Forces that besieged them and routed his party Ordinance sent to the Lords for associating the Northern Counties Letters from Leicester informed that the Committee men and Scots there were not killed in cold bloud as was before reported but that the King's Forces killed divers who prayed Quarter and put divers women to the Sword and other women and children they turned naked into the streets and many they ravisht That they hanged Mr. Reynor and Mr. Sawer in cold bloud and at Wighton they murthred Mrs. Barlowes a Ministers wife and her children that in the storming of Leicester about 300 were slain on both sides and not more Order for exchange of Sir Rob. Pye for Colonel Tillier and others Sir T. Fairfax came to Newport Paganell Cromwel was by order coming up to him 9. Order for 500 l. to be raised by Coals for relief of the poor of Newcastle An Ordinance for Sir Tho. Peyton's fine to take off his sequestration Order for Captain Willoughby to Command Colonel Barker's Regiment Another to put Surrey into a posture of defence and for more Forces there and payment of the Garrison of Farnham sent up to the Lords An Ordinance passed for Sequestrations in Hampshire the money raised thereby to be imployed by the Committee for defence of that County Holland Ships taken by the Parliaments Navy and Order for a Declaration to the States about it Colonel Massey marched Westward The Common Council and others of London met and agreed voluntary Supplies and 4000 l. gathered for raising 1000 horse to joyn with Massey to relieve Taunton besides what the Parliament did send Sir Thomas Fairfax quartered at Brickhill thither Colonel Vermuden came to him with 2500 horse and Dragoons The Army was then 12500 besides Cromwel's Forces of 3000 foot and 1000 horse more drawing towards him The King was at Homeby-house four miles from Northampton and his Army marched towards Oxford Sir T. F. marched after him Upon the news of the two Armies being near one another Mr. William Lilly told one of his friends in London that If they did not engage before the 11. day of this month the Parliament would have the greatest Victory that they ever yet had and it proved accordingly as you will see by what follows The Scots Army were on their march Southwards as far as Borough-brigge but made no great haste till they saw what success the new Modelled Army would have 10. Letters from the chief Officers of Horse under Sir T. F. to the Parliament desiring that Colonel Cromwel might be Lieutenant General of the Horse under Sir Tho. Fairfax and after some debate the House ordered that Sir T. F. should appoint Cromwel to command the Horse under him as Lieutenant General if he thought fit Cromwel began to encrease in the favour of the people and of the Army and to grow great even to the envy of many Letters from the Committee of Kent of a Troup of horse and a Company of Dragoons raised by them to be under Massey for the relief of Taunton and had thanks for it The Ordinance for the Committee of Hampshire agreed unto An Ordinance past to impower Sir T. F. to press men for a month excepting Clergy-men Scholars and some others 100 l. ordered for Sir Robert Pye as a gratuity from the Parliament and in recompence of his losses at Leicester Sir T. F. and the King's forces were within six miles of each other Langdale's Regiment were in discontent near Leicester because they might not advance North-wards but the King quietted them with a promise that they should march thither within 15 days 11. Letters from Sir T. F. informing of his advance towards the Enemy and his resolution to engage them if they would stand the King's forces were about Daintree and they were there fortifying the Hills called Danes-hills The Commissioners in the Army sent for money and a months pay was ordered to be forthwith sent to the Army by the Committee of the Army Divers Officers left out of the new Army offered to list themselves as Reformadoes for relief of Taunton and the House ordered that such as should so list themselves should have a fifth part of their arrears paid them within a month after their advance and those that did not perform should forfeit all their arrears Informations against some Members of both Houses and Mr. Cranford a Minister committed for some words spoken by him in that business reference to a Committee to examine it Ordinance for 21000 l. for the Scots Army past and for 400 l. for Widows of Souldiers Letters from the West certified that Colonel Ingolesby fell upon the Enemies quarters near Taunton and slew divers considerable men Fasts in 12 Parishes to crave a blessing upon the Armies 12. Letters from Taunton That if Relief came not speedily to them they should be put unto great straits for Provisions and Ammunition they assured the House they never accepted of a parley from the Enemy but scorned it and they had left some Ammunition and resolved to feed upon their Horses they desired the House to take consideration of their condition and left all to God who they doubted not but would relieve them Orders for Letters to them That Relief should speedily come to them and what money they took up the House would pay and desired them to goe on in their vigilancy and valour and they should never want the encouragement of the Parliament Sir T. F. advanced near Tocester Three thousand Cattel driven by the King's forces towards Oxford which they had taken from the Countrey Letters from the North certified that the Scots were Southwards as far as Doncaster Letters written to Northampton Bedford and Bucks to bring in Provisions to Sir Tho. Fairfax his Army Ordinance for bringing in of money sent to the Lords Debate touching non admission to the Sacrament 13. Ordinance sent to the Lords to raise a Regiment of Dragoons for Taunton A Committee sent to the City to consider of raising a Months pay for the Scots Army Orders for exchange of Prisoners The Parliament forces sleighted the Garrisons of Cole-orton and Kirby and marched away 14. A Petition from the Scots Officers who had served the Parliament setting sorth their condition and want and praying to have money for their present necessity the House referred the auditing of their accounts to a Committee and to consider of some present Relief for them This was the day of the famous Battel at Naseby The King had drawn off from Borough-hill to Harborough purposing to march
of the Brethren in Scotland The King was about Worcester with about 5000 Pointz and Rossiter followed him A party from Shrewsbury fell upon a party of the King 's at Bishops Castle as they were plundring on a faire day routed them rescued all the Plunder took 200 horse and many Prisoners 6. Care was taken for payment of the allowance to the Prince Elector The Declaration sent to the Lords for the Undeceiving the People of Wales A Committee appointed to cast up the Arrears due to the Earl of Essex and to consider of a way for payment of them and what mark or badge of honour is fit to be bestowed on him for his great services An Ordinance past for raising horse and Dragoons in London the Lord Herbert of Ragland was sent into Ireland to sollicite supplies from thence for the King Debate of the point of suspending from the Sacrament Voted that the Presbytery should not meddle with any thing of meum and tuum till it were determined by the Civil Magistrate An Ordinance touching the Wives and Children of Delinquents if dwelling here and Protestants to have the 5th part of the Delinquents Estates Passed Letters certified that the Scots Army had raised their Siege from before Hereford and were marching Northward to goe home again Sir Thomas Fairfax his Army before Bristol kept a day of humiliation and after that intended to storm the Town The Clubmen declared that they would all assist Sir Thomas Fairfax The Governour of Weymouth with the assistance of some Seamen entred Corfe Island took a Fort there and a Demy Culverin and slighted the Fort. 200 Reformadoes were surprised in their Quarters near Thame by Forces from Oxford and Bostall-House 120 horse and men were taken and the rest of them escaped 9. Mr. Pëters was called into the House and gave them a particular Account of the Siege of Bristol and the cause of sitting down before it to prevent the plunder and cruelties of Prince Rupert in that Country and he pressed the desire of Sir Thomas Fairfax to have Recruits sent to him Several Orders passed for Recruits and money shoes and stockings and all necessary supplies for the Army and touching the pressing of able men to serve in the Army and not such as were vagabonds who could not be found out if they ran from their Colours Intercepted Letters signified that a Peace was concluded by the King and the Irish Rebels and that many of them were expected to be shortly here to assist the King 10. Debate of the Church business Order for the burial of Mr. William Strode a Member of the House in the Abbey of Westminster near the Corps of Mr. Pym and for all the House to accompany his Corps at his Funeral and that 500 l. be paid to his Executors Divers private Petitions answered and one day in every week appointed to hear private petitions Sir Thomas Fairfax being provided to storm Bristol sent in to Prince Rupert to offer him honourable Propositions if he would forthwith surrender the Town to avoid shedding of more bloud and spoil of the City The Prince desired liberty to send a Messenger to the King to know his pleasure but that was denyed as too much delay Then the Prince declyning a Treaty by Commissioners sent high Propositions of his own which Sir Thomas Fairfax refused but returned his final Answer to the Prince how far he would grant what was desired and no further but this was not accepted by Prince Rupert 11. Order for a Declaration to be drawn of the cruel acts done by the Governour of Jersey upon the Inhabitants there and that if for the future he shall put to death any of the Isle whom he shall take Prisoners for every one so slain the Parliament will hang up three of the King's men their Prisoners 12. Debate about the business of the Church A Committee of both Houses appointed to receive from the Scots Commissioners what they had to impart to them touching the marching of the Scots Army northwards Writs ordered for new Elections of Members in several places Letters and Messengers from Bristol informed that Prince Rupert having delayed the Treaty for surrender of it till his Counterscarfes and inmost Lines were finished and then refused the honourable Conditions offered to him by Sir T. Fairfax thereupon Sir T. F. ordered to storm the City in this manner Col. Welden to have one Brigade of his own Twiseldens Fortescues and Herberts Regiments who were to make good Somersetshire side and to storm in three places Col. Mountague to command the General 's Brigade consisting of the Generals Mountagues Pickerings and Sir Hardres Waller's Regiment to storm on both sides of Lawford Gate Colonel Rainsborough's Brigade of his own Skippon's Harmond's Birche's and Berkley's Regiments were to storm on this side the River Froome and two hundred of them to go in Boats with the Seamen to storm Water Fort. One Regiment of foot and another of horse to be moving up and down in the Close to alarm the Royal Fort. One Regiment of Dragoons and two Regiments of Horse to attempt the Line and Works by Clifton September 9. At Twelve at Night all the Army both horse and foot were drawn round the City in a posture to storm the signs when to begin were by the kindling of a fire of straw and discharging four great Guns the Parliaments word during the storm was David and after the Line was entred the Lord of Hosts About Two in the Morning the storm began the Souldiers shouted for joy the service was hot especially at the Prince's Fort where Rainsborough performed very bravely They cut in pieces most of the Souldiers within the Fort with their Captain Price and took four great Pieces in the Fort and two more in a Redoubt Colonel Mountague's men took sixteen Pieces in the several Works and Half-moons which they gained by storm Welden's Brigade fell on with great resolution but the Mote being very deep on Somersetshire-side and his Scaling-ladders too short he only alarm'd them on that side The Club-men terrified the Enemy on Bedminster-side In Rainsborough's and Mountague's Brigades not above forty men slain The Parliaments Horse entred with the Foot the Pioneers having thrown down the Line The Prince's Horse were beaten off and Colonel Taylor formerly a Member of Parliament wounded and taken three Majors and other Prisoners On the Parliaments part Captain Ireton and M. Bethel were wounded Prince Rupert fled into the Castle and sent to Sir T. Fairfax for a Parley who yielded to it and the City was surrendred upon far lower terms on the Prince's behalf than he was before offered Three Messengers who brought this good News had 20 l. a piece given to them 13. Debate about providing money for the Army and sale of the Lands of Bishops Deans and Chapters for that purpose Report that the Commissioners of Scotland had acquainted the Committee of both
Regiment resolved that the Votes would not be satisfactory except six or seven of them their reasons were Because eight weeks Pay voted was not a considerable part of their Arrears and that no visible security was given for what should not now be paid and that nothing was done for their vindication they being declared enemies they might be dealt with as enemies when they came home unless that Declaration were recalled After this a Petition was Read which had been presented to the General in the name of the private Souldiers of the Army desiring a general Rendesvouz of the Army before their Disbanding It being an amazement to them to hear that some of the Army were so soon to be Disbanded before all their grievances redressed The Councel of War resolved to contract the Quarters of the Army nearer to the Head Quarter in the mean time Ireton and Lilburne Okey Rich and Harrison were appointed to draw up some Heads of advice to be presented to the General by the Councel of War not above five or six Officers differing from it They show the necessity of the Officers complying with the Souldiers who would have a general Rendesvouz without their Officers if not by their consent and the spoil to the Country by such a disorderly drawing together and draw up a Declaration to the General to that purpose past by all but four or five and That his Excellency would be pleased to represent to the Parliament the condition of the Army and that they would be pleased to reassume the Votes lately passed and to suspend any present proceeding upon them and some satisfaction to be given to the grievances of the Army Relation That Collonel Fenwickes Troop in Ireland defeated a Party under the Earl of Westmeath on great disadvantage where Captain Farrington one Lieutenant on Ensign and sixty Souldiers of the Parliaments were slain and the Rebels lost three hundred Wherein Captain Standley did gallantly and of several other successes there Whitelocke's friends in the House and some others who would have been rid of him had moved that he might be sent Lord Justice into Ireland to exercise the Civil Government as Field Marshal Skippon was to Command on the Military part who was very willing to have his company but Whitelocke was not free to undertake that charge in Ireland And now Cromwel and his Party were against his going away and more than formerly desired his company and began to use his advice in many things June 1647. June 1. Divers Compositions past but the Titles which they had since the War were altered as for Sir Peter Ball Kt. they stilled him Peter Ball Esq and so of the rest Ordinance for thirty thousand pound for such as had advanced sums upon the publick Faith and were now become indigent Letters from Sir Tho. Fairfax That he had called a Council of War and communicated to them the Letters and Votes of the Parliament and sends the results of the Council saith it is a grief to him that there should be a misunderstandding between the Parliament and the Army and that the late Votes did not give satisfaction wisheth that things may be determined in Love and ways of composure thought upon that the Officers were many and unanimous and a speedy resolution taken Order that the Money sent to disband the Generals Regiment be recalled the like for Col. Inglosby's Regiment and the Commissioners sent to the Army to be recalled That Field Martial Skippon do forthwith attend the House The Lords agreed The Lords desired concurrence of the Commons to take off the Sequestration of the Duke of Bucks 2. Information against Sir Richard Price a Member of the House bearing Arms against the Parliament notice to him to attend the like aganst Sir Philip Percival referred to a Committee Three thousand pound recalled that was to have been paid to Col. Ingolsby's Regiment was stopped by some of Col. Rainsboroughs men and many come into Oxford A Petition of the City with a thousand hands read and laid aside Order that the Forces drawn for Ireland shall have a Months pay Order for three thousand pound for Widows c. 3. Vote for an Ordinance to enable Soldiers to assign their debenters and that Officers be protected from arrests for two Months whilst they attend the Committee of Accounts That Officers in Prison should have their arrears first audited and paid and accounts left with the Committee shall be of equal benefit to the Officers who attend the Parliaments Service as to any others and that the Accounts be expedited Order that the Common Soldiers shall have all their Arrears deducting for free quarter the like for non-Commissioned Officers to have three months Pay and a Letter to acquaint the General with what the House had done in persuance of the desires of the Army and to signifie to him their desire of his care to keep the Army in an orderly posture Order for ten thousand pound for the Officers whose Accounts were stated And that the Declaration against the Army be razed out of the Journal of the House and the Lords desired to do the like and here the Parliament began to surrender themselves and their power into the hands of their own Army The General 's Regiment came nearer to the Army of their own accord some of the other Regiments marched without their Colours and divers Troops were very disorderly 4. An Ordinance of Indemnity more large than the former was committed and Orders for an Act of Oblivion to be brought in Order to continue the Commissioners of the great Seal for forty days after the Term and the Ordinance for hearing Causes in Chancery Letters from the Commissioners at Holmeby with an inclosed Note delivered in by Cornet Joyce and Capt. Titus related the coming of a Party of Horse to Holmeby Fifty pound ordered to Titus to buy him a Horse A Petition of Soldiers referred to the Auditors to state their accounts Order for ten thousand pound for the Petitioners The Lords desired the Commons concurrence to recall the Kings Children to London and to a Letter to the General they agreed to the first Two Members of the House that fell out were injoyned by the House to keep the Peace 5. Letters from Holmeby from the Commissioners informed that a Party of Horse sent from the Committee of Troopers of the Army came to Holmeby where after they had secured the Guards they demanded his Majesty the Commissioners amazed at it demanded of them what Warrant they had for what they did but they would give no other account but that it was the pleasure of the Army When they came to his Majesty he demanded several questions of them as security for his Person c. which they promised and the next day his Majesty and the Commissioners went along with this Party towards the Army That night the King lay at Huntington Mr. Walford the Commissioners Messenger was called into the House and related the particulars
But this perswaded little among them the Common People few of them understanding English and the Gentry being generally against the Parliament and rising in most parts of South-Wales as soon as the Parliament Forces were gone from them 6. The Commissioners of the Customs advanced twenty thousand pound for the Navy The Votes sent up to the Lords concerning a new Address to the King c. Orders to sell the Duke of York's Houses and two hundred pound of the Money for lame Soldiers 8. Debate about the business of the Church Letters from the North That since the surprisal of Berwicke Sir Thomas Glemham and Sir Philip Musgrave have taken Carlisle That Langdale promised much to Captain Batten if he would keep Holy Island for the King but he refused That Sir Arthur Hazlerigge sent Forces to secure some other places that Langdale gives out that he is General of the five Northern Counties by Commission from Prince Charles and perswades them to Arm for the King Thus a new War was begun and new perplexities upon the Parliament but it turned only to the uniting of their Party again Major General Lambert sent Forces to secure Appleby Raby and other places The Parliaments friends in those parts fled to Newcastle The Parliaments Commissioners in Scotland delivered in Papers to the Parliament of Scotland touching the taking of Berwicke and Carlisle but had no answer to them they went on earnestly with their preparations for War in that Parliament 9. A Petition from the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Councel of London to the House That they are willing to undertake the guarding of the Houses the Militia being setled and they authorised That their nomination of the Lieutenant of the Tower being suspended and importation of Bullion hindred and Merchandising diverted Trade is much decayed They pray that the Committee of the Militia may be nominated by the Common Councel to be approved by both Houses of Parliament and the like for the Lieutenant of the Tower and the Soldiers now there removed and that Merchants may be invited to bring in Bullion The House passed several Votes according to the desires of the Petitioners and acquainted them therewith and told them The House doubted not but that their confidence in the City and affection to them would be answered with Love Trust and obedience from them to the Parliament Letters from Sir Arthur Hazlerigge of the condition of the North and of Captain Battens refusal to revolt to the King for which the House ordered thanks to be sent to him and continued his Government Letters from the Speaker to the Committees of every County to meet and to observe the motions and practices of disaffected Persons and such as they find active to endanger the Peace of their Country to secure them and to provide for the safety and for securing of places of strength that the Parliament may without disturbance intend the settlement of the peace of the Kingdom Vote that the General be desired to advance in Person into the North with such Forces as he shall think fit to reduce those places that are possessed by the Enemy and to prevent any danger in those parts and that a Committee acquaint the General with the grounds of these Votes Letters that the Duke of York was come into Holland Letters from Dublyn that Col. Monke defeated a Party of Owen Mac Arts Forces in Vlster killed between five hundred and a thousand of them and took all their Arms and Baggage That Corn is there at twenty shillings a Bushel and many perish for hunger 10. Ordinance committed giving power to Committees to secure disaffected and tumultuous Persons in South-Wales Another for Money for fortifying Bristol in some new places A Petition of many reduced Officers for part of their Arrears referred to a Committee Instructions passed to the Commissioners in Scotland to acquaint the Parliament there how ill the two Houses here resent the Title of their last Letter to which an Answer will be sent in convenient time Letters from Wales That when Collonel Hewes Governor of Chepstow Castle was absent Sir Nicholas Kemish and Mr. Thomas Lewis got possession of the Castle in the night at a Port and that Collonel Herbert got together some of the Parliaments Forces and besieged it 11. An Ordinance committed for satisfying Debts due from Delinquents to well affected persons Letters from Wales That the Forces under Collonel Horton about three thousand Horse and Foot fought with the Welch Forces under Major General Laugherne Major General Stradling Collonel Powel and others being near eight thousand men who were totally routed by Collonel Horton and Collonel Bethel Stradling taken Prisoner and Laugherne wounded twenty six Captains and an hundred and fifty Officers and three thousand Soldiers of the Welch taken Prisoners many Colours and Arms and divers slain The House gave Captain Mercer an hundred pound and Collonel Bethel an hundred and fifty pound for bringing this good news and ordered a day of thanksgiving for it and that Captain Wogan not the Revolter who had done with the rest gallant Service in this Action should have his Arrears audited They ordered also that the Land formerly given to Major General Laugherne and a thousand pound per Annum more out of the Delinquents Estates who were in this Action should be sold and the proceed thereof given as a gratuity from the Parliament to Collonel Horton and the Officers and Soldiers who ingaged in this action Order for a Declaration that all who should engage in any War Commotion or insurrection against the Parliament should dye without Mercy The Lords were put in mind to proceed against Judge Jenkins A Committee appointed for disposing of the Welch Prisoners 12. Upon debate of the Scots Letter a Committee was appointed to draw up an answer from the two Houses Order for a Commission of Oyer and Terminer to be sent down into Wales and Mr. Eltonhead Brother to the Master of Chancery and Mr. Parker to be Judges for Tryal of the Riotors there and that the General send for the Officers and chief Prisoners taken by Collonel Horton's Forces and try them by a Councel of War The City were desired to call a Common Council that the good success in Wales might be communicated to them and they desired to take course for the Collecting of the Arrears due to the Army upon the General 's March Northward Order upon the General 's Letters for Arms Ammunition and Money for the Forces that are to march with him into the North. 13. An Ordinance transmitted to the Lords for setling the Militia of the Kingdom A Tumult in Saint Edmonds Bury about taking down of a May-pole which came to the Plundering of some but was neer abated Order for the Members serving for that County to go down and take care to suppress all Tumults there Endeavours to put a Garrison of the Kings into Ash-by-de-la-zouch was prevented 15. The
continued one of the Sheriffs of London Divers well affected persons having raised Forces in several Counties for the defence thereof without authority of Parliament the House declared the same an acceptable Service To the end the Kingdom may be satisfied of the endeavours of the Parliament to preserve the brotherly love and Vnion with Scotland Ordered that all the Transactions Papers and Letters between the English Commissioners and the Parliament of Scotland shall be printed Ordered that the Horse listed under Colonel Butler and Quarter Master General Fincher be quartered in the Mues Letters from Colchester Leaguer that July the fifth about eight in the morning the Enemy sallied out with a thousand Horse and three hundred Foot fell suddainly upon the Parliaments Guards and surprised some of them being Country men that the rest retreated from the main Guard That Colonel Whaley perceiving the Enemies advantage got with his Horse between them and home whilest the Tower Regiment advanced towards the front and routed both Horse and Foot together and took about a hundred prisoners most of them miserably wounded the Parliaments Souldiers being the more fierce because of the poysoned bullets That about twenty of the Enemy were slain on the place most of them Gentlemen as appeared by their clothes and their white skins That Lieutenant Colonel Weston Son to Sir Rich. Weston and two Captains were taken Prisoners and the Parliaments Forces regained two Drakes from the Enemy that Lieut. Colonel Shambrooke was shot in the Body and the bullet since taken out appeared to be poysoned boyled in Copperas which much inraged the Parliaments Souldiers That Captain Moody who commanded a Troop of the Suffolk Horse ingaging boldly was taken Prisoner One Souldier had his leg shot off with a great bullet and some were wounded 7. Debate upon the City's answer to the Parliaments Proposals what security theâ— City would give for the security of his Majesty's person and of the Parliament during their Treaty at London if it should be agreed upon The City acquainted the House with a Letter they received last night from the Earl of Holland Duke of Bucks and Earl of Peterborough declaring their intentions to joyn with the Forces of Sussex Sunny and Middlesex to release and preserve his Majesty's person to bring him to his Parliament to settle Peace in the Kingdom and to preserve the known laws inviting the City to joyn with them herein at least not to be active against them Upon debate of this Letter the House voted that the Earl of Holland Duke of Bucks and Earl of Peterburgh had leavied War against the Parliament and Kingdom and in so doing were Traytors and ought to be proceeded against as Traytors and that the Estates of those Lords and of all that joyn with them be sequestred An Ordinance past for fifteen hundred pounds a Month for Forces in Lincolnshire Letters from Colchester Leaguer of the late victory by the Parliaments Forces there that the Lord Goring and Lord Capell carry thing very high but Sir Charles Lucas more moderate that Butter and cheese was at five Shillings a pound and that the Souldiers seised upon the Meal and Bread and began to be much distasted by the Towns-men especially the Women who began to be in want of victuals for themselves and Children 8. A Conference of both Houses about not insisting upon the three Bills to be sent to his Majesty Order for mony for Major General Brown A Petition of old Officers and Souldiers of the North Committed Letters from Colonel Rossiter that he met with the Pontefract Forces upon their return after their plundering Voyage and ingaged them at a place called Willoughby Field routed their whole party consisting of about a thousand Horse took both Horse and their riders the Commander in Chief and all his Officers all their bag and baggage the rest routed but not many slain Colonel Rossiter wounded in the thigh The House gave a hundred pound to Captain Norwood who brought the Letters from Colonel Rossiter Letters that the Earl of Holland and his party marched from Darking with their whole force to possess Rigate but their Design was disappointed by Major Gibbons and two Troups of Colonel Riches Horse entring the Town before That upon this the Earl of Holland and his Party Marched the next way to Kingston and were pursued by the Parliaments Horse who took some men and Horse near Nonsuch That in the way betwixt Nonsuch and Kingston the Earl of Holland drew up and faced Sir Mich. Levesey and Gibbons and some Parties on both sides skirmished That the Earl of Holland sent his Foot before to Kingston to make good his retreat thither that the Forelorns on both sides fought gallantly that the Earl was followed violently by Gibbons and a Cornet of Colonel Riches Regiment with their divisions to Kingston and routed but the Foot sent before made good their turn-pike and the Parliaments Forces did not think sit to enter the Town with them That the Parliaments Forces intending a further attempt upon the Earls men but they not answering the Alarm the Horse Guard advanced into the Town and found it quit of the Enemy who left near a hundred Horse in the Town with their carriages and themselves fled over the Bridge to Harrow on the Hill whither the Parliaments Forces were in pursuit of them That in this service were about twenty slain the Lord Francis dangerously wounded if not dead the Earl of Holland said to be shot in the shoulder Colonel Howard and some others of note hurt about a hundred prisoners and two hundred Horse taken the Earl with about three hundred gone towards S r Albans pursued by the Parliaments Forces with whom Colonel Scroope is coming to joyn Letters from Colchester leaguer that the Enemy shot much from the top of a Church till the General with his Cannon beat down part of the Church and then they ceased that the Officers tell their men and scatter papers among the Parliaments Souldiers that London appeared for them that a thousand Horse were coming to raise the siege that the Parliament was broken and many of the Members cut in pieces That in some prisoners pockets they found ten slugs done with sand and a Trumpet was sent to the Lord Goring to let him know what his Souldiers must expect That according to a Letter from the House of Lords the General returned the Lord Capels Son that Colonel Scroope is gone with Sir Michael Levesey against the Earl of Holland and his party 9. Some Prisoners being brought to town from the Army divers apprentices got together and indeavoured by a tumult to rescue them but it was prevented 10. At a Conference the Lords delivered reasons to the Commons why the three propositions should not be insisted on before a Treaty with his Majesty 1. That there may be no delay a speedy personal Treaty being so much desired and Petitioned for 2.
up to be examined Debate upon the Scots Declaration of the grounds of their Armies coming into England The Lords desired the concurrence of the Commons to Indemnify the Duke of Buckingam for his late Ingagement if he came in within fourteen days Scots Letters intercepted by Major General Lambert communicated to the Lords and a Vote passed that all who have invited the Scots Army into England or shall assist them are Traitors and recalled their Commissioners from Scotland they having proclaimed War against England 21. A Vote that all who have served the Parliament and afterwards revolted to the Enemy shall be tried for their lives being Prisoners by a Council of War and that the General do give Commissions to persons in the several Counties for Tryal of such revolted persons by Martial Law Captain Yarrington informed the House of a design of Sir Henry Lingen and other Deliquents to surprise Doily Castle Hereford and other places which the Captain by his indeavours prevented and the House ordered him five hundred pounds out of Lingens Estate and the rest Instructions transmitted to the Lords for Mr. Bence and Mr. Strickland to go to the Lord Admiral and to advise him and be assistant to him upon all occasions 22. Upon a Petition from the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Council of London concerning the listing of Souldiers under Major General Skippon the House insisted upon their former Ordinances touching this business and approved what was done therein Referred to the Militia of the out-parts and of the several Counties to receive all Complaints touching miscarriages in listing of Souldiers without authority of Parliament Letters from Colchester Leaguer that those in the Town have begun to eat Horse-flesh and have provided store of Pitch and Tar to fire and throw upon the Besiegers and sithes to cut them off in case they attempt a storm 24. Power given to the Lord Admiral to grant indempnity to such revolted Mariners as shall come in An Ordinance past the Commons for forty thousand pounds for the Northern Forces out of the Excise and another for the revenues of the King Queen and Prince in those parts for those Forces and an Order for a train of Artillery for Major General Lamberts Army Captain Clarks action approved in hindring the transporting of some Scots out of Ireland into England and ordered that those Scots who shall refuse to be so transported and shall not desert the Parliaments service shall be equally provided for with the rest of the English Souldiers of that Kingdom Debate upon the large Catechism Letters from the North that upon the advance of the Enemy with their whole body the Parliaments Forces by directions from their Council of War did retreat being fewer in number and expecting additional Forces and being not forward to ingage before they understood the pleasure of the Parliament concerning the Scots Army coming into England That the Enemy followed them but Colonel Harrison gave some check to them and was wounded and Captain Cromwel slain that the Enemy attempted to enter Appleby where the Parliaments Foot were who repulsed them and Colonel Hatfield charged a great body of the Enemy and forced them to retreat that about forty of them were slain and not above three or four of the Parliaments Forces 25. At a Conference the Commons gave reasons to the Lords why the three propositions should be sent to the King to pass before the Treaty 1. Because the disaffected party in and near London where the Treaty is likely to be is such that if the King grant not the Militia before he comes there will be no safety nor likelihood of the Treaty to proceed for many will indeavour to bring in the King without any agreement and to the destruction of the Parliament 2. If the Presbyterian government be not setled all things in the Church will be in great confusion and the Ministers great sufferers and in high distaste with the Parliament 3. If the Declarations be not recalled the Parliament is not in a Capacity to treat having been declared Rebels and Traytors and no Parliament but a pretended one which was never done by any of the Kings Predecessors The Lords answered that they could not imagine nor was it probable that the parts about London who had petitioned for a Treaty would put it on for the disadvantage of the Parliament 2. They did not apprehend any prejudice to the Parliaments party during the Treaty 3. His Majesty had declared he would consent to all together and not to any before all was agreed and that in case there were no agreement they were all in state as before and that these particulars would require Debate To these the Commons replied that his Majesty was not ignorant of the full demand of those particulars having been often presented to him and to the two first he had declared a willingness and was not obliged to pass them as Bills unless all other things were agreed upon and if no agreement he being at liberty a new War was like to insue That there was no doubt but those about London who had petitioned for a Treaty would put it on to the disadvantage of the Parliament being such who have not only Petitioned the re-establishment of his Majesty without conditions but have taken up Arms and were now in Arms to cudgel the Parliament as those of Colchester said into a Treaty That if these three propositions be not past before the Treaty which is supposed will be in or near London nothing will be determined how his Majesty shall be who shall be with him or how the disaffected to the Parliament shall be ordered and things not setled by Law may be received Episcopacy may be set on foot again Ministers put out Ordinances for money be denied and his Majesty and the Parliament be in War again as formerly Intercepted Letters from the Scots referred to a committee to find out the Key of the Characters with power to send for and secure persons concerned Letters from Major General Lambert of his retreat and referred to the Committee of Derby House to command Forces from Gloucester or any other Garrisons to joyn with Lambert in the North. Order for the Ships at Munster to joyn with Captain Clerk to hinder the transport of Scots out of Ireland into England Order for collecting the arrears of the assessments in the City and Counties Power given to the Lord Admiral to dismiss such Ships as he shall find not fit for the Parliaments service Order for addition to the Forces at Southampton Several Ordinances past both Houses for removing obstructions in sale of Bishops Lands and for the Militia in Dorset and Huntington-shires Orders for money for Hurst Castle and for Carisbrook Castle and for two thousand pounds out of the Estates of the Duke of Bucks and Earl of Holland for pay of a Troop of Horse in the Isle of Wight And for five hundred pounds for another Garrison
Lands and Revenues of the King Queen and Prince and securing thereby the Arreares of the Souldiery again debated and Committed A Petition from the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Councel of London acquainting the House that one of the Members thereof Alderman Wilson was elected one of the Sherriffs and desired the leave of the House that he might serve according to his Election Upon the Question it was voted to be left to Alderman Wilson to except thereof if he should think fit and that the house would look upon it as an acceptable service to the Common-wealth if he would serve therein according to the election and desire of the City Alderman Wilson being very fit for that place and freely elected to it and a Conscientious worthy Person considering the Affection of the City and that God had blessed him and his Father with the gaining a plentiful Fortune in that place thought it fit for him to spend some of it and to undergo the Trouble of the place for the Honour and Service of the City A Petition of the well affected in Lancashire to the Officers of the Army reciting the Order of the Councel of State for demolishing Lancaster Castle shewing the danger thereof to the well affected praying them to be a Meanes to the General and to the Councel that it may not be done 14 Debate all day upon the Act for sale of the Kings Lands c. and Order to meet on Munday at 6 a Clock in the morning for the dispatch of this Act that the Souldiery may see the care of the Parliament for securing their Arreares before they go into Ireland Order giving further time for doubling upon the purchase of Deanes and Chapters Lands 16 An Act passed for sale of the Crown Lands to secure the Arrears of the Souldiery Order for allowing 3000 l. to Mr. John Brown Clerk of the Lords House for his Losses and referred to a Committee how to raise it Referred to the Councel of State to examine a Mutiny of the reduced Souldiers at York and to punish the Mutineers A Petition from South Wales that when Collonel Horton with his Regiment shall be drawn from thence to Ireland C. Martin or who the House shall think fit may be their Commander in Chief and they will pay his Forces Referred to the General to take care of South-Wales and the Petitioners had thanks for their good Affections Letters that the Fleet before Kingsale took a Vessel of Prince Ruperts of 11 Guns and in her Captain Leg and Sir Hugh Windham Captain Darcy and 60 Men and Ammunition That Captain Ball took a Holland Man of War of 30 Guns loaden with Stuffes and Provisions for Prince Rupert and Maurice and sent her up to the State Letters that Tredah holds out against Ormond who puts the English into Garrisons and keeps the Catholicks and the Irish in the Field to fight That Captain Jones out of Dublin fell upon Ormonds Quarters took 200 Horse killed and took 140 Men without the Loss of one Man cut their Tents and retreated to Dublin whither 4000 Quarters of Corn were brought in from Chester That the Lieutenant of Ireland was entertained with great Honour at Bristol and the Country came in great multitudes to see him that he lay there for a Wind. 17 The Act passed touching Coynes Upon a Report from the Conncel of State who had consulted therein with the General the House Voted That when the Councel should see Cause for the safty of the Common Wealth they might make an Addition of Forces both Horse and Foot to be in readiness to take the Field and march with the standing Army and they to have Pay only while they should be in Service Indemnity given to some well affected Justices of the Peace of Surrey who were sued for some things irregularly done by them Orders of Reference to Lords the Commissioners of the Seal touching Coynes Letters from Scotland that they resolve to levy a considerable Army forthwith and as they say for their own Defence Letters that Collonel Reynolds Regiment of Horse and Collonel Venable's and Collonel Hunks's Regiments of Foot were ready to be shiped Letters from Dublin that the Enemy fiercely assaulced Tredah but were beaten off with the Loss of 2000 Men that the Governour went forth with a Party of about 200 Horse and about 1500 Foot into the Enemies Camp brought away 200 of their Horse with some Bread Beer Fruit and Sack but are in great want of Provisions and can receive none from Dublin 18 Vote to discharge Mr. Abbot from being Register of the Prerogative Court and Mr. Oldsworth and Mr. Parker to have Patents for that Office Referred to a Committee to consider what to do concerning Ecclesiastical Offices and Courts An Act Passed for a Collection for the Propagation of the Gospel in New-England Leave given to Lieutenant Collonel Lilbourn to visit his sick Wife and Family Letters that Sir Charles Coot sent forth Captain St. John and Captain Taylor out of London Derry who fell upon the Enemies Quarters slew divers of them and took many Prisoners A Declaration passed in answer to the Letter from the Parliament of Scotland to vindicate the Proceedings of the Parliament of England 19 Order for the Printing and Publishing the Act declaring what Offences shall be adjudged Treason Several Orders passed relating to particular Persons and not of publick Concernment 20 Order for the Committee of Accounts to allow the Certificates of the several Sub-Commissioners for Accounts in the respective Counties Referred to the Commissioners of the Seal to consider how Monies may be raised for the Repair of Marlborough-Bridge Referred to the Committee of the Army to confer with the General and Officers of his Army how free Quarter may be totally taken off and the late Act passed for that end be put in effectual Execution and to give an Account thereof to the Councel of State Letters from Bristol from the Lieutenant of Ireland about Supplies for his Forces referred to the Committee of the Army Order for 500 l. for Mrs. Farrer of her Husbands Arrears Mr. Fell made Second Judge of Chester and the L. President Bradshaw made Chief Justice of Chester Order for 4000 l. to be paid to divers who were Labourers in Scotland Yard to his late Majesty Attourney General Prideaux moved the House in the behalf of the Lords Commissioners Whitelock and Lisle that they may have the Duke of Bucks House as a conveniency of their being together for their Service of the Seal and that they might have a Lease for 21 Years of that House The Parliament very freely ordered what Mr. Attourney desired and referred it to the Committee of Haberdashers Hall to set the Rent for it which they did the same day at 40 l. per annum and no more because of the great Charge they should be put to in the repair of it it being much ruined by the Quartering of Souldiers in it 21 Letters from Plymonth of Collonel
had a Colonel a Captain and about 14 of the Parliaments Souldiers Prisoners with them whom they kept in a Cellar and as he understood they intended to starve them That there are 25 Men of War belonging to Jersey Scilly the Isle of Man and Galloway 18 Letters That the Scots have chosen a Committee of Sixty to mannage the Affairs of the War with the consent of the Kirk Of Recruits come to the English Army and of four or five Prizes taken by the Parliaments Ships and brought into Leith and one worth 10000 l. with Commanders in her and one small Vessel taken by the Enemy 19 Letters That the Scots Parliament House raised the value of Coins as a 12 d. to 13 d c. That their Army was come up to 20000 l. That Money was come from the Parliament of England to their Army and flat-bottom'd Boats 11 Letters That a Party of Horse of the Enemy entred Lithgow but were beaten back the Governour was dangerously wounded and two of his Souldiers killed That the General had ordered a Rendezvous of all his Horse at Muscleborough That the English Ambassadors at the Hague were freer from Affronts than formerly since a Placart published by the States against them and punishing two or three Offenders That a Servant to C. Butler of the King's Party was apprehended for being one in the late Tumult at the Ambassadors House and confest his Master set him on The States ordered six of their Guards to watch every night at the Ambassador's Gate That the E. of Oxford and C. Sidney were gone into Flanders to fight a Duel with Seconds An Act passed for pressing 10000 Men as there should be occasion within one year An Act passed for continuing the Committee of the Army and Treasurers at War Another for continuing the Jurisdiction of the Court of Admiralty Letters from the Lord Deputy of the D. of Lorraines Undertakings with the Earl of Clenrickard for Assistance of the Rebels in Ireland That Van Trump lay before Scilley and declared That he would assist the English against it Of more Prizes taken by the Jersey Pyrates and of Captain Bennet's fighting with two of them four hours and came off with the Ships to whom he was Convoy Of a Prize brought in by Capt. Pen. That Lieutenant General Fleetwood by Command of the Councel of State published a Proclamation for all Officers and Souldiers by a Day to repair to their several Charges 23 Letters of Ships going out from Plimouth towards Jersey Of Recruits going for Ireland 24 Letters of the Fleets Arrival at Scilley and of the Guns heard from thence That the Governour of Weymouth set out a Boat full of Souldiers to couvoy some Vessels which a Jersey Pyrate espying came up to them and the Boat with Souldiers suffered the Pyrate to lay them on Board the Souldiers lying unseen but when the Pyrates men were on Board the Souldiers appeared and gave them such a Welcom that they hasted away and hardly escaped leaving the Captain and 12 of his Men dead 25 Letters of the General and his Army Marching out towards Fife That Captain Howard was made Captain of the Life-Guard and Captain Beak Lieutenant That the General contributed 50 l. and the Officers of the Army contributed freely to the Relief of the Necessities of the Godly People in Scotland 26 Letters That the General quartered at Hamilton and the Army about him That his March Allarm'd the Enemy that way and the Parliaments Ships allarm'd and kept them in Action at Brunt Island and that way where they made shew to attempt the Island to amuse them 28 Letters of the Armies March to Glascow where the Scotch Ministers railed in their Sermons against the English Army of Sectaries unjustly invading their Countrey and throwing down all Power both in Kirk and State That the General sent for those Ministers and moderately debated those Matters with them and shewed them wherein they were mistaken and thus sought to win them by fair means rather than to punish them That the Parliaments Commissioners in Ireland set forth an Order That the Lands of some of the Chief Rebels should not be under the Protection of the Parliaments Forces as the King's County c. And that all Persons Friends to the Parliament should by a Day remove themselves Goods and Families from those Places and the Commissioners are to assign them Lands in other Places 29 Orders touching Maimed Souldiers for their Relief Letters That 2000 of the Parliaments Souldiers and Seamen were Landed in the little Isles on the West of Scilly and That the Ordnance were heard thundring there many hours together 30 Letters That the English Ambassadors at the Hague received from the Councel of State the Votes of Parliament for their Return home which was sudden and unexpected both to the Ambassadors and to the States The Truth was That the Lord Ambassador St. John was irritated against the States by the Affronts offered to them at the Hague and not punished and he had little hopes of dispatching the Treaty with them according to his Mind especially as to his Proposal of Coalition He therefore sent his Judgment to his private Friends in Parliament who sway'd the House and as unexpectedly there as elsewhere the House passed their Vote for Recalling their Ambassadors from Holland Upon this News the States sent presently to the Ambassadors to know the Certainty thereof and expressed much trouble and sorrow That the Ambassadors would return before the Treaty were brought to a Conclusion and earnestly at several times by one of their own Number sent to them and pressed the Ambassadors to stay They answered That they must obey the Order of Parliament But at length they sent Mr. Thirloe the Lord St. John's Secretary back with the Messenger to England to know the further Pleasure of the Parliament concerning their Stay or Return That in the mean time the States proceeded in the Business of the Treaty with England and laid aside all other Affairs and professed great Desire of a near Amity with England and said that Time must perfect all things That six of the Ambassadors Gentlemen going up into Germany to see those Parts were taken Prisoners by some Lorain Troopers and pillaged and were to pay 1200 l. for their Ransom May 1651. 1. Letters that Major-General Harrison and Collonel Rich were come with their Forces in Lancashire and an account of Recruits going willingly for Ireland 2. That the General was at Glascow that the Enemies Levyes went on slowly and the factions of Hamilton and Argile were very high Letters That the Parliaments Fleet at Scilly had taken Grinsby after 3 times being beaten off and that they had taken 2 Irish Frigats of 30 and an other of 24 Gunns 3. Letters of a boat Loaden with Oats taken by the Scots That the Parliaments Soldiers at Scilly had taken all the Islands except St. Maries and had taken 3 of their Frigats killed 14 of
nastiness that a Man could hardly abide the Town Yet the Lord General had his Quarters in Worcester the Walls whereof he hath ordered to be pulled down to the ground and the Dikes filled up The Lord Hamilton's Leg was broken and he sent to the General for a Chyrurgeon to dress his Wounds the Militia Forces behaved themselves gallantly 5000 out of Norfolk and Suffolk came in cheerfully the same night of the Fight the Lord General dismissed them all home The Regiment of Surrey under Sir Richard Onslow and the Troop under Captain Walter St. John marched hard to come up to the Ingagement Prisoners taken Three English Earls Seven Scotch Lords of Knights Four of Collonels Lieutenant Collonels Majors Captains and other Officers about 640. the Kings Standard and 158 Colours taken 10000 Prisoners and above 2000 slain the Kings Coach and Horses with rich Goods and all Arms Bag and Baggage taken On the Parliaments part slain 100 Soldiers and 300 wounded Quarter-Master-General Mosely and Captain Jones slain and no other Officers of note Captain Howard and another Captain wounded 8. A Particular Account from Lieutenant General Fleetwood of the whole Action at Worcester of 3000 slain 10000 taken Prisoners with all their Arms Bag and Baggage the Flight and Pursuit of the Enemy c. Letters from Scotland That a Party of the Parliaments from Edenburgh after an hours Fight took Dumfrice and the Country who made opposition contrary to their Ingagement smarted for it That Lieutenant General Monk having received a scornful Answer to his Summons from the Governour of Dundee he stormed the Town and in a quarter of an hour became Master of it That Major General Lumsdain and 600 of the Enemy were slain and there was in the Town good store of Arms and Ammunition 11 Pieces of Ordnance and 60 Sail of Ships in the Harbour From Cheshire That 1000 of the Kings Horse passing through Sanebarch on a fair day the Towns-men and Country-men as they passed by fell upon them with Clubs and Staves and the Poles of their Stalls knocked them down and took about 100 of them That the Country rise upon the Routed Scots and kill and take many of them 9. A Proclamation for the apprehending of the King and a Promise of 1000 l. to any that shall do it Order for a day of Thanksgiving throughout the Kingdom for the Success at Worcester and an Act to be brought in for an Annual Observation of the third day of Sept. Letters That Sir Philip Musgrave and others raising Forces about Galloway were taken and killed by a Party from Edenburgh being in all about 500. That Major General Massey came into Leicester-shire but not being able to go further by reason of his Wounds wrote a Letter to the Countess of Stamford and surrendred himself to the Lord Grey her Son That Sir Arthur Haselrigge Governour of Newcastle upon notice of the Defeat at Worcester and the Kings Escape Northwards sent to the Militia Forces and to the Sheriffs of the Four Northern Counties to raise the Posse Comitatus and to the Lieutenant General Monk and Forces in Scotland to way-lay those that fled and went out himself with a Party for that purpose The Parliament appointed Four of their Members to go out of Town to meet the General upon his way from Worcester to London and to congratulate from the Parliament the great Successes that God had given him 10. Letters from Ireland That the Irish lie up and down in small Parties robbing Passengers by the High-way but meet not in a Body being divided in their Councels that Lymbrick and Galloway hold out That Collonel Zanchey was sent out with 2500 Foot and 28 Troops of Horse and Dragoons into Connaght upon Intelligence of the Enemies gathering to an Head there to ingage them or to strengthen Sir Charles Coote about Galloway but upon his marching over the Enemy presently dispersed The Four Members of Parliament appointed to go out of Town to meet the General went this day to Alisbury 11. Letters That a Party of the Parliaments Forces marched 40 Miles a day in Pursuit of the Enemy and at Lancaster fell upon some of them routed them killed about 20 and took 200 Prisoners That 200 more of them were taken about Shisnal in Shrop-shire the Earl of Derby Earl of Lauderdale and divers others of Quality That Major General Harrison had taken 2000 of the Scots in the Pursuit and left but 1000 of them in a Body That the Countries rose upon them That a Party of the Parliaments about Warrington fell unadvisedly on their Rear and lost some Men. Complaint That the Countrey are much burdened with the Prisoners there being no allowance for them That five of them were put to death in Cheshire and five more appointed to be executed the next day That at the taking of Dundee in Scotland were slain between 7 and 800 Scots and taken 50 Sail of Ships 40 great Guns and Provisions and that with the Plunder of the Town the Soldiers were grown rich and gallant a private Soldier hardly to be known from an Officer That the Lieutenant General sent a Summons to Monrose near the Highlands The four Members went from Alisbury on the way the General was to come and met him and delivered their Message to him from the Parliament The General received them with all kindness and respect and after Salutations and Ceremonies passed he rode with them cross the Fields where Mr. Winwoods Hawks met them and the General with them and many Officers went a little out of the way a Hawking and came that night to Aylesbury There they had much discourse and my Lord Chief-Justice St. John more than all the rest with the General and they supped together The General gave to each of them that were sent to him a Horse and two Scots Prisoners for a Present and Token of his thankful Reception of the Parliaments respect to him in sending them to meet and congratulate him 12. Letters That at the Storming of Dundee divers of the Parliaments Horse-men went on foot with Sword and Pistol to assist the Foot-men and got into the Town as soon as the other and not above Ten Men killed on the Parliaments Part and 800 of the Enemy That it was the richest Town of the bigness in England or Scotland That some of the English Soldiers got in the Storm 500 l a piece That the Inhabitants of St. Andrews sent to Lieutenant General Monk That they would submit to his Summons and deliver up their Arms and Ammunition which was accepted but because they refused former Offers the Lieutenant General fined them 50 l. to the Soldiery Cromwel came to London in great Solemnity and Triumph accompanied with the Four Commissioners of Parliament many chief Officers of the Army and others of Quality There met him in the Fields the Speaker of Parliament the Lord President and many Members of Parliament and of the
some discontent in Collonel Okey and his Party for chat the taking of General Leven and those with him was misrepresented to the Parliament and General and that right was not therein done to others as well as to Collonel Alured and his Party An Account from Hull of Recruits sent for Scotland 3. Letters That in Scotland they report the King to have entred London in Triumph and to be shortly Crowned and that Middleton was upon the Borders with 8000. That the Ministers gave Thanks in their Pulpits for the great Victory obtained by their Forces in England That they were confident that the Lord General went not about to Conquer Kingdoms to attain Titles or Territories to propagate his Praise or Promotion but the Publick Peace the Prosperity of the People and the Praise of God more than the Praise of Men. That the Soldiers seized a Man of War in the Harbour of Aberdeen That the Marquess of Huntley with 600 Horse and 1000 Foot was marched into the Highlands and that Balcarris had some Forces 4. Letters of four Soldiers in Scotland sentenced for robbing a Country-man of 7 l. to be led to the Gallows with Ropes about their Necks and there to have 30 Stripes and to be kept in Prison with Bread and Water till they had restored four Fold to the Country-man and asked him forgiveness on their Knees That Evandale Castle was surrendred upon Conditions and that divers Gentlemen returned to their Habitations about Lieth and ingaged to live quietly and submit to the Parliament of England 6. Letters That the Earl of Derby was tryed at a Court-Marshal at Chester at which were 20 Officers Captains and above that Degree five Collonels Major General Mitton and Collonel Mackworth the President That the Earl confessed the Plot for a General Rising of the Presbyterians in Lancashire to joyn with the King but it was disappointed by the apprehending of Mr. Birkenhead That Sir Tho. Tiddesly Major Ashurst and Major General Massey were principal Actors in that Conspiracy He confessed the matters of Treason charged against him and submitted to the mercy of Parliament And for Plea 1. He alledged he had Quarter given him and therefore was not to be tryed by a Court-Martial for Life but this was over-ruled by the Court. 2. He pleaded ignorance of the Act of Treason set forth by the Parliament which Plea was also over-ruled and the Court sentenced him to be beheaded for his Treasons at Bolton where he had killed a Man in cold Blood The Earl seemed very desirous of Life and petitioned the Lord General upon the Point of his having Quarter but had no relief from him The Court sentenced Sir Tho. Feverston to be beheaded for the same Treasons and Captain Benbow to be shot to death The Parliament ordered Dr. Drake and several Ministers and others to be tryed by the High Court of Justice for being Conspirators with Mr. Love Letters That the Lord Argyle was fortifying his House and other Places in Scotland and that the Lords and Gentlemen thereabouts came slocking home and were willing to close with England That the Remonstrants Kirk Party damned all that was done by the other Kirk Party who were for the King That Marquess Huntley was much disappointed by the Countries refusing to come in to him and that now they begin to fear that their Army in England is defeated 7. The Parliament ordered Three Regiments of Horse and Five Regiments of Foot and 30 single Companies to be disbanded for the ease of the Common-wealth and several Garrisons to be slighted The Committee for regulating the Law ordered to sit de die in diem An Act passed for the increase of Shipping and incouragement of the Navigation of this Nation 8. Letters That Captain Young who commanded the President Frigot coming to the Isle of Man summoned it for the Parliament but the Countess of Derby being there returned answer That she was to keep it by her Lords Command and without his Order she would not deliver it up being in duty bound to obey her Lords Commands 9. Orders of Parliament for disbanding several Regiments and Companies and some to be sent for Ireland and the Council of State to issue Warrants for Money for those disbanded and for pay of the Garrisons that are to be dismantled The Bill committed for setting a time for the ending of this Parliament and for calling a new one 10. Letters of difference between the Marquess Huntly and Argyle That the Pickeroons are busie upon the West of England and that one of Prince Ruperts Fleet that ran from him was come into Weymouth Harbour Letters of 1000 Scots Prisoners shipped out of Shrop-shire and of Collonel Cobbetts Regiment gone for Scotland Collonel Vaughan Dr. Drake and Captain Massey were tryed by the High Court of Justice for being in the Conspiracy with Mr. Love and they submitted to the mercy of Parliament 13. Letters That the Earl of Derby attempted to escape and was let down by a Rope from the Leads of his Chamber but some hearing a noise made after him and that he was re-taken upon Dee Bank He wrote a handsome passionate Letter to his Lady to comfort her and advised her as then matters stood to surrender the Isle of Man upon good Conditions Of divers Castles in Scotland surrendred to the Parliament of England and that their new Levies go on there very slowly 14. The Parliament sate in a Grand Committee about the Bill for putting a Period to this Parliament and appointing a new one and ordered to sit every day except Wednesdays for 14 days about this Bill Order for the Forces reduced out of the Garrisons to be put into Regiments and to march for Scotland and Ireland and the standing Army to be put into Garrisons 15. Several Petitions from Mr. Jenkins Mr. Case and others who were in the Conspiracy with Mr. Love by way of humble acknowledgement and submission The Parliament pardoned them all and ordered the Commissioners of the Great Seal to pass their Pardons 16. The Lord Major Aldermen and Common-Councel of London kept a special Thanksgiving-day for Gods Mercies to the Common-wealth and feasted at Guildhall Letters That divers Scots Ministers were permitted to meet at Edenburgh to keep a day of Humiliation as they pretended for their too much compliance with the King That the Northern Scots were got together 1800 but divided among themselves From Ireland That Collonel Zanchey took 30 Tories Prisoners and redeemed many English Prisoners and another Party took 60 more of the Tories That the Irish stormed and took Rosse but quitted it upon approach of the Parliaments Forces That they lost 20 Men and killed 15 of the Parliaments 17. Letters That Collonel Okey and three other Regiments quartering in the Country about Monrosse the Gentlemen finding that all their Provisions would be eaten up petitioned them to remove and ingaged to come in themselves and to
which is the most fruitful Country in Scotland and the common Proverb is hath fifteen days more of Summer than any other part of the Nation That Three English Soldiers stragling were killed near Aberdeen and Collonel Overton sent for the Gentlemen thereabouts and told them That if they did not find out the Murderers he would fine the Country whereupon they apprehended three of the Murderers who were executed One Bull who raised Money from the Country upon pretence of being a Parliament Captain was pursued and taken by the Country and executed for it the Country also brought in Two Moss-Troopers The Parliament ordered That no Beer or Ale should be Exciseable but what was brewed to be sold again 15. Letters That Collonel Overton hearing of some incivility offered to Mr. Andrew Cant the Minister the Collonel went over to him at his House and told him he was sorry that any injury should be offered to him who he heard was a Friend to the Parliament of England Cant replyed That he was a lying Knave that told him so for he neither regarded him nor his Party A List was sent up of the considerable Persons that came in to the Parliament with Marquess Huntley The Admiralty of Amsterdam ordered That all Ships of what Nation soever lying in the Texel and bound for England be staid till they hear out of England Meen heer Scaep Catz and Parre Extraordinary Ambassadors from the States of the United Provinces landed at Gravesend The Swedish Ambassador Mr. Spiering was upon his Voyage for England 16. Order for a Commission for the Lord St. John Sir Hen. Vane jun ' Fenwicke Salwey Lambert Deane Monk and Tichburne to go Commissioners into Scotland Order That the Council of State take care for the Reception of the Ambassadors from the States The Act read for the Monthly Assessment and 30000 l. per Mens abated Petition of the Justices of Peace and of the Grand-Jury of Cheshire read and referred to a Committee the like of the Officers of the Cheshire Brigade Petition of the Masters and Livery-men of the Companies of London referred to the Council of State Vote That no Parties of Soldiers shall march without a Commissioned Officer to conduct them nor be quartered in any private Houses but in Inns c. Order That the Power of Committees shall be transferred to other Persons not Members of Parliament that the Members may attend the House Letters That Scotland is like to come to settle quietly if the Clergy be kept from having a finger in the Settlement for that no Nation that ever permitted the Clergy more or less to intermeddle could ever continue long in peace especially England and Scotland for there is in the generality of that Coat a rank mixture of Pragmatical Humour and Spiritual Pride that besots them in most things 17. The Dutch Ambassadors were brought to London by the Master of the Ceremonies in the States Coaches and other Lords Coaches to attend them and they were received with much Honour and conducted to Sir Abraham Williams his House in Westminster provided by the Parliament for them 18. Letters That the hard duty of the Soldiers in Jersey had caused much sickness among them so that they brought themselves to fourth night Duty both Officers and Soldiers Horse and Foot That Elizabeth Castle held out obstinately and sent many Shot amongst the Parliament Soldiers but had not killed one Man that one by a Shot of a Mortar-piece being in the Church in the Castle was blown out of the door having the Hair of his Head and Beard and his Cloaths singed but his Body had no harm That Jermyn and Greenvile were sent to Paris to advise about selling of Jersey to the French 19. Letters That the Parliament Forces marched up into the Highlands and the Lord Belcarris came in to them and Articles of Capitulation were signed between him and Collonel Overton and Collonel Lilburne and they became Masters in Innernesse which was further than Julius Caesar or any Invader before ever went in Scotland That some of the Marquess Huntley's disbanded Horse got together under Captain Gourdon and took four of the Parliaments Dragoons and one Foot Soldier they intended to murder them but one of them escaping they did not meddle with the rest But drawing them forth upon a Hill Gourdon pulled out of his Pocket a Psalm-Book and made the four remaining Prisoners to kneel down upon their Knees and swear to be true to the King and never to take Arms for the Parliament and so let them go 20. Letters of a Dutch Vessel laden with French Wines come into Dundee Harbour seized a Prize according to the late Act of Parliament That several English Vessels were come seasonably thither with Provisions An Act passed for continuing the Act formerly made touching the Elections of Officers and Electors in London The States Ambassadors had their Audience in Parliament the House had rich Hangings and Chairs and Foot-cloaths for the Ambassadors Between 10 and 11 a Clock the House sent Three of their Members the Earl of Salisbury Sir John Danvers and Sir Henry Mildmay to accompany the Ambassadors from Sir Abraham Williams his House where they lodged to the Parliament About 11 a Clock the Ambassadors came accompanied with those Members and attended by the Master of the Ceremonies with about 30 Gentlemen and 30 Lacquies of their own Retinue to the Inner Court of Wards where they reposed a little time and the Parliament sent their Serjeant to bring them into the House They came with all their Company into the House and when they came to the Bar put off their Hats and then the Speaker and all the Members of the House stood up in their places uncovered and when they came to the Chairs the Speaker desired them to take their places Being sate down and covered the Speaker and the Members at the same time sate down and were covered and after a little Pause one of the Ambassadors made his Oration to the House in Latin and the Speaker returned the usual Answer That he would acquaint the House with what the Ambassador had said When the Ambassadors were sate down all the Company not Members did withdraw and the Doors of the House were shut after the Speech ended and the Speakers Answer the Ambassadors rose from their Chairs and put off their Hats and saluting the Speaker and Members who also stood up in their places bare and answered the Salutes the Ambassadors went out of the House again attended as before to the Inner Court of Wards and from thence to their Lodgings between which and the Parliament were placed a double Row of Pikes and Musqueteers and a Troop of Horse drawn up in the Palace-yard 22. Letters That Sir James Stuart had gotten a Commission from Major-General Lambert to get himself to be chosen Provost of Edenburgh Letters of many Ships cast away in the late Storms 23. An Act passed for raising
the Judgment of Banishment against Lieutenant-Collonel Lilborne An Act passed to make void all Titles of Honour Dignities or Precedencies given by the late King since 4 June 1641. Referred to the Committee for considering of things of greatest Importance to take care for ascertaining the Debts on Publick Faith Order for constant Pay and Supplies for the Forces in Ireland Order for Moneys for Incident Charges to be disposed of by the Committee for removing Obstructions in the Sale of Forfeited Lands 4. One who undertook to cure the Blind and Deaf took Money before-hand of divers People and then ran away 5. Letters that by the late great Snows and Rain in Ireland the Waters rose so high that it drowned and spoiled most of the Corn and Provisions which the Rebels had got into Islands so that they were in a starving Condition That a Party of Collonel Venables men surprised some of the Rebels at their Markets took 20 Horse Slew 20 Men and 120 of them were Drowned 6. Letters that a Petition was presented to the Commissioners at Dalkeith that Dundee might chuse Officers according to their ancient Custome and Rights the Commissioners ordered them to bring in their Charter by a day A Copy of the Letter sent to Major-Ceneral Lambert and intended for the Lord-General Cromwell from the Lord Wareston and other Presbyterians setting forth That they made their Addresses to him because he had charge of those Forces that had unjustly Invaded that Land and had shed the Blood of many of the Saints of Scotland But they confess themselves justly punished for their late Treaty with the King but this doth no way justifie the Instruments They charge the Army with divers Errors countenancing of deposed Ministers to Preach silencing of Ministers that Preach of State proceedings and suffering Officers to Preach Scandalizing the Ministers subordinating the Church to the State in things of Christ which will tolerate the gathering of Churches in Scotland as it is in England Abridging the Assembly of the Kirke and imposing Magistrates principled against the Government of the Kirke They offer compliance in any thing not against their Conscience and the Liberty of the Kirke and Intreat the Major-General to imploy his indeavours with the rest of the Commissioners of England for the obtaining of their desires That the City of Edenburgh had a Commission to choose new Officers and such as should be chosen were to take an Oath of Fidelity to the Common-Wealth of England Letters That the Grandees of the Rebells in Ireland have often meetings to draw up Propositions in order to a Submission to the Parliament of England but cannot agree 7. Letters That many of the Commissioners of Shires and Buroughs in Scotland are chosen to attend the English Commissioners at Dalkeith The Committee for Regulating the Law presented several Results to the Committee of Parliament appointed to receive them 9. Letters That the Oath of Fidelity to the Common-wealth of England much troubled the new chosen Burgesses of Edenburgh That there were great Contests in their Presbyteries and contradictory Orders by them and Appeals to the English Commissioners The English Commissioners published another Declaration for equal Execution of Justice and for the present appointed Persons to Administer Justice till the Judicatories should be Established and forbid any power under the King or any other than under the Common-wealth of England Letters That the Army in Ireland was disposed into convenient Quarters to meet with the Enemy if they came abroad and Collonel Reynolds to lye with a nimble Party of 3000 Horse and Foot to be ready upon any occasion A Copy of the Articles between the Irish and the Duke of Lorraine sent to the Parliament whereby Lorraine was to have the Lordship Spiering Silvercroon Agent from the Queen of Sweden to the Parliament dyed in the Strand 10. The Act of Oblivion passed and some Provisoes to be added to it debated Order for paying Mariners and for lessening the publick charge Order for the Lord-General to send down all the Officers belonging to the Forces in Scotland which was upon Letters from the Commissioners A Declaration of the Inhabitants of Jersey of their Fidelity to the Parliament of England with praise to God for his Justice and giving Success to the Parliaments Forces and beating out the Tyrant Carteret That 3000 Subscribed this Declaration and took the Ingagement Of the opposition of the Presbyters in Devon ' 11. An Account of the Frigats on the Western-Coast and that a great Fleet of Dutch-men of War lay there abouts that the Dutch Captains were rough against the English and demanded Restitution of some of their Ships taken by the English 13. Letters That a small Party of Highlanders Murthered five of the Parliaments Soldiers in their Beds near Innerness and another Party stole away some Cattle That the Scots Ministers pray for their King and the Prisoners in England That Argyles Countrey refused the Warrants sent thither for Contribution by the Parliaments Officers The English Commissioners published a Proclamation against entertaining any Scots in their house without giving up their names to the Governour of the place and that no Scot have any Armes 14. Letters That the English Commissioners in Ireland had settled the Affairs there and were returned to Dublin That Collonel Hewson sent out a Party who killed a whole Troop of Tories except two only That Captain Clerk took 200 Tun of Wheat and Rye carrying to relieve Golloway That Bellitan a strong hold of the Rebels was Stormed by Collonel Zanchey and Collonel Axtell and taken and 4 or 500 of the Rebels killed The Parliament ordered their Committee to call together the Adventurers for Ireland who met and chose a Committee of their own to make Proposals to the Parliament for Setling that Business with their Consent From Sir George Ascues Fleet That he had taken Eleven Dutch and One English Ship at the Barbadoes And that Sir George Shot many Pieces at their chief Castle and they Shot at him and killed one man That he took Two more Dutch Ships loaden with Provisions and Horses Sugar c. That he sent Summons to the Lord Willoughby who answered that he would keep that place for the King That he was informed the King was near London and that all the Countrey came in to him as a Dutch Ship related to him 16. Letters That Sir George Ascue came within half a Musquet Shot of the Fort at the Barbadoes that the Ships he took there were of great Value That his Voyage thither was 10 Weeks and 2 Days yet none of his Men Sick The Commissioners from the Parliament in the Fleet with Sir George Ascue sent a Declaration to the Inhabitants of the Barbadoes to perswade them to submit to the Parliament of England and to desert the Lord Willoughby and his Party there that this course they thought fit to take before they used any acts of
own word and the Word of God I do most humbly reverence and honour the one and what censure I made was only on your words which would involve me in Perjury by a forged interpretation of Gods Word to swear that your Government as ye use it is only Jure Divino which I can see no reason to believe If any Blasphemous Heretick such as Arrius was would cite the Word of God for his Blasphemy as he did and write Books in defence of it would any be guilty of Blasphemy for calling such Books as they cited the Word of God Pasquells and Libels I suppose no Man of Judgment can be guilty of such grosness I do not apply this to you of whom I have a Charitable Opinion only I intend to clear my self of Blasphemy with which ye unjustly charge me I entreat you to abstain from your Spells and Divinations ye have used against me as a Ring-leader of Novelty lest these Judgments ye presage will befall me light heavy upon your selves for the many false glosses ye have put upon the Word of God and your deceiving the poor and ignorant People and enforcing others who saw evidently your deceits and for your cruel and bloody Practises for maintaining your own private and perverse Interests I do not take you for Prophets or that you have any extraordinary Divine Revelations the whole Country now see by experience that many if not all your bragging Prophecies concerning the Prosperity and setting up of your Presbyterian Court which you would have all Men to adore as an Idol have proved very false So that it may justly be said of you what God saith by the Prophet Hosea c. 8. against Samaria and Its Idol Calfe The Calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces they have sowed the Wind and shall reap the Whirl-wind it hath no Stalk the Bud shall yield no Meal if so be it yield the Stranger shall swallow it up Which words I think agrees now most evidently to you and your Calf which you did equal to the Word of God and pressed it much more and for which ye your selves spent only much wind albeit ye made other's spend much Money of which I have found as doleful Experience as any one in this Nation but now by Gods just Judgment ye have reaped a Whirl-wind Your Prosperity did blind you and it was ever the strongest Argument ye used except Pike and Musquet that did shut your Bowels against Compassion I pray God now your Eyes may be opened and that ye may make good use of your Humiliation lest it be said of you that ye are humbled but not humble I shall not wish that ye be used with the same measure of rigor wherewith ye have used others which yet were just with God to render to you for I think in that case we should see few patient Sufferers albeit we have found many great Professors and zealous Persecutors I do not desire your persecution the greatest evil I wish you which indeed is good for your own Souls that ye be not suffered to have any more power to present others who without your disparagement are as good Christians as your selves however you are pleased to have them all nick-named and esteemed Papists or Godless Persons For the tenderness of the Presbyteries good will towards me whereof you make mention in the end of your Letter I willingly accept it for there is none who shall overcome me in kindness but I wish ye had not used me so harshly heretofore when ye had Power both of Kirk and State in your hands which I trust in God ye shall never have again by enforcing my Servants when all other means failed to prove your vain Inquisition to reveal upon their Oaths what they knew saw or heard within my House which was an incomparable Point of Severity to give it the best word I suppose never was Spains Inquisition arrived to that height I am sure they could not go beyond it Now if ye will desist from your rigorous Proceedings against me and my Family I shall rest contented for all that is past for I intend to offend none but to defend my self but if you will yet proceed upon your former Principles which I think in Conscience ye cannot do I am not resolved to buy your Friendship at so dear a rate as the Perjury of my Soul Only I shall strive to let my Innocence be known whereby your cruelty will the more appear and be abhorred And now to conclude I wish you as a friend to spend this Saturday next in better Meditations than you did the last wherein you did put in practise your great Presbyterian Maxim borrowed from Michael fortiter calumniare against him who is Sir Yours if you walk in the Truth Drum Jan. 20. 1651. A. Irving 12. A Sutler for having two Wives was sentenced by the Court-Marshal to be whipped at the Gallows and turned out of the Army The Number of Shires in Scotland summoned by the English Commissioners to send in their Deputies were 31 the Number of Boroughs 56 Stewarties p. The Number of Shires whose Deputies have appeared and assented to the Union were 18 the Number of Boroughs who assented were 24. Many others attended but their Commissions being defective they were disinissed who yet petitioned for new Summons and come in daily with Assents to the Union 13. Letters to the Parliament from their Commissioners in Ireland of the state of their Affairs there That the Earl of Clenrickard had sent for a Treaty to come in to the Parliament and to put a period to the War there Sir Charles Cooâ—e sent Copies of the Earls Letters to the Parliament That the Town of Galloway with the Nobility and Clergy requested the Earl of Clenrickard to send for a Treaty for the settlement of the Nation That if a Treaty were not granted and a safe Conduct for the Earl his Commissioners they resolve to stand upon their defence to the utmost hazard of their Lives The Letter was directed to the Commander in Chief of the Parliaments Forces in Ireland That Collonel Reynolds marched into Caterlogh where the Enemy had all the Country thereabouts in their power and three Garrisons That upon his coming near to them they quitted two of the Garrisons and the next day surrendred the Third a Place of great importance and the only Passe over the Shannon in those Parts That the Collonel had there 400 Barrels of Corn and Forage for some Horse which were in great necessity a Captain a Lieutenant-Collonel and some other Officers were taken Prisoners and 30 of the Enemy slain by the Parliaments Forces That Sir Theophilus Jones had taken a Castle put some Men to the Sword and 13 Priests being therein having with them 2000 l. in Money That Captain Clark in the Bay of Galloway had sunk a great Dutch Ship loaden with Provision by forcing her upon the Rocks and had taken another 15. Letters That Sir George Ascue had sent
delivered to them in the House It was reported that Whitelocke Fiennes and L'Isle were not continued Commissioners of the Seal because the House Resolved That the Commissioners should not be Members of the House Vote for Fleetwood to be Lieutenant General of the Forces 5. At the Council of State Whitelocke and Colonel Sydney and Sir Robert Honywood were named to go Commissioners to the Zound to mediate a Peace between the Kings of Sweden and Denmarke Whitelocke was not willing to undertake this service especially to be joyned with those who would expect precedency of him who had been formerly Ambassador Extraordinary to Sweden alone and he knew well the overruling temper and height of Colonel Sidney he therefore endeavoured to excuse himself by reason of his Old Age and Infirmities but the Council pressed it upon him 6. Vote That all Commissions to Officers of the Army be signed by the Speaker And this distasted the Army The like for the Officers of the Navy Vote That this Parliament shall not continue longer than May 7th 1660. 7. Referred to the Council of State to take care for the next Circuits Votes for Commissioners for Ireland and recalling of Colonel Henry Cromwell 8. Colonel Hacker and his Officers had their Commission given them by the Speaker at the Table in the House and likewise several of the Sea Captains 9. Upon a Letter from Bradshaw the House dispensed with his attendance as a Commissioner of the Seal during his Indisposition of health Fleetwood and other Officers had their Commissions in the House An Address from the Town of Aylesbury 10. Referred to the Council of State to put in Colonel Fitch Lieutenant of the Tower this was Haslelrigg's Creature and to put him in that place offended the City 11. Lambert and his Officers took their Commissions from the House Reference to the Council of State to treat with the Ambassador of the States 13. Order for the Council to bring in names for Judges for next Circuit and for them to prepare Instructions for Lockart to go Ambassador into France Commissions given in the House to more Officers 14. A Committee named to give audience to an Agent from Hamburg More Officers had their Commissions in the House and an Address was presented from Bedfordshire 16. The business of the Agents of the Hans Towns in Germany referred to the Council of State Judges voted by the House for this Summers Circuit and Tyrell Fountain and others Voted to be Serieants at Law Divers Officers received their Commissions in the House 17. Vote to send a Publick Minister into Holland and the Council to prepare Instructions Colonel Sydenham and other Officers took their Commissions from the Speaker 18. Reference to a Committee touching a Grant to Colonel Overton of five hunder pounds per ann out of the Earl of Levens Estate 20. Judges Voted for this Summers Circuit and referred to the Council to take care that the People be not wronged by Bayliffs and Juries Order for a Bill to reform abuses in Clerks Atturnies Sollicitors and Lawyers and many Orders for monies 21. Several Addresses to the Parliament Letters of high complement from General Monk to Whitelocke and that the conduct of the Vnion betwixt England and Scotland being left to Whitelocke he wished he might see him there 22. Addresses to the Parliament Sea Officers took their Commissions from the Speaker Whitelocke got excused from going one of the Commissioners to the Zound Letters from Colonel Henry Cromwell in Ireland of his Submission to this Parliament and an Address from the Army there 23. The business of the Envoy from the King of Sweden and the other of the Dutch referred to the Council 24. Whitelocke Sir Henry Mildway and Sir John Trevor appointed to attend the French Ambassador to his audience to morrow Divers Addresses to the House and Divers Officers took their Commissions from the Speaker 25. Vote that the Speaker be Custos Rotulorum of Oxon and Berks. 27. Upon a Petition against Tithes the House voted That for the Incouragement of a Godly Preaching learned Ministry throughout the Nation the payment of Tithes shall continue as now they are unless this Parliament shall find out some other more equal and comfortable maintenance both for the Ministry and satisfaction of the People Addresses from Ireland to the House Some Friends to the Commissioners of the Seal propounded that all might take out a General Pardon 28. Instructions voted for the Plenipotentiaries going to the Zound 30. Mr. Downing voted to go Agent into Holland Several Commissions given in the House to Officers of the Army July 1659. 1. Vote for Steel and Corbet to be Serjeants at Law and the Instructions agreed for the Commissioners for Ireland Several Officers received their Commissions 2. The Publick Ministers of the Kings of Sweden and of Denmarke and of the Duke of Holstein referred to the Council of State for their audience 4. Vote to exempt Richard Cromwell from all Arrests for Debts 5. Order for clearing of White-hall from any Lodging there except Members of Parliament and Council of State The Bill of Indemnity still in debate 6. Vote to stop the Sale of Hampton Court. Henry Cromwell gave an account to the Council of State of the condition of Affairs in Ireland 7. Colonel Desborough and other Officers received their Commissions in the House 9. Colonel Alured appointed Captain of the Life-guard to the Parliament and Council Several Officers took their Commissions Mr. Hugh Windham made a Judge 11. Several Officers took their Commissions 12. Audience for the Portugal Ambassador 13. Commissions received in the House 14. Act of Indemnity published and several Acts for several Militia's in London and in Counties Sir John Gore suspected to be in a Plot against the Parliament 15. More Officers received their Commissions in the House and the House settled the Militia in several Counties 16. Order for a way to pay Richard Cromwells Debts being in all 29640 l. and referred to a Committee to provide a comfortable maintenance for him 18. Orders to suppress Riots in Enfield Chase Lieutenant General Ludlow and other Officers had their Commissions in the House 19. The House was busie in settling the Militia and giving Commissions to Officers and receiving Addresses and appointing Judges of the Admiralty 21. Addresses to the House Order for Serjeant Bradshaw to take his Oath as Commissioner of the Seal 22. Order for Letters to be sent from the Speaker to the Members of Parliament that are absent to attend the House Bradshaw took this Oath in the House To be true faithfull and constant to this Commonwealth without a single Person Kingships or House of Peers 23. The House proceeded in settling the Militia 25. Letters from the Duke of Tuscany to the Parliament referred to the Council of State Power to the Council to issue money for the publick
right again in relation to them and a Committee made to consider what other Votes were fit to be vacated Then to please their Patron they voted Monk to be General of all the Forces in England Scotland and Ireland Lawson was voted to be Vice-Admiral and the Powers given to the Commissioners for government of the Army were repealed Sir Robert Pye Fincher and others released of their Imprisonment All Orders of the Council of State or Commissioners of the Army concerning the Forces are to be communicated to Monk and not to be proceeded upon without his approbation The Powers given to the Council of State to be taken away and a new Council to be chosen Order to restore the Common Council of London to their liberty and for the City to set up again their Posts Chains Gates and Portcullises The Members of Parliament ordered to attend the House the imprisoned Apprentices released by Order and the cause of the Imprisonment of Sir George Booth Col. Brooke the L. Crawford L. Louderdale and Lord St. Clare to be certified to the House 22. More former Votes vacated M. G. Brown restored to his place in Parliament Sir G. Booth released upon security and his Sequestration stopped Order for a new Parliament to be summoned to meet April 25. 1660. A Committee named to prepare Qualifications for it The City returned thanks to the House for their favour and the House sent to borrow money of them Monk took up his Quarters at S. James's House 23. Divers imprisoned for Addresses to the former House were released and ordered that no private business be admitted during the sitting of this Parliament All Powers granted for the several Militia's repealed and an Act to be for new settling of them The Vote repealed that Scot be Secretary of State The City sent a Congratulation to the Parliament for their Restauration and consented to lend them 60000 l. for pay of the Forces and petitioned for settling their Militia in such hands as the City might confide in and named in a List Commissioners for their Militia which the House approved A Day of Thansgiving appointed The Council of State named Several Sheriffs appointed Vote to discharge Mr. Bulstrode from being a Commissioner for the Excise this Gentleman Whitelocke had put in formerly to be a Commissioner of the Excise and although he had faithfully served the Parliament yet that was not now considered but he was set by and perhaps the rather because of his kindred to Whitelocke to make way for another The like was done to others and several new Officers made Order for a Bill to dissolve the present Parliament 25. The Act passed for constituting George Monk Esquire Captain General and Commander in chief under the Parliament of all the Land Forces in England Scotland and Ireland An Act passed for constituting the Council of State with a Repeal of the Act for the former Council An Act past for continuance of the Excise and Customs and Votes about those Customs The Lent Circuits put off and a Commission of Oyer and Terminer to be issued forth in the several Counties Several persons discharged of their Imprisonments and Sequestrations A Pardon past for divers reprieved persons A Declaration from the Officers of the Army in Ireland for the secluded Members and for a free Parliament Sir Hardress Waller opposed by Coot and others The City advanced money for the Parliament They entertained Monk and his Officers at Dinner on the Thanksgiving Day Monk visited the Speaker at the Rolls Ingoldsby sent by Monk with Forces to quiet the Regiment at Bury Colonel Morley Lieutenant of the Tower concurred with Monk 27. Votes to make void all that was done in Parliament against those of Sir George Booth's Party and against Chester This was sufficient to cause men to suppose what was intended The Speaker made Chamberlain of Chester An Oath past for the Officers of the Council of State A Proclamation for the Officers of the Army to continue with their Souldiers Vote for the Council that they may secure any persons though they be Members of Parliament to prevent publick danger John Thomson and John Thurloe Esquires voted to be Secretaries of State Vote for Dr. Clargies Monk's friend to have the Hamper Office Letters from York that by Monk's Letters to the Forces there he had given them so full satisfaction of his joyning against the Old Enemy and that Family that they concurred with him but if he should do otherwise they would oppose him 29. A Committee to examine matters touching sequestred Ministers Debate of security for money to be lent by the City and Votes touching the Militia of the City and other Militias A few Arms seized in the Houses of L. Colonel Kiffin and others Monk made Mr. Carew Ralegh Governour of Jersey Colonel Vnton Crook and his Regiments concurrence with Monk declared by them and the like by other Regiments March 1659. 1. Sir George Gerrard voted to be Custos Rotulorum of Middlesex Order for maimed Souldiers c. and for the poor Knights of Windsor Order about the Publick Revenue and the Assessment and for wounded Seamen Vote that this Parliament be dissolved at or before the fifteenth day of this instant March A Message to the City for money 2. The Confession of Faith of the Assembly of Divines agreed unto by the House except the 30 and 31 Chapters which are touching Church censures and synods Monk and Mountague voted to be Generals at Sea both fit for the intended design Orders touching the Militias and for maimed Souldiers c. and about the settlement of Ireland Repeal of former Votes against Hollis and of two late Acts of Sequestrations 3. The Question betwixt Dr. Reynolds and Dr. Owen about the Deanry of Christ-Church referred to a Committee The Earl of Crawford and Lauderdale and the Lord Sinclere released from their Imprisonment in Windsor Castle Orders about the Admiralty and Navy and Prize Goods Dr. Walker put out from being Judge Advocate Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper's Regiment declared for the Parliament and for Monk Courting Addresses to Monk from Northampton-shire and Nottingham-shire Intelligence of the Death of the King of Sweden a Gallant wise just and valiant Price The Protestant Interest lost a great Patron A Souldier hanged for murther Monk was feasted by several Companies in London 5. An Act passed for the publick confession of Faith Divers Sheriffs of Counties named Orders for a Proclamation to put the Laws in execution against Papists Orders for the Militias and for Justices of Peace Order for Printing and setting up in Churches the Solemn League and Covenant 6. Some Sheriffs named Lambert committed to the Tower and Haslerigge ordered to attend the House Overton discharged from being Governour of Hull and a Colonel Divers Commissions for the Militia passed Persons and Arms apprehended 7. The House approved the committment of Colonel Rich by the
Ireland Marquess Hertford Governour to the Prince and the Earl of Essex was made Lord Chamberlain of the King's House The Field Officers and Commanders of the English Army were at London and some of them Members of both Houses the Army was left to the care of Sir Jacob Ashley And the dislikes between the King and Parliament with the supply of the Scots Army and neglect of the English caused discontent in the English Officers and private Meetings and Consultations which were discovered and the Design not brought to a head was crushed June 19. It was Voted that the Scots should receive 100000 l. of the 300000 l. The Scots by a Paper pretended necessity of 25000 l. in present The Parliament took off 10000 l. of 50000 l. which they had appointed for the English Army and order it for the Scots The Lord Piercy Commissary VVilmot and Ashburnham Members of the Parliament sitting together and murmuring at it Wilmot stept up and said That if such Papers of the Scots could procure Moneys he doubted not but the Officers of the English would soon doe the like And this caused the English Army to say that the Parliament had disobliged them The Officer's put themselves into a Junto of sworn Secrecy drew up some Heads by way of Petition to the King and Parliament For Money for the Army Not to Disband before the Scots To preserve Bishops Votes and Functions To settle the King's Revenue The Army tainted from hence met and drew up a Letter or Petition which was shewed to the King and approved and signed by him with C. R. and a Direction to Captain Leg that none should see it but Sir Jacob Ashley the main drift was That the Army might be called up to attend the safety of the King's Person and Parliaments security or that both Armies might be disbanded Mr. Thomas a Member of the House of Commons made a sharp and historical Speech against Bishops and concluded it with his Opinion for the unlawfulness of their sitting in Parliament any longer Mr. White did second him and divers others declared the like Opinion against Bishops The Commons had Debate about a new Form of Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and July 17. agreed That every Shire should be a several Diocess a Presbytery of twelve Divines in each Shire and a President as a Bishop over them and he with assistance of some of the Presbytery to Ordain Suspend Deprive Degrade and Excommunicate To have a Diocessan Synod once a year and every third year a National Synod and they to make Canons but none to be binding till confirmed by Parliament The Primate of Armagh offered an Expedient for Conjunction in point of Discipline that Episcopal and Presbyterial Government might not be at a far distance but reducing Episcopacy to the form of Synodical Government in the ancient Church June 22d. The Commons presented to the King an Act for granting of Tonnage and Poundage to him which he before took as his due but by passing this Act accepted as a gift from his people The House also presented to the King the Act of Poll-money for the defraying the Charge of the Armies and with it an Act for putting down the high Commission Court and another Act to put down the Star-chamber July 2d. He passed the Poll-money but demurred upon the other two Acts but being informed of the discontent of the House of Commons because he had not passed the other two Bills he came again July 6. and passed the other two Bills likewise The Queen Mother went out of England into the Low-countries and shortly after died The King acquainted the Parliament with his purpose to send Sir Thomas Row Ambassadour to the Emperour to be present at the Diet at Ratisbone and there to mediate on the behalf of the Prince Elector and his intent to publish a Manifesto in his own Name about this business to which the Parliament assented July 5 th The House of Commons had a Report from their Committee of a Charge against Doctor Wren Bishop of Ely and he was voted unworthy and unfit to hold or exercise any Office or Dignity in Church or Commonwealth And a Message sent to the Lords to desire their Concurrence in a Petition to the King That he might be removed from his Place and Service and he was committed to the Tower and by few pitied Another Charge was brought in against five Judges Brampston Trevor Weston Davenport and Crawley who gave their Opinions for Ship-money and against Judge Berkley for high Treason but he came off by Redemption as is before remembred The House of Commons made an Order and Sir Robert Harlow the Executioner of it to take away all scandalous Pictures Crosses and Figures within Churches and without and the zealous Knight took down the Cross in Cheapside Charing-cross and other the like Monuments impartially The King had given Notice of his Purpose to go into Scotland and had set the Day to begin his Journey August 10. to which both Houses had agreed Yet now the Commons desire him to put off his Journey for a Fortnight the Affairs of State and his passing of some Bills requiring it But to please them the King the same day passed the Bill for taking away Knighthood-money and another for making of Gunpowder and Salt-Petre and signed a Commission to divers great Lords for passing of Bills in his absence He also signed a Bill for making the Earl of Essex General of his Forces on this side Trent with power to raise Forces in case of necessity but he refused to make the Earl of Pembroke Lord high Steward Judge Croke obtained his Writ of Ease upon his own Petition to the King but the Profits of his Place were continued to him After some Debate in Parliament whether the English or Scottish Army should be first disbanded it was at last agreed that both of them should be disbanded together which was done accordingly Aug. 6. and the Scots with Store of English Money and Spoils and the best Entertainment left their warm and plentiful Quarters August 8. Being the Lord's-day yet the House of Commons thought fit to sit for the dispatch of some important Affairs before the King went out of Town towards Scotland which was appointed the Tuesday after but they Printed an Order of Excuse for their sitting on that Day and that it should not be drawn in President After this the Parliament Adjourned to the 20 th of October and a Committee of fifty of the House of Commons was appointed to sit during the Recess with ample powers Hitherto the Calm was not quite blown over but now hideous Storms began to arise and threaten the long-enjoyed Mercies of Peace and Happiness in this Nation Discontents at Government Distractions of Opinion in Matters of Religion the whole Kingdom seemed to be moulded into a Spirit of Division and Contradiction Insolencies and Disorders unpunished or connived at
great Court Lady their Friend who over heard some discourse of this intended Action and thereof gave timely notice to these Gentlemen whereby they got out of the House just before the King came Otherwise It was believed that if the King had found them there and called in his Guards to have seized them the Members of the House would have endeavoured the defence of them which might have proved a very unhappy and sad business and so it did notwithstanding that was prevented This sudden Action being the first visible and apparent ground of all our following Miseries Divers Excuses were made for this Action some said it was the womens counsel and irritation of the King telling him That if he were King of England he would not suffer himself to be baffled about these Persons provoked him to go to the House himself and fetch them out Others said he was put upon it by those who designed his prejudice by it Others said it was in passion unadvisedly undertaken and rashly executed None could make a satisfactory Apology for it and the King himself â—fterwards acknowledged his too much passion in it At his unexpected coming into the House they were in a very great amazement but upon his going away and so as he might hear them the House was in a great disorder crying aloud many of them together Privilege Privilege Some of them brake out into expressions That there never was so unparallell'd an Action of any King to the breach of all Freedom not only in the Accusation of their Members ransacking and searching their Studies and Papers and seeking to apprehend their Persons but now in a hostile way he threatned the whole Body of the House They thereupon frame and publish a Declaration Jan. 5. 1641. By which they set forth all this matter of the King 's coming to the House in a warlike manner to the terrour and affrightment of them and that this is a high breach of the Privileges of Parliament and inconsistent with the liberty and freedom thereof They conceive they cannot safely sit without a Guard in whom they may confide for which they have been Suitors to the King but could not yet obtainit They appoint a Committee to sit at the Guildhall in London to consider of these things and of Ireland and adjourn the House They publish another Vote That if any Arrest a Member of Parliament by Warrant from the King only it is a breach of Privilege and that the comming of Papists and Souldiers to the number of five hundred armed men with the King to the House was a trayterous design against the King and Parliament They vindicate the Five Members and declare that a Paper issued out for apprehending them was false and scandalous and illegal and that they ought to attend the Service of the House and require the Names of those who advised the King to issue that Paper and the Articles against the Five Members Upon these Passages and Declarations a great number of persons in a tumultuous manner came from the City to Westminster where they offered many affronts and violences to divers of the Bishops and others Jan. 12. The Bishops by Petition and Protestation in the Lords House set forth this and their own Right to Sit and Vote in Parliament which by reason of those Tumults and Insolencies they could not doe They say they have no Redress upon their Complaints hereof and cannot attend the Service of the Parliament without danger of their lives they therefore protest against all Acts and Votes in their absence as null and void And desire this their Protestation may be entred Divers of their Adversaries were much pleased with this unadvised Act of the Bishops being as they wished a way prepared by themselves for them to be set aside and removed from the House of Lords For this not long after they were accused by the Commons of high Treason Glyn was the Messenger they were brought on their knees to the Lords Bar Ten of them committed to the Tower and the other two in regard of their age to the Black Rod. The House of Commons upon suspicion of some Designs against their Persons petitioned the King for a Guard to be commanded by the Earl of Essex which the King denied but promised to take care for their Security as for Himself his Wife and Children Many Citizens tumultuously flocked to the King's Coach as he passed through the City of London Beseeching him to agree with his Parliament and not to violate their Privileges After this at a Common-Council they draw up a Petition to the King complaining That Trade is decayed to the ruine of the Protestant Religion and the Lives and Liberties of the Subjects by the designs of Papists more particularly their fomenting the Irish Rebellion by changing the Constable of the Tower and making Preparations there by fortifying Whitehall and his Majestie 's late invasion of the House of Commons They pray that by the Parliaments advice the Protestants in Ireland may be relieved the Tower put in the hands of Persons of trust a Guard appointed for the safety of the Parliament and that the Five Members may not be restrained nor proceeded against but by the Privileges of Parliament To this the King gave answer That he could not express a greater sense of Ireland than he had done that meerly to satisfie the City he had removed a worthy Person from the charge of the Tower and that the late Tumults had caused him to fortifie Whitehall for the security of his own Person That his going to the House of Commons was to apprehend those Five Members for Treason to which the Privilege of Parliament could not extend and that yet he would proceed against them no otherwise than legally During this time the Five Members had got into Friends houses of the City where they were highly caressed and had the company of divers principal Members of the House to consult together and to lay their further Designs and they wanted nothing Soon after this divers Buckinghamshire-men came up with a Petition to the King for Mr. Hampden their Knight of the Shire whereof probably he was not altogether ignorant beforehand They pray that Hampden and the rest that lie under the burthen of accusation may enjoy their just Privileges Great numbers of people gathered together in a very tumultuous manner about Whitehall and Westminster and it was a dismal thing to all sober men especially Members of Parliament to see and hear them The King fearing danger from them or perhaps by the unfortunate Counsel of some about him thought fit to remove to Hampton Court and took with him the Queen Prince and Duke of York This was another and great wonder to many prudent men that the King should leave this City the place of his and his Predecessors usual residence where most of his Friends and Servants were about him the Magazine of all Provisions
Age of 80 years dyed at his House at Waterstoke in Oxfordshire lamented by his Neighbours and Relations The King being returned from Dover to Greenwich sent his Answer to the Parliaments Petition concerning the Militia of the inconvenience and breach of his Right to have it settled as they desired And he sent for his two Sons to come from Hampton-Court to him to Greenwich Feb. 26. The House of Commons passed the Bill for the Adventures for Ireland That every one that would bring in and adventure money for the reducing of Ireland should have so many Acres of the Irish Rebels Lands proportionable to the money which they brought in and very good Bargains whereupon very great sums of money were brought in for that service The Parliament again and most earnestly press and importune the King to settle the Militia according to an Ordinance passed by them for that purpose the King excepts against it and shews his reasons why it was not fit for him to confirm it and then he goes to Theobalds Thither the Petition of the Parliament followed him yet more earnestly pressing him to confirm their settlement of the Militia in which Petition they plainly tell the King that the business of the settling of the Militia will endure no more delay and that if his Majesty shall still refuse to agree with his two Houses of Parliament in that business and shall not be pleased upon their humble advice to doe what they desire therein that then for the safety of his Majesty and of themselves and of the whole Kingdom and to preserve the peace thereof and to prevent future fears and jealousies they shall be constrained of themselves without his Majesty to settle that necessary business of the Militia The King much surprized at this home Petition yet sends his Answer and Reasons why he could not assent unto it but the Parliament Voted his Anfwers to the business of the Militia to be unsatisfactory and that the Kingdom be forthwith put into a posture of Defence They appoint a Committee to draw a Declaration upon the causes of their Fears and Jealousies and to consider what was fit further to be done and this was March 2. the next day after the King 's last Answer given to their Petition concerning the Militia Then Advertisements are given out of dangers from Neighbour Princes upon which the Earl of Northumberland Lord Admiral is commanded to fit all the Navy Royal for the Sea and private Owners of Ships are perswaded to doe the like Beacons are new made Sea-marks set up and great posting up and down with Pacquets all symptoms of the ensuing War The King being removed to Royston March 9. 1641. thither the Earls of Pembroke and Holland who had been before very intimate with the King and obliged to him were sent with the Parliaments Declaration mentioning the King's Misgovernments and his Actions By attempting to incense the late Northern Army against the Parliament Jermin's Treasons and transportation by the King's Warrant The Petition delivered to Captain Legg with the King 's own hand and signed C. R. The business of the Lord Kimbolton and the five Members The suspicious designing of a Guard about the King's Person The Vnderhand promoting of the Irish Rebellion The ordering of Sir John Penington to land the Lord Digby from thence to alienate the King from his Parliament and to procure foreign assistance to the King appearing more credible by his removal with the Prince and the many Advertisements from Rome Venice Paris and other parts of aid to be given to the King in reference to some design against Religion and the Parliament They desire the King to put away his wicked Counsellors and to put his trust in the Parliament which if he would doe they would Sacrifice their Lives Fortunes and utmost Endeavours to the supportation of his Sovereignty The Lords would have moved the King to have come nearer to the Parliament and to have granted the Militia for a time but it was refused Then he told them in short that their Fears and Doubts and Jealousies were such as he would take time to satisfy the whole world of but that his own were not trivial occasioned by so many Scandalous Pamphlets Seditious Sermons sundry Publick Tumults hitherto uninquired into and unpunished Sometime after he published a Declaration for further Answer to this effect That he had no evil Counsellors about him but leaves such to their Censure where they should find them That he desired the Judgment of Heaven might be manifested upon those who had any design against the Protestant Profession that the Scottish Troubles were silenced by the Act of Oblivion That the charging him with any inclining to the Irish Rebellion was a high and causless Injury That he never intended to exasperate the late Army or to use them against the Parliament That he signed Captain Leg's Petition to satisfy the Army and Sir Jacob Ashley of his Opinion That Digby and Jermin never were at Whiteh all nor had any warrant from him after the restraint That he had given sufficient Answer about Kimbolton and the five Members That the care of his own Safety caused him to raise a Guard at Whitehall and to receive the tender of the Gentlemen of the Inns of Court of their Service and that he looked upon their foreign Advertisements as wild and irrational The King removes Northward in the mean time the Parliament voted the Ordinance for the Defence of the Kingdom no whit prejudicial to the Oath of Allegeance but to be obeyed as the Fundamental Laws and the King's Commands for Lieutenancy over the respective Counties to be illegal and void In these Votes they received great incouragement and confirmation from the opinions of several of the Members of the House of Commons as Pym Hampden Hollis Stapleton and of Lawyers St. John Corbet L'Isle and divers others and chiefly from the confident opinion of the Lord Keeper Littleton concurring with them Others who went along with them were not yet clear of this Opinion From Huntington the King sends them a Message Mar. 15. That he means to make his residence at York and desires them to hasten their Succours for Ireland and not upon any pretence of an Ordinance to which his assent is not given as by Law it ought to doe against Law which he was to keep and his Subjects to obey Upon this Message from the King the Parliament were the more exasperated by a report from the Lords who were sent to him unto Royston that at the reading of that part of their Message concerning Mr. Jermin the King said that it is false and when they read that of Captain Legg the King said that 's a lye In answer to the King's Message from Huntington the Parliament note that the King's absence so far from his Parliament was obstructive to the relief of Ireland and therefore all those Counsellors that
inveigh against any such thing as treachery and baseness and that which might be the occasion of shedding much blood That he said he durst not for the awe and respect which he had for Selden and the rest communicate any of the particulars to them but was almost disheartned himself to proceed in it They were all upon their Trial condemned Tomkins and Challoner onely were hanged Waller had a Reprieve from General Essex and after a years imprisonment he paid a fine of ten thousand pound was pardoned and travailed into France The General Essex being about Thame ordered the Buckinghamshire Forces to Alarm the Cavaliers some Skirmishes past between them Rupert ingageth their Body in Chalgrave Field Routs them and takes Captain Sheffeild and many other Prisoners Major Gunter was shot dead in the place and Hampden wounded whereof he died a week after Some had advised him not to go forth upon this Party he not being ordered to doe it but his Mettle did put him forward and his death insued He was a Gentleman of the ancientest Extraction in Buckinghamshire Hampden of Hampden his fortune large his natural Abilities great and his affection to publick Liberty and Applause in his Countrey exposed him to many difficulties and troubles as in the business of the Ship-money of the Loan and now in Parliament Where he was a most Active and Leading Member he spake rationally and subtilly and often proposed Doubts more than he resolved he was well beloved in his Countrey where he had a great Interest as also in the House of Commons he died lamented about the 24. of June 1643. In the West the Parliament Forces took in Taunton and Bridgwater The Synod of Divines sate but concluded upon nothing In Germany the Protestant Forces under the Duke of Brunswick endeavoured to reduce Woolfen Bottel Picolomini for the Emperour enters the Town and sets upon Brunswick but was beaten and lost 2000 men Lamboy for the Emperour about Bohemia had his Regiment defeated for want of good Guards and himself taken Prisoner and sent to France by Count Guebiran who for this service and taking of John de Wert received the Marshals Staff The Swedes with 7000 fresh men under Tortoison enter Germany and did gallant Service against the Arch-Duke Leopold Picolomini marcheth against and brake through their left Wing at Leipsick and fell to plunder The Swedes rally and turn upon the Enemy and they fly six thousand of them seized never shot off The Swedes take Leipsick and besiege Friburgh which is relieved by Picolomini who upon this success took leave of the Arch-Duke and the Emperour's service and was entertained by the Spaniard The French prospered in Catalonia June 16. The Queen was brought to Bed of a Daughter at Excester named Henrietta Maria. The Parliament finding the great failure of Justice for want of a great Seal voted That if the Lord Keeper Littleton did not return with the Great Seal within fourteen days he should lose his Place and whatsoever should be sealed with that Great Seal afterwards should be void By their Order a new Great Seal was made engraven on the one side the Picture of the House of Commons the Members sitting on the other side the Arms of England and Ireland Waller with his whole Army was fought with by Greenvile and Slanning at Lands Down in the West Greenvile did gallant Service and was slain there so was Leake the Lord Deincourt's Son with the Enemies Colours about his Arm and many others of quality On Waller's part the Foot were dispersed and cut off many Officers and Arms lost Waller follows the King's Forces to whom Wilmot was sent with fifteen hundred Horse they both met at Rowndway Down near the Devises in Wiltshire where Waller's Horse upon a pannick fear fled and left their Foot to the mercy of the Enemy who flew a great number of them and took many Prisoners four brass Guns Ammunition and Baggage This caused a diminution of the former Fame of Waller which was raised up near to a competition or emulation with Essex himself and caused some slackning of mutual Succors and Assistance to the prejudice of their common Cause But after this Defeat Waller posted up to London where his person being a man known to be of much honour and courage silenced Invectives against him and made the better way for Recruits for him During these Actions of Waller their General Essex writes to the Parliament to incline them to a Peace with the King at which some were displeased and intimated the promoting of Waller in his place But this was before they received the News from Rowndway Down of this Defeat In the North some difference had been between the Lord Fairfax and Sir John Hotham who refused to submit to Fairfax though General for the Parliament in those parts but Hotham was as high and morose as the other was meek and courteous The Parliament hearing of this Contest intended to displace Hotham which he discovering by Letters that he intercepted began to have new Designs His Son Captain Hotham being suspected by the Parliament was imprisoned at Nottingham from whence escaping he under-hand treated with the Earl of Newcastle and coming to Hull he and his Father stood upon their Guard The Parliament doubting the Consequence hereof sent Sir Matthew Bointon with a Commission to seize them both and to be Governour there who not suspected by Hotham being his Brother-in-law had the more opportunity to tamper with the Garrison and gain an Interest with the Souldiers so that he gained them and the Magazine Then Sir John too late seeing the Design against him fled to Beverley where his own Souldiers set upon him and forced him back again to Hull where he was taken by his Brother Sir Matthew Bointon and with his Lady his Son and all his Children sent up Prisoners to the Parliament and Bointon remained Governour of Hull in his place His rough carriage especially to his Inferiours his very narrow living and the betraying of the Trust committed to him rendred him so distastfull to all sorts of people That his Masters for whom he had done so great Service in resisting the King at his first coming to Hull they now cast him off his Souldiers who had fought for him now chase him away from them and his Brother in Law supplants him and sends him with his Wife and Children Prisoners to the Parliament The Exit of his Scene in this Tragick Age follows in its order of time Prince Rupert hovered long about Bristoll till finding by his Correspondents whereof he had many in the City when it was worst provided for resistance he fell upon it and Colonel Nathaniel Fiennes the Governour after three days siege was forced to surrender it For which the Governour was afterwards sentenced by a Council of War to lose his life but by General Essex he was pardoned and gave off his Military Service The new Great
or beyond Seas Lyme was brought to some streights by the Enemies Countermining of them Captain Temple beat up the Enemies quarters at Islip slew 15 took divers Officers Sir James Fortescue and others and 37 prisoners and 18 bayles of Serge. The Garrison at Plymouth sallyed out two miles and took from the Enemy 9 peices of Ordnance 150 Prisoners 100 Cows and 500 Sheep General Essex advanced to Bullington-green within a mile of Oxford and faced it Mr. Walter Long was by Ordinance made Register of the Chancery and a Committee was appointed to consider of fit persons to be made Judges Colonel Massey took Beverston Castle in Gloucestershire and in it sixty persons with all their Ordnance and Ammunition From thence at Malmesbury he took the Garrison being three hundred men and among them two of the Earl of Berkshire's Sons four hundred Arms seven pieces of Ordnance Powder and Ammunition From thence he went to Chippenham which the Enemy quitted to him with much Provision and Arms. An Ordinance was agreed to bestow on him a thousand pounds per annum out of Sir John Winter's Estate By advice of the Assembly of Divines an erronious Print of the English Bible at Amsterdam and sent over hither was suppressed by order of Parliament The Earl of Denbigh took in Russell house in Staffordshire and in it Colonel Lane and divers Officers with two hundred Prisoners and their Arms and 10000 l. worth of Goods and so opened the passage betwixt Coventry and London the stout Morelanders joyned with him The Earl of Manchester's Horse joyned with the Scots Horse and those of Sir Thomas Fairfax and advanced to interpose between Prince Rupert and York or Lancaster Mr. Hix a Minister appointed to Preach before the Parliament and complaining that he wanted Books being plundered the Commons gave him 30 l. to buy more A Gentleman who came from Ireland to Oxford and so to London informed the Parliament That the Propositions of the Protestants there were cast off but those of the Rebels countenanced June 1644. Sir William Brereton was made Major General of Cheshire and the adjacent parts with like power as in other Associations The Enemy assaulting Lyme Major Rutsford with a party of the Garrison sallied out and beat them back took about three hundred Prisoners one brass piece of Ordnance and great store of Arms. Prince Rupert took Bolton in Lancashire by storm after three Repulses which so irritated the Prince his Forces that they put to the Sword many after they had laid down their Arms and among them were named four Ministers Heycocke Tilsbury Harper and Fogge this was highly discoursed of by the Parliament party That a foreign Prince should be allowed to exercise so much severity upon the lives of the English in their own Country The Lord Chandois left Oxford and came in to the Parliament The Earl of Calender possest himself of Morpeth for the Parliament By Combination between the Mayor of Newcastle and the Governour of the South-shields for the Parliament they were betrayed to the King's Forces The Seamen discovering a Plot to betray Sunderland put themselves in Arms planted two pieces of Ordnance and secured the Town For which Service the Parliament gave them 200 l. and ordered the Captain that betrayed the South-shields to be tryed for it by a Council of War Letters of Credence were received by the Parliament from the King of Denmark Colonel Jones Governour of Farnham Castle was assaulted in his Quarters by some of the Garrison of Basing-house but three Troups of Colonel Norton's coming to his assistance they took divers Officers and about seventy five Souldiers and drove the rest to Basing Sir Edward Baynton upon a submissive Petition was restored to the House Captain Swanley was called into the House of Commons and had thanks given him for his good Service and a Chain of Gold of two hundred pounds value and Captain Smith his Vice-Admiral had another Chain of one hundred pounds value The Lord General Essex had a skirmish with the King's Forces at Anslow-Bridge near Islip where they had made Breast-works on both sides but Essex forced them to retreat and took thirty of them Prisoners Waller on the other side took sixty Prisoners and about forty were slain of the Parliaments party Coningham one of Essex's Colonels having his Arm shot off by a great Shot was so far from being daunted at it that he held up his other Arm and said I have yet another Arm left to fight for the Parliament but he died not long after Major Mathews was likewise wounded and the report was that the King lost that day near two thousand men that were killed and wounded and ran away Colonel Hutchinson Governour of Nottingham met with a party of the Newarkers slew Captain Thimbleby and took fifty of them The same party from Nottingham the next day took more of the Newarkers twenty Gentlemen and Officers and sixty of their Horse and Furniture The Lords sent to the Commons that a Regiment of Foot or more might be sent to joyn with the Forces then before Greenland-house and that they might batter it from the other side of the Thames The Dutch Ambassadour came from the King to the Lord General to know if he were inclined to Peace and would treat with them he answered That he had much desired Peace but was not impowred to treat about it that being reserved to the Parliament And so the Ambassadors returned to London The Marquess of Argile quieted the Commotions in Scotland Mr. Nichols one of the Committee sent to the Army informed the Parliament that the King and Prince with the three thousand Horse and a party of Musquettiers were marched from Oxford towards Bristoll as was conceived That the King sent a Party before to Burford whither he followed and that the Duke of York with some Forces was in Oxford and that the Town was in some streights and want of Provisions there are fifteen hundred of the King's Army besides the Scholars and eight hundred Towns-men At Burford the King was fain in person to drive his Souldiers out of the Town The Archbishop was again brought to his Tryall and urged against him That he so furnished the King's Chapel that Seminary Priests would come thither for their Devotion and Adoration and some of them were instanced who said they knew no difference between their Churches and this Chapel and some other of our Churches as they were new ordered The King went from Burford with five thousand horse and foot twenty Carriages and some small Drakes Sir William Waller closely pursued him they are supposed to intend for Worcester and so to Shrewsbury that they may the more conveniently joyn as there shall be occasion with Prince Rupert General Essex pursued them another way by Chipping Norton The Commons sent a Committee to London to treat about the sending of more Forces speedily for the reducing of Oxford and Greenland-house and the
better securing those Counties for the Parliament The City freely agreed hereunto and resolved to send out another Brigade of horse and foot under Major General Brown to joyn with the Forces of these three Counties The Earl of Warwick relieved Lyme with Provisions and Ammunition which they greatly wanted and with some of his Seamen helped to keep the Line Prince Maurice stormed the Town but Captain Ceely the Governour and his Garrison with the Seamen made such a Defence that sixty of the Prince's men were slain two Captains and many of his Souldiers taken prisoners and but eight men lost of the Garrison in this storm The chief Commanders before Lyme were Prince Maurice the Lord Pawlet and Sir John Borlace with about 2500 horse and foot in all The next day but one they began again to storm the Town and came on with as much bravery and resolution as could be performed by English men against English-men and they were as gallantly received by the Garrison and 400 of the Prince's men were slain on the place and not above seven of the Garrison All this was certified to the Parliament by Letters from the Earl of Warwick to whom a Letter of thanks was sent from both Houses for his great Service in relieving this Town and they ordered 1000 l. per an to the Town out of the Lord Pawlet's Estate and full satisfaction to the Inhabitants for their losses and the Lord General was desired to send a party to relieve them It was much wondred at that this Town could so long hold out being of little strength more than by the courage of their men and situate low under a Hill which was of great advantage to the Besiegers and they were sometimes brought unto such streights that their Water was noisom with the bloud of those slain and they much wanted provision of Victuals and Ammunition which the Earl of Warwick supplyed He also certified the Parliament that he had taken two Pinnaces at Sea one bound for Bristoll valued at 18000 l. A Troup of the Earl of Dallensie's Regiment marched to the Walls of York killed thirty and took thirty four Prisoners sxity Horse and forty Oxen and Cows from the Garrison General Lesley and the Earl of Manchester intrenched on each side of York very near to the City and the Scots took and fortified a Windmill near the Town though the Garrison made 200 great shot at them The Parliament ordered the Lord General to pursue the King and Sir William Waller to march into the West which was contrary to the General 's liking and it was thought strange that the Committee of both Kingdoms would at that distance take upon them to give particular Orders for the Services and course of their Armies March and not rather to leave it to the chief Commanders that were upon the place and who upon every motion of the Enemy might see cause to alter their Counsels This increased the jealousies and peeks between the General and Waller both gallant men but the General thought himself undervalued and Waller was high enough Nor did there want Pick-thanks to blow these coals of jealousie and this proved unhappy to the Parliament Affairs as will appear afterwards Mr. Hungerford a Member of the House of Commons was committed for going to the Anti-Parliament at Oxford Colonel Massey took in Tewksbury and in it Lieutenant Colonel Mynne and many Prisoners Powder and Ammunition and slew several inferiour Officers A Battery was made at the Windmill-hill at York five pieces of Ordnance planted which shot into the Town and did much hurt the Lord Eglinton with four thousand Scots entred some of the Gates and made a passage into the Mannor-house A strong party sallying out of the City were beaten back with loss General Leuen with his Regiment took a Fort from the Enemy and in it 120 prisoners the Garrison burnt up much of the Suburbs The Archbishop came again to his Tryal and the Matters against him were Touching his Ceremonial and Popish Consecrating of Churches and concerning the Book of allowing Recreation on Sundays The Earl of Manchester having made a Mine forced the great Fort at York where all the Defenders were slain and taken and but ten or twelve Scots lost The Earl of Newcastle sent to General Leuen to know the Cause of his drawing thither Leuen answers That he wondred Newcastle should be ignorant thereof that his intent was to bring that City to the obedience of the King and Parliament and therefore for avoiding further effusion of blood he summoned him once more to render the Town The Earl of Newcastle Sir Thomas Widderington and other chief Commanders with a strong party sallyed out of the Town endeavouring to escape but were driven back into the City from whence they shooting at a Tent where Leuen was took off part of the Tent but did no other hurt Sudley Castle in Glocestershire was yielded to Sir William Waller at mercy and taken in it nine Captains twenty two inferiour Officers and all the common Souldiers of whom a hundred and fifty took the Covenant and listed themselves for the Parliament they took here likewise 4000 l. worth of Cloth The same day Colonel Purefoy with the Warwick Forces took Compton-house and in it 5500 l. in money and five or six Pots of money more found in a Pond all their Arms four hundred Sheep about a hundred head of Cattel and great store of Plunder The King's Forces as they hasted to Worcester broke down the Bridges after them to hinder the pursuit of them and many of them crouding to get over Pursow Bridge the Planks left for their passage brake and about sixty of them were drowned The Commons again desired the Lords Concurrence to the Ordinance for secluding the Members who had deserted the Parliament and assisted their Enemies but the Lords were not yet satisfied therein A Party continued before Greenland-house An Ordinance passed for the relief of the maimed and sick Souldiers and for the Wives and Children of those who were slain in the Service of the Parliament The King sent from Bewdely a party of three thousand Horse to relieve Dudley Castle besieged by the Earl of Denbeigh who coming suddenly upon the Earl he sent out a Forlorn commanded by Colonel Mitton who charged the Enemy so home and was so far engaged that the Earl's friends advised him to draw off as fast as he could to save himself and the rest of his Company the Forlorn being given over for lost and the King's Forces far in number exceeding the Forces of the Earl But the Earl would not so leave his Friends ingaged but in person led on his Party and charged the Enemy so hotly that they retreated in disorder and the Earl rescued and brought off his Forlorn and the Enemy lost about a hundred of their men besides many Officers and common Souldiers taken Prisoners by the Earl and lost but
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That he held the Pope to be the Metropolitan Bishop of the World and that there could be no true Church without Bishops The Speaker offered to the house a petition which he received from the hands of the French Ambassadour touching the French and English Merchants in matters of Trade which the House referred to the Committee of the Navy and directed that when addresses should be made to them as a Parliament they would doe right Colonel Popham was ordered to go down to Taunton to take into his charge a Regiment raised by the Country for him The Lord Inchequin's party taken at Dorchester that were Irish Rebels were there hang'd The Lord Admiral upon the General 's advance to Exeter sent the James a Ship of 1200 Tun to lye before it at Torbay that 100 are come out of the Town to him and that he hearing of eleven Ships waiting for the Queen to carry her beyond Sea sent three lusty Ships to wait on them The King marched with 7000 horse and foot to Bath and from thence towards Bristol where Hopton joyned with him Bostal-house in Bucks was re-fortified by the King's party York was rendered upon Articles to the three Parliament Generals who entred the Town and went to the Minster where they had a Sermon and thanks returned to God for the recovery of it An Order was made touching compounding for Wardships Colonel Massey wrote that the King with about 400 horse and 3000 foot was marched Westward whereof he had given notice to the General and to Sir Will. Waller and that he with three Troops of horse followed the King's Rear to keep them from plunder By Letters from the General he desires a pass for an Irish Gentlewoman Governess to the young Princess and sends a Letter which he received out of Exeter from Sir John Berkley the Governour The Irish as was informed by the King's allowance made a Declaration and Vow to assist the King against the Puritan Parliament and to defend Episcopacy and the Papists of England and protest against the Covenant and that they will proceed against all that take it The Lord Grey of Groby and Sir John Gell joyning together to reduce a Garrison of the King 's at Wilney-ferry who did many outrages to the Countrey and much infested them they used this Stratagem to get the Fort. They took about 60 Cart-loads of Hay and other combustible Matter and carried them with their Forces up to the very Fort under the shelter of which their men were secure from any hurt from the Enemy and putting fire to the combustible Matter with the advantage of the wind did so annoy the Enemy that they were driven out of the Works and their Trenches filled with the Hay and other stuff Captain Robinson the Governour offered to render upon terms to march away with Bag and Baggage but that being denied he prepared for a resolute defence but when the Parliament forces began the storm Robinson's men threw down their Arms and craved quarter which was given them and but one man killed there was taken three Captains divers inferiour Officers two Drakes and seventy common Souldiers after this they took in Wink field Manor and Shelford Manor The Parliament ordered a Letter of thanks to them The House being informed that Sir John Berkeley Governour of Exeter hanged up Captain Turpine in cold blood ordered that the Judges who condemn'd him Heath Banks Forster and Glanvile might be impeached of High Treason which was ordered against Glanvile onely being in their power Two Priests who were in the Earl of Newcastle's Army were sent up to the Parliament and ordered to be tried according to Law The Commons ordered a Letter of thanks to the Lord General for his good service in the West The Lord General sent word to the Parliament That he was advancing to relieve Plymouth and to fight with Prince Maurice Indeed there was a great Debate at the Council of War whether they should march on Westward or face about and meet the King who was marching towards them and rather fight with him than with Prince Maurice Most of the Council were of opinion to face about and to meet the King but the Lord Roberts was very earnest for them to advance into Cornwal and by the way to relieve Plymouth and from thence to march into Cornwal to fight Prince Maurice affirming that when they came into Cornwal which was his Lordship's Countrey they should find great assistance and many to come in to them by his interest among them The General followed his advice and wrote to the Parliament as before That the King was in Somersetshire and that the Queen with Bristol and Jermin were landed at Brest in France The House ordered that Mr. Hollis one of their Members shall have out of the King's Revenue the Fine which was imposed on him by the Star-chamber 3 Car. for his fidelity to the Common-wealth A Ship loaden with Arms and Ammunition for the King was taken and brought into Sunderland with 22 pieces of Ordnance in her A Committee of seven Lords and fourteen Commons was appointed to hear any complaints sent in by the Dutch Ambassadours concerning taking of Ships that right may be done A Committee most of Lawyers was appointed to consider what Ordinances were fit to be made into Laws when the King and Parliament should be agreed The Archbishop was again brought to his Trial and proofs produced against him that he should say the Pope was not Antichrist but the Head of the Church and that the Protestant and Romish Religion was all one and if the one was false so was the other and that he concealed a Plot revealed to him that 7000 men were in pay attending an opportunity to kill the King and to massacre the Protestants The Lord General sent up to the Parliament a Letter which he received from the Earl of Forth now made Earl of Brainford General of the King's Army acquainting that a Letter was sent by His Majesty from Eversham by the French Agent to be by him presented to the Parliament for Peace It was intituled A gracious Message directed to the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled at Westminster It propounded a Treaty of Peace and that Commissioners might be appointed on both sides to meet and treat thereof and it was signed by the Lord Digby Secretary A Letter came from the three Generals That now if it pleased the Parliament they believed the the King would be more inclineable to Peace than formerly This was excepted against by some who were no friends to Peace but those who longed for Peace carried it against them to have a day set to consider of this business Major General Brown was ordered to march to Abington to secure the Magazine and Artillery there The Earl of Manchester wrote to the Parliament for their advice which way the Scots Army and his should march and that the L. 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was in York Upon the defeat at Marston divers persons of Quality in discontent at that action and at passages of Prince Rupert distastfull to them quitted their charges under the King and went beyond Sea there landed of them at Hamborough the Earl of Newcastle and his two Sons General King the Lord Falconbridge the Lord Widderington the Earl of Carnwarth the Bishop of London-derry Sir Ed. Widderington Colonel Carnaby Colonel Basset Colonel Mazen Sir William Vavasour Sir Francis Mackworth and Sir Charles Cavendish and about 80 other A party from Northampton came to Banbury beat the Enemy into the Castle and took some Prisoners A party of the Irish Rebels took in Woodhouse in Devonshire near Warmestre where after the Parliament Forces had yielded up the House upon Quarter yet the Irish inhumanely abused both the Men Women and Children and afterwards hanged 14 honest wealthy men Clothiers who were fled thither for shelter Eighteen of the King 's best Ships and ten Merchantmen with some Frigots were ordered to be fitted for the Winter guard at Sea Mr. Constantine was sent up Prisoner from Poole and committed to the King 's Bench. The Widow of Captain Turpine who was executed in cold blood at Exeter petition'd for satisfaction from Sergeant Glanvill who gave judgment against him and from Meredeth and Seymour Justices of the Peace which was voted by the Parliament and a Letter Written to the General that if any of their Estates came within his power he should cause this to be done accordingly Captain Hammond sent out by Colonel Massey with a party of Horse to relieve the Countrey whom the Garrison of Berkley Castle had miserably plundered went to the Castle beat in the Enemy drove the Park rescued and restored to the Countreymen all their Cattel and killed and took divers Officers and Souldiers of the Garrison Prisoners By Letters from the Lord General the House was informed that he with his whole Army marched from Tiverton Eastward whereof Prince Maurice having notice marched after him with 4000 Horse and Foot that part of the Lord Paulet's Regiment took up their Quarters at Cheriton where part of the Lord General 's Horse fell in upon them took 60 of their Horse routed the whole Regiment killed divers of their Officers and Souldiers took store of Arms Bag and Baggage In his Letter was inclosed a Petition from the Town of Barnstable newly made a Garrison by the General that their Major might be their Governour and Colonel with power to levy money all which was granted That he intended to goe for the relief of Plymouth The King was at Evil in Somersetshire with about 5000 Horse and Foot After the business of Cherington the Lord Paulet went to Exeter where the Souldiers at his entring into the Town asking money of him he Caned some of them whereupon they pulled him off from his Horse and beat him and his life had been in danger if not rescued Waller sent a party of Horse and Dragoons into the West under Lieutenant General Middleton The Commons took great care to provide money and other necessaries for supply of their Armies in the North and of the English and Scots Forces in Ireland The Ordinance passed for the Court Martial in London for the trial of the Irish Rebels and others of greatest distast with the Parliament The Lords put the Commons in mind of the propositions for Peace and desired that the Scots Commissioners might be conferred with about them and the business hastened and the Commons appointed a day for it The Dutch Ambassadours desired respit of the sale of some ships taken for prize which was granted The Commons had debate about the sale of the Estates of some Papists in Arms and notorious Delinquents and of Bishops Deans and Chapters The Archibishop came again to his Trial and the Evidence being over he desired a day for his Counsel to plead to the matter in Law which was granted and that afterwards he himself might give his general Answer to the whole Charge The Earl of Manchester took in Tickhill Castle near Doncaster upon terms that the Officers Soldiers and Gentry there might go quietly to their own homes all the Arms Ammunition and Provisions were left to the Earl and were considerable A party of the King's Horse fell upon some Troops of the Earl of Denbigh at Evesham but the Earl's men took 120 of the Enemies Horse prisoners slew many in the place and lost but two or three men A party of the King's Garrison at Donnington Castle came from thence to Newbury on the Lord's day with design to seize upon some of the chief men of the Town but a party of Sir William Waller's men rescued them and beat the Enemy back to the Castle and took about 20 of them prisoners Aug. 1644. The Lord Henry Piercy's Regiment marching with the King Westward quartered at Collyton and a party of them came in the Evening and faced Lyme which Garrison to requite their visit sent out a party of about 120 Horse that night under Captain Pyne Herle and Bragge who beat up their Quarters took about 120 of their Horse 55 Prisoners divers Officers 100 Arms and good pillage After which a like party marched from Lyme to Chard the King being newly gone with his main Body out of the Town there they took eleven brave Horses with rich Saddles supposed to be the king's own Saddle horses and divers Prisoners General Essex marched into Cornwal the Enemy removing before him most of the Garrisons near Plymouth and on the borders of Devon and Cornwal were quitted by the Enemy Mount Stamford with four pieces of Ordnance was regained Plimpton with eight pieces of Ordnance Salt Ash and a great Fort with some great Guns and many Arms Launceston and other small Garrisons yielded to the General At Newbridge was a hot encounter betwixt a party of the General 's and Sir Richard Greenvile disputing the passe into Cornwal but the General took the Bridge with the losse of about 40 of his men slain and of the Enemy about 200 killed and taken The General from thence went to Greenvile's House where the Garrison desired a parley but the General 's Souldiers had not patience to treat but stormed it all within had quarter except the Irish Rebels There was taken in the house two pieces of Canon 150 Prisoners many Arms great pillage for the Souldiers Money and Plate to the value of 3000 l. and great quantities of provisions At Launceston the Shire-town the Countrey came in many of them to the General and he had 2500 of the Plymouth Forces that joyned with him The King came to Exeter and there joyned with some Forces of P. Maurice and of Hopton The Propositions for Peace were taken into Debate by the House and divers of them voted the proceedings in them were the more slow because of the Scots concurrence to be required in every one of them Sir Philip Stapleton
and Mr. Herbert came from the General to the Parliament and made report to the Commons of the General 's progress in the West as before mentioned and that the General came to Bedman in Cornwal they desire the House to take care for supplies for the General 's Army and that Forces might be sent to be in the Rear of the King's Army Sir Peter Osborn and Sir Thomas Fanshaw for deserting the Parliament whereof they were Members were discharged of their Offices which were conferred upon others A party of the Lord Robert's Brigade was sent to pursue Greenvile and his Army which was about 3000 strong and fell upon him at Lestithiel in Cornwal killed divers of Greenvile's men and took many Prisoners The General took in Foy a Haven and place of importance with several ships there and in all 17 pieces of Ordnance and summoned the Countrey to come in to his assistance By Letters from the Lord Inchequin Lord Brohale and Burchet from Ireland they certify the Parliament That they had thrust the Rebels out of most part of the Port-towns in Munster that many considerable places there have declared for the Parliament and that those Lords have 12000 men in Arms for the Parliaments service they desire some supplies and send over a Declaration of the Protestants there against the cessation The City of London petitioned that obstructions in Justice might be removed that Delinquents might be proceeded against speedily and that the City debts might be paid out of Delinquents Estates General Hastings for the King sent out a party to relieve Wink field Manor besieged by the Earl of Denbigh and Sir John Gell who marched out with 500 Horse sent them lately by Sir William Waller fell upon the Enemy killed many of them and took 150 Prisoners The Earl of Calender with some of the Scots forces took in Hartlepoole in the Bishoprick of Durham and Stockton places of importance for the Parliament and another party of the Scots under Sir John Meldrum besieged Leverpoole in Lancashire The French Ambassadour sent a Letter to the Speaker wherein he acknowledged that the Parliament at Westminster was the Parliament of England and informed that he had a Message to them from the King his Master this was referred to the Committee concerning the Dutch Ambassadours The Commons gave 150 l. gratuity to the Governour of Lyme and some provision of money formerly ordered for Glocester was transferred to Plymouth which was ill taken by Colonel Massey Several Ordinances past for giving power to Committees in several Counties and the Irish Remonstrance was permitted to be printed Commissary Copley was inlarged upon bail A Committee of the Lawyers of the House were ordered to consider of the plea of the Archbishop upon the Act of Oblivion and to report their opinions to the House Captain Moulton did some service for the Parliament in Pembrokeshire The Earl of Antrim landed in the North of Scotland with 2500 Irish and the Marquess of Argile went to resist them with a considerable Army General Leven advanced toward Newcastle to joyn with the Earl of Calender in besieging that City Colonel Massey having drawn out his Forces against Berkley Castle Colonel Myn with about 700 of the King's Forces entred Glocestershire and began to spoil the Countrey and to streighten Glocester Massey wheeled about and fought with them slew Colonel Myn and about 100 of his men and Lieutenant Colonel Mercy and took one Colonel four Majors divers inferiour Officers and about 300 common Souldiers Of his part Colonel Hartley was shot in the Arm some others wounded but not above three men slain Orders were made concerning relief to be sent to Ireland and for supplies of the Earl of Manchester's Army and the Forces of Sir William Waller Colonel Middleton sent up to the Parliament from Sarum many Copes Surplices Tippets Hoods Plate and the Picture of the Virgin Mary taken in the Minster there other Relicks being divided amongst the Souldiers Colonel Doddington with a party of the King's Forces came to Dorchester and was repulsed by Major Sydenham The Commons ordered 250 l. out of the Lord Capel's Woods to the Window of Colonel Meldrum slain in their service and 50 l. to another like Widow They gave power to Waller for exchange of Prisoners except such as had been Parliament men and some others A party of about 1600 from Oxford came to surprize Sir William Waller's Forces at Abington but were repulsed and Sir Richard Grimes and some others of them slain and about 40 taken Prisoners The three Generals and the Committeeresiding with them had a meeting and consultation how to dispose of their forces for the service of the Parliament and agreed upon several considerable things and concluded That if any of the three Armies should be in any distress upon notice thereof all the others should come in to their assistance The Parliament in Scotland voted the Earl of Montross and other Lords taking part against them to be traitours and confiscated their Estates The King being joyned with the Lord Hopton and Prince Maurice followed General Essex into Cornwal and drove away all the Cattel and took away all the Provisions to streighten the Parliaments Army The Parliament ordered Lieutenant General Middleton with the 3000 Horse now with him to march with all speed to the assistance of the Lord General and 4000 Horse more to be sent speedily after him but it was too late Upon the motion of the Assembly of Divines a day was appointed for publick humiliation to implore the assistance of God for the prosperous undertaking of the Lord General Divers of the County of Lincoln were desirous that Colonel King might be restored to his Commands in that Countrey Colonel Hastings coming to plunder some Carriers at Belgrave was beaten back with losse by a party from Leicester The Earl of Calender took Gate-side and blockt up Newcastle on that side beating back a party of the Garrison that sallied out upon him and General Leven marched towards him Sir Thomas Middleton and Sir William Brereton took about 320 Horse of Prince Rupert's Regiment 60 Prisoners many Arms and much Pillage Colonel Ashton took 200 of the Earl of Derby's Horse near Preston Letters came from the Lord General from Lestithiel in Cornwal and in them a Letter inclosed from the King to the Lord General dated Aug. 6. with another Letter from Prince Maurice and the Earl of Brainford the King's General dated Aug. 9. and another Letter from the Lord Hopton and most of the King 's chief Officers to the Lord General The King's Letter was with more than ordinary mildness inviting the General to join with him in that which is both their aims to make the Kingdom happy and to ingage the King to him in the highest degree and if any shall oppose them to make them happy against their wills and promiseth great rewards to him and his Army The Letters from the others were
were not equal or from an expectation of Prince Rupert's advance with 3000 horse and Dragoons and the return of the Earl of Northampton from Banbury with 1000. The King's strength is reported to have been 8000 foot and 500 horse which albeit a gallant Army yet upon the Parliaments Forces drawing into Battalia they durst not take the Field but to counterpoise the Parliaments numbers the King fell to Stratagems to fortifie the Town especially the Avenues and having raised his Batteries and lined the hedges stood upon his guard and with some great pieces where he saw the biggest bodies and most advantage liberally sent them some Bullets which killed 2 or 3 horse but hurt not their Riders For many hours some parties of horse skirmisht 'twixt both the Armies in which play the Parliament had the best of whose part but one man fell of theirs four or five of which one was knighted It being impossible to engage the King's Forces without much hazard that night the greatest part of the Parliaments Forces marched unto Chevely the horse commanded by Waller and Balfour the foot by Skippon whilst the other encamped before the Eastside of the Town and ordered by Manchester at one same time having agreed to storm the Garrison on both sides That night and the next the Parliamentarians quartered in the open fields but neither the coldness of the weather nor want of usual provision any whit disanimated the Souldiers the expectation of fight swallowing up all other extremities howbeit most of them had three days provision prepared by command in their Snapsacks By Daybreak upon Sunday the horse and foot commanded by Waller and Skippon were upon their march in four hours surrounded Dunnington Castle and made their approach towards the West of Newbury By the way they intercepted two or three Carts of Provision and took about 100 horse and foot of the King 's as they straggled and the King's Forces from the Castle fell upon the Parliaments Rear and took 10 or 12 prisoners Upon this march they received the Report that Newcastle was taken by storm and the Ulster Rebels defeated which much incouraged the Parlaiments Forces It was One a Clock ere the Train and Rear came up and near Three ere they could be put into Battalia with extraordinary shouts and other symptoms of courage and joy the Western body advanced and by the Forlorn-hope of horse quickly began the fight which with as much eagerness was seconded by the foot who cryed They would now be revenged for the business of Cornwall For three hours the fight was maintained with as much resolution and bravery on both parts as hath been since these Wars the Cannon and small shot on both sides firing with as quick a motion as was possible Among the foot the General 's Regiment especially did eminently well and among all of the whole Army there was not one man or party horse or foot seen either to desert their duty or to dishearten their fellows After a long and hot dispute the Parliamentarians beat the King's Forces first from their Work and then from their Ordnance nine in number in which atchievement they lost a few men and among them Captain Gawler The Day was of so much discontent to his Majesty that an hour after midnight he marched out of the Town with an attendant Troop only towards Winchester and sent up his Cannon Carriages and Baggage to the Castle where at day-break the Parliamentarians saw them placed and Colonel Cromwell followed the body of the Enemy two hours before day The E. of Cleveland was taken prisoner by a Lieutenant of Colonel Barkley's General Goring hardly escaped his Brother was shot dead as he charged most of his Troop were cut off Major Trevillian and divers others of quality and 200 common Souldiers of the King's part slain and 300 taken prisoners Letters came of the taking of the Town and Castle of Newcastle surrendred to General Leven Oct. 29. the Governour and the rest submitting for their lives In that little compass of the Castle were 500 men besides women and children Three Scots Lords taken there Craford Rea and Maxwell were sent into Scotland to be there tryed The Town though taken by Onslaght was not much ransackt most of them redeeming their goods from plunder upon reasonable satisfaction in moneys A Day of publick Thanksgiving was appointed for these successes at Newbury and at Newcastle Some differences among the Committee of Sussex were referred to a Committee of the House and another Committee appointed to consider of settling the Garrison of Windsor and reducing it to a less number and half pay Alderman Atkins was sworn Lord Mayor of London in the Exchequer according to custom Letters from Sir William Waller and Sir Arthur Haslerigge further confirmed the Parliaments success at Newbury and that they had taken 1000 Arms there that if they had had but one hour more of day-light in probability they had totally routed and dispersed the King's whole Army Which was in so great distraction after the fight that they retreated three several ways at once in great confusion That the King as they were informed with a small party wheeled about by Marlborough and so to Oxford Since the fight they took many prisoners stragglers and the King 's own Coach and General Forth 's Coach with his Lady many Sumpter-horses and other good Prizes An Ordinance was committed for the Attainder of the Archbishop and they that managed the Evidence against him at his Tryal were appointed to bring in the state of all the Evidence to the House Letters from Captain Hacker informed that a party of the King 's coming to relieve Crowland were set upon by the Parliaments Forces 600 horse and 400 hundred prisoners taken of Newark and Belvoir Forces and the Town much discouraged thereby A hundred horse of the Queen's Regiment were taken by the Garrison of Weymouth wherein the Country people assisted the Parliaments Forces Sir Authony Ashley Cooper with 1500 horse and foot from several Garrisons took the field to encounter Sir Lewis Dives Sir William Vvedale was readmitted to sit as a Member of the House Novemb. 1644. The Lord Paget petitioned expressing much sorrow for his deserting the Parliament and adhering to the Enemy whose Counsel and Designs he now seeth to tend to the destruction of the Kingdom humbly submitting himself to the Favour of the Parliament Letters from Newcastle desire the Parliament to consider of the new framing and settling the Government of that Town and that fit and able men may be chosen for that purpose which was referred to a Committee of both Houses General Leven sent 5000 horse and foot of the Scots Army to the Lord Fairfax in Yorkshire to suppress the stragling Enemy there An Ordinance was sent down to Newcastle for the Tryal of Sir John Marley the late Mayor there by a Council of War A Commander in Surrey sent to some Members of Parliament there to
Horse 80 Prisoners Major Heron and other Commanders The Commons appointed an examination touching any neglects of their Armies and the spinning out of the War and of the late miscarriages after Newbury Fight when they had so much advantage against the Enemy By Letters from Colonel Norton he informs the House that he had received a warrant from a chief Commander in their Army to raise the siege from before Basing-house and to betake themselves to Winter quarters which was a thing unexpected to him but according to that Warrant they had withdrawn This raised new jealousies and discontents in the minds of many of the Parliament and of their Friends Mac Mahon was executed at Tyburn and Mr. Peters urg'd him to make confession but he would not unless he might have a Romish Priest The plea of Peerage of the Lord Macquire was allowed Upon Letters from Colonel Jones Governour of Farnham the King's Army being come near him the Parliament ordered some forces to be quartered there for his assistance Sir Alexander Carew being sentenced by the Court Marshal to have his Head cut off his Lady petitioned that her Husband was distracted and unfit to die and prayed a Reprieve for him which was granted An Ordinance passed for a voluntary contribution to raise the second payment to the Scots The late carriage of the Armies in suffering Donnington Castle to be relieved and quitting Newbury which was plundered and not fighting when the Parliaments forces were two for one was referred to a Committee to be examined The Parliaments forces quartered at Reading Abington and Henley where the rude Souldiers did great mischief to Friends as well as Enemies in their Houses and more in their Woods but such insolencies and mischiefs must be expected from this brood of Men or rather bruitish Souldiers who know no difference between Friends and Foes but all is Plunder that they can fasten their hands upon Kent raised 3000 men to oppose the King's march into Sussex and Surrey which was feared The power of the Court Marshal was continued for four months longer than their former time A Party of about 300 of the King's forces coming to Axminster near Lyme to fortifie it and to streighten Lyme the Governour fell upon them and at the second charge routed them killed Major Walker two Captains two Lieutenants and divers common Souldiers took four pieces of Ordnance many Arms and Prisoners and released fifty Gentlemen who had been by them taken Prisoners from their houses The Commons passed the Directory of Worship Letters from the Commissioners at Oxford informed That on the Lord's day they presented the Propositions for Peace to the King which were read by the Earl of Denbigh That the King ask'd the Committee if they had power to treat they answered no but their Commission was to receive His Majestie 's Answer in writing then the King said they should receive his Answer accordingly At the reading of the excepted persons names which the Earl of Denbigh read with great courage and temper P. Rupert and P. Maurice being present when their names were read as excepted persons they fell into a laughter at which the King seemed displeased and bid them be quiet When the Committee answered the King that they had no Commission to treat but to receive His Majestie 's Answer in writing the King replied then a Letter-carrier might have done as much as you to which the Earl of Denbigh said I suppose your Majesty looks upon us as persons of another condition than Letter-carriers The King said again I know your condition but I say that your Commission gives you power to doe no more than a Letter-carrier might have done and so they came away from the King with a little kind of dissatisfaction but some of his Lords afterwards excused to them those hasty words Surrey petitioned for relief against free quarter which was ordered and that all forces of the Parliament near London should be removed nearer to the Enemy and to inlarge their own quarters Order was given for the relief of Taunton Castle and for supplies of Abington Persons in Norwich who were imprisoned for not coming to hear Common Prayer were by Vote discharged An Ordinance passed for the inhabitants of New England to have free Trade hither without paying of Customs Two Papists being stayed at the Court of Guards affirmed that they were Parliament Souldiers under Captain Buller and the House being informed of it referred it to a Committee to be examined and order if it were so and the Captain knew it that he should be cashiered and the like for any Officer of the Parliament that should doe as he did A new Seal was made of the Dutchy of Lancaster and Whitelocke was made by the Parliament Attorney of the Dutchy The Commons referred it to the Committee of the Navy to take special notice of the gallant service done by Captain Ashley and to give him all due encouragement Sir John Boles with forces from Newark plundered divers houses in Lincolnshire of the Parliaments Friends and took away Mr. Anderson and Mr. Emmerson a Committee-man Prisoners The City by a Petition remember their forwardness in their persons and purses to serve the Parliament and desire a reimbursement of their monies lent towards reducing of Newcastle and that they might have Coals at a reasonable price which was held fit by the Commons and put in a way to be done A party of Monmouth Garrison being drawn out upon a design against the King's forces thereabouts the Lord Herbert of Ragland having notice thereof sent seven or eight of his Souldiers in the habit of Countreymen who discoursed with the Sentinels of Monmouth Castle feigning themselves Friends which made the Sentinels secure and careless upon which two Troups of Horse watching their opportunity broke through the Sentinels and possest themselves of the Castle A Ship of Exeter loaden with rich goods and cast by weather into Lyme was ordered to be sold and one moity of the goods for the Town the other for the service of the West Upon the Petition of divers Western Gentlemen driven from their habitations by the King's forces the Commons ordered a Committee to take care to provide houses and accommodations for them and this brought in divers others who were not in the like necessity but rather for their gain to obtain the like favour Sir Thomas Littleton was remanded to streighter custody in the Tower The Committee who carried the Propositions of Peace to Oxford had the King's Answer sealed up and sent to them They upon advice together thought it not fit for them to receive an Answer in that manner not being acquainted what it was nor a Copy of it as was usual in the like cases sent with it unto them and upon this they desired to be excused from receiving that Answer so sealed and made an Address to His Majesty that they might know what his Answer was and have a Copy
Ordinance The Commons voted to hear no private business for ten days Mr. Roger Lestrange was tryed for a Spy before the Court-Marshal coming from the King's quarters without Drum Trumpet or Pass to betray Lynne Garrison Sir Thomas Middleton and Colonel Mitton took in a Garrison of the King 's near Mountgomery and in it Colonel Ballard the Governour Llayd the high Sheriff divers Officers two Foot Colours sixty common Souldiers with store of Arms and Pillage The Assembly of Divines presented to the House some further Additions to the Directory for Worship Much time was spent to settle the payment of the Northern Armies and to enable the Scots to march Southwards The Commons concluded their Debate upon the Directory for Worship A Letter was agreed to be written to the Parliament of Scotland from both Houses here to express the great ingagement of this Kingdom to them for their brotherly assistance The Lords upon the Petition of Sir John Hotham and his Son thought fit to pardon the Father and desired the Concurrence of the Commons therein but upon the Question it was carried in the Negative not to be taken by them into consideration The Court-Marshal gave judgment upon Mr. Lestrange The Commons passed an Ordinance for continuing the Court-Marshal for three Months longer and another for disfranchizing some Aldermen of York The Commons ordered the Commissioners of the Great Seal to issue out the Sheriffs Patents to the Messengers of the Seal The Lords debated the Self-denying Ordinance They concurred with the Commons to refer the business of the Treaty upon the Propositions for Peace to the Committee of both Kingdoms Major General Brown marched out with a Party towards Oxford and was near taking the Fort Royall there but his Design was discovered and prevented yet he brought away forty men and horse with him Several Orders were made for Money for the Scots and other Armies and for supply of the Forces in Ireland Divers of Bucks petitioned against the Outrages of the Parliaments Forces in that County Colonel Bulstrode was made Governour of Henley and Phillis Court but he was shortly after called away to his Regiment and Colonel Charles Doyley made Governour there But he and the Souldiers falling out they had like to have killed him and he would stay there no longer and Colonel Piuter Temple succeeded him Sir John Hotham was going to his Execution and much company expecting it on Tower-hill when a Messenger came with a Reprieve from the Lords But the Commons sent to the Lieutenant of the Tower to know the reason of deferring the Execution when they did not consent to any Reprieve for him The Lord Fairfax his forces took in Pomfret Town and close blocked up the Castle and other Castles thereabouts Colonel Bright fell upon a party of the King 's under Sir William Cobbes took divers Officers and Souldiers and good Horses from them A party of the Newark forces in the night time surprized some of the Parliaments forces and took near two Troups of them The Leicester forces drove the forces of Hastings out of Ashby-Town into the Tower and took divers Prisoners and Arms. Prince Maurice laid down his Commission for the West and the Lord Hopton was made General there and laboured to get a new Army January 1644. The Directory for Worship was finished by the Commons and sent up to the Lords by Mr. Rouse Upon the Debate touching the Reprieve of Sir Jo. Hotham by the Lords the Commons voted that no Officer made by Ordinance of both Houses should stay the execution of Justice by any order of either House without the concurrence of both Houses They likewise ordered that the Lieutenant of the Tower do proceed to the Execution of Sir John Hotham according to the Sentence of the Court Marshal Captain Hotham his Son sent a Petition to the Lords and another to the Commons praying his Pardon but it was denied and the same day his Head was cut off Mr. L'Estrange petitioned the Lords that his Case might be heard before the Parliament which was consented to by both Houses Letters were ordered to be written by the Speaker to Sussex Surrey and Hampshire for raising of Dragoons formerly undertaken One hundred and fifty horse from Oxford possessed themselves of Beselsley Mr. Speaker's House near Abington intending to fortifie it but Major General Brown sent out a party under Colonel Boswel to whom upon his summons they rendered the House on conditions to march away onely one who had formerly broke Prison at Abington was denied that favour Sergeant Wilde Mr. Brown and Mr. Nicholas offered Reasons and Arguments to the Lords that the Matters proved against the Archbishop were Treason An Answer was ordered to be given to the Papers of the Scots Commissioners to be sent by them to the Parliament of Scotland A Committee of both Houses was named to receive from the Sweedish Agent some matters which he said he had further to impart to them from the Queen Sir John Hotham in the Morning before his Execution procured a motion in the House of Commons for his Pardon which took up a Debate and Sir John being brought to the Scaffold on Tower-hill expected the good news of his Pardon and the time was protracted till two a Clock in the Afternoon but the Commons would not grant his desire He spake shortly to the people and Mr. Peters prayed with him and spake to the people in his Name and told them that Sir John ' s Father said to him when he was going forth to be a Souldier Son when the Crown of England lies at stake you will have fighting enough He was somewhat fearfull of death and his head was cut off The Committee of both Kingdoms reported their opinion to the Lords That the place for the Treaty of Peace should be Uxbridge and the Commissioners to be four Lords and eight Commoners and four Scots Commissioners to which the Lords agreed and sent to the Commons for their concurrence Both Houses agreed to send Commissioners to the Parliament and Assembly in Scotland The Queen of Sweden's Letter to the Parliament was read and contained a Narrative of the King of Denmark's hard usage of the Crown of Sweden and the great affection that Queen bears to England The Directory of Worship was fully agreed upon by both Houses and ordered to be printed and two of the Assembly to take care thereof and that a course shall be taken for publishing and settling of it to be generally used The Commons ordered that the Assembly of Divines should write a Congratulatory Letter to the Assembly in Scotland and to acquaint them what they had done and that the Parliament here had agreed in those Matters The Lords agreed to the Ordinance for Attainder of the Archbishop of High Treason and to be hanged drawn and quarter'd for it The Commons agreed that the place for the Treaty should be Vxbridge the Commissioners for
the Militia which was appointed to be debated the next day in the morning 4. The Commissioners being met Sir Edward Hyde in the first place would have had it for granted that the whole power of the Militia by the Law of England is in the King onely This by Mr. Whitelocke was deny'd to be so very clear and he undertook to make it out that our Law doth not positively affirm where that great Power is lodged and doubted not but to satisfy the Commissioners fully in that point Whereupon it was moved that a day might be appointed to hear their Arguments when the Earl of Southampton Interposed saying My Lords We have already spent much time in debates touching the matters of Religion and although I should be very glad to hear both these worthy Gentle-men speak to this point by whom we may receive much satisfaction therein yet I think that it will more conduce to the setling of our business to decline any debate upon this matter and to see how far we can meet one another in the composure of the business upon this Proposition Hollis My Lords I think it is very well moved by that Noble Lord for saving of our time and more for endeavouring to compose any difference that may be upon this Proposition by coming as near as we can to satisfy one another and therefore though I should account the time very well spent to hear these worthy Gentlemen who I believe would very much inlighten our judgments in this matter yet I doubt it may not tend so much to a composure of it as may be by declining the Debate Several others of the Commissioners spake to the same effect with the Earl of Southampton and Mr. Hollis and thereupon it was thought fit to lay aside the debate between Sir Edward Hyde and Mr. Whitelocke and the Commissioners proceeded in the Treaty upon the Particulars of the Propositions of the Militia The Commissioners of both Kingdomes at their return to their Quarters gave Whitelocke thanks for encountring Sir Edward Hyde upon the point of Right of the Militia wherein he was so confident and said the Honour of the Parliament was concerned therein and vindicated by him The Assembly sent to the Commons a further part of the Directory for Government of the Church in a Presbyterial way as to the point of Excommunication and that some of them dissented in that point The Lords agreed to the Ordinance for the new Model of the Army under Sir Thomas Fairfax with some Alterations and Additions that the Officers should be named by both Houses That all the Officers and Souldiers shall take the Covenant and submit to the Church Government agreed on by the Houses and that every Lord Lieutenant be of the Committee of that County for this Ordinance Many Orders about the Scots Army moving Southwards and for supplies for them and for an establishment for the Garrison of Portsmouth Captain Hacker going to fortify Sir Erasmus de la Fountains house near Malton a party of the King 's came upon them but were repulsed and during the fight some of Hacker's men running into the house for powder set two Barrels on fire which blew up part of the house but withall discovered plate and jewels to the value of 600 l. that were hid there by the Enemy Colonel Hastings for the King sent out Warrants for Carriages to fetch Hay to Ashby the Parliaments Forces sent out their Warrants to bring the Hay to Coleorton but Hastings was too quick and had compelled the Country to load the Hay and with a strong guard was bringing of it to his Garrison Captain Temple the High Sheriff of the County having notice thereof with his Troop got between them and Ashby in the van and three Troops of Derby following in the reer after a little engagement Hastings his men fled and were routed and pursued 40 of them taken Prisoners 60 horse Arms and all their Hay 5. Debate about the Ordinance for the new Model and Orders concerning Musters and pay of the Army and about the Navy and for guards of the fishermen A Committee of both Houses to consider of sundry Letters and Papers concerning the County of Leicester Letters from Captain Cranley from Portsmouth informed that the Lord Brabson Sir Henry Tichburne Sir James Hare and the rest of the King's Commissioners for the Irish business lately taken at Sea had Letters and Papers taken about them of great consequence which with the Prisoners were sent up to the Parliament who referred the business to the Committee of both Kingdomes to be examined The point of Peerage in the Tryal of the Lord Macquire was argued in the King's Bench and the opinion of the Court was that he should be tryed there by an Ordinary Jury The King's Commissioiners at Vxbridge kept a solemn Fast and the like was in all the King's Quarters for the good success of the Treaty and in the evening they delivered a Paper to the Parliaments Commissioners that the next day they would give their answer touching the Militia 6. The debate touching excommunication put off Report of the Bill for taking away of Bishops and those of Ireland added to be abolished and several Votes concerning Church Government sent up to the Lords Some new Sheriffs appointed Orders for supplies of Abbington Colonel Gerrard besieged Cardigan Castle kept by Lieutenant Colonel Poole and by stratagem got into the Town and cut down the bridg to prevent Relief coming to the Castle where they wanted Provisions Gerrard sent a summons to the Castle that if they did not surrender by a day they should have no quarter Poole and his men returned Answer that they had divers raw hides which when they wanted provisions they would first eat and when they were spent then they would come out and fight for their lives but would not surrender the Castle In the mean time Poole sent to Major Laughorne for relief who came with a strong party and finding the bridge broken down he by faggots and pieces of wood got his men over the River and sent an arrow into the Castle with a Letter to give them notice of his coming and that they should Salley out upon the Enemy the same time that he fell on All which was performed so successfully that Gerrard's Forces were all routed 200 of them slain upon the place 4 brass pieces of Ordnance 600 Arms and 150 Prisoners taken whereof Major Slaughter divers inferiour Officers and Dr. Taylor The King's Commissioners gave in their Answer about the Militia wherein they agree to settle the Militia for three years and in the hands of twenty persons ten of them to be chosen by the King and the other ten by the Parliament And that it shall be High Treason for any to continue such power in the Militia after three years And for the Militia to be settled in Scotland they gave no Answer at all though the Papers delivered
and the Discontents among the Souldiery because their General Essex was laid aside And here began their first unruliness Treasurers of Counties ordered to pay no Monies to Commanders who lay down their Commissions without further order Letters from Major Bridges Governour of Warwick informed that he sent two of the three Companies of his Garrison by small parties into the Country as to gather Contribution but commanded the Officers not to return without further Orders from him To these he got an addition of eighty foot and seventy horse with these he marched all Night and the next Morning by Day-break began to storm Stoke-house which the King's Forces were then fortifying and stood between two other of their Garrisons the House was strong and stoutly defended for an hour and an half and then Bridges entred it by force without the loss of one man though they were without shelter and the bullets and stones flew thick about them The King's Garrison at Campden and Evesham drew out to relieve their friends but Bridges had done his work took away his Prisoners and fired the house being a Fort onely of Papists The Prisoners were 5 Papist Captains and about 30 more Officers and Gentlement all Papists besides the Common Souldiers The Commons delivered their reasons 〈◊〉 the Lords why they could not agree that those Commanders who refused the Covenant should be made uncapable of ever serving the Parliament because that scruple of Conscience might in time be removed and they be persuaded to take the Covenant to the rest they agreed At the same conference they offered Letters that came from the Army from persons of credit of the great complaints against some Commanders of Horse and of the mutinous and disobedient carriage of the Souldiers refusing to march to relieve Weymouth being in great distress and that at the Muster no men appeared so full and well armed and civil as Colonel Cromwel's horse The Lords then shewed other Letters of the mutinous carriage of the Soldiers all which were referred to the Committee of both Kingdomes to be examined Letters from Sir Will Waller informed that he was resolved to march to relieve Weymouth with those that will follow him the rest to be looked upon according to their demerit The Committee reported several murthers rapes and other cruelties committed by some of the Parliaments Souldiers particularly some servants slain or wounded desperately of Mr. Hobyes a Member of the House and he called by them a Parliament dog Some of the Officers grew unsufferably dissolute and insolent and their Souldiers followed the example of their Commanders so that it was found high time to make a reformation among them The Ordinance was debated for restraining the killing of flesh The French Letters were stayed because of sending the Parliaments Letters to the King of France to take off the seisure there of some of the English Merchants goods Goods of some Tradesmen of London sold to the Enemy were restored because they were not for hostility and the same men Traded to Alesbury Captain Stone under Sir Will. Brereton marched with a small party against Pattshall house a Popish Garrison strongly fortified and moated and taking the opportunity of the drawbridg being let down he suddenly forced his passage surprized the Centries and fell in among the Garrison fought with them in the house killed many and took with divers Gentlemen of Quality two Jesuits and about 60 Souldiers prisoners and possessed the House Arms Ammunition and good prize The first three days of the Treaty were spent upon the Popositions touching Religion the three next days about the Militia the third three days about Ireland then they began again with other three days about Religion whereof this was the last In this time of the Treaty the King's Commissioners would not agree to the taking away of Bishops only they offered some limitation of their power The Directory for Worship settled by Parliament they would not agree unto and the National Covenant they in express and positive terms denied Doctor Steward and Dr. Shelden again argued very positively That the Government by Bishops was Jure divino Mr. Hinderson and Mr. Vines argued as positively but more modestly to the contrary and that the Government of the Church by Presbyteries was Jure divino 15. The Lords assented to the leaving out the Clause in the Ordinance for the new Model to make them uncapable who refused the Covenant but that they should be displaced from their Commands till they did take it to which the Commons to avoid more delay agreed and so the Ordinance passed Sir William Brereton sent out a party and beat the Enemy from Holt-bridge and placed a Garrison there He continues the Siege at Beeston Castle and Chester and himself took the Field with the additional Forces of Warwickshire and other Counties to attend the motions of Prince Maurice 16. The Lords-day the Parliaments Commissioners had two good Sermons in their own Lodgings 17. The French Resident wrote a Letter to the House of Commons as by direction from his Master the French King advising the Parliament to prorogue the Treaty at Uxbridge for some longer time as that which in his opinion would conduce much to the good of the Kingdom and was of great concernment and that it was the custom of other Princes to prorogue Treaties and so it was then at the Treaty of Munster There was nothing done upon this Letter The Commissioners at Vxbridge were entred upon the Propositions concerning the Militia secunda vice and upon consultation of the Commissioners of both Kingdoms they held it requisite to send one of their own number up to the Parliament to give them a full account of all their proceedings hitherto and to desire some further Instructions from them and particularly touching the Militia Whitelocke was sent by them upon this Service and accordingly he gave an account to them where-with they declared themselves to be well satisfied and approved the proceedings of the Commissioners They likewise voted That the Commissioners at Uxbridge should treat three days more than the twenty daies first allotted in lieu of the three Lords-days that happened in that time so that the Treaty is to continue till the two and twentieth of Febr. and that they shall have power to treat on any of the three Propositions appointed to be treated on The Marquess of Argyle sent into the Army of the Earl of Montross some Scouts and Spies who at first dealt faithfully with him but afterwards betrayed him and sent him Intelligence that the Army of Montross with the Irish Rebels come over into Scotland were remote from him whereas they were near to his Forces Argyle though late having discovered this and the Enemies coming upon him and finding his Officers and Souldiers full of mettle resolved to fight them but in the Battel some of his men those of Rentire revolted from him and
desired for the Scots Foot intending to besiege Newark Orders for Col. Welden to be Governour of Plymouth for giving Sir John Banks his Books to Mr. Maynard and the Books to Mr. Vaughan of Lincolns-Inn to Mr. Recorder Glyn. Letters read that were taken in the Lord Digby's Coach some of them ordered to be published As that of the King to the Marquess of Ormond touching the Irish Rebels and one touching the Earl of Thomond upon which his Estate here was ordered to be sequestred Letters informed the taking of Tiverton Castle 23. The House received Letters from Sir T. F. of the motions of his Army in the West That the Enemy designed with 2000 horse to break through his Quarters towards Oxford That they taking the darkness of the Night passed by his Guards fell into the Quarters of his Dragoons and took 50 prisoners That he marched after the Enemy with his whole Army lay in the field all night to prevent their going by him and quartered part of his Army along the River Ex near to Exeter to prevent the Enemies return and with the rest marched to Tiverton where M. G. Massey was sent before The Governour of Tiverton resolving to hold out Sir T. F. resolved to storm it and after the morning Sermon on the Lord's-day one of his Canoneers with a great shot brake the Chain of the Draw-bridge whereby it fell down and the Parliament Souldiers immediately entred and got over the works with little opposition The Enemy fled into the Castle and Church and had quarter for their lives Col. Sir Gilbert Talbot and about 200 more were taken prisoners and they found there 4 pieces of Ordnance and 40 Barrels of Powder 34 Officers 168 common Souldiers a Spy and a Minister Order for Recruits for the Army Order that the Earl of Devon being beyond Seas should return by a day Order to sequester the Estates of such as refused to pay Taxes in Sussex 24. An Ordinance for disfranchising of some of Bristoll and settling the Government there and the Militia Ordinance touching Ordination of Ministers and others touching Monies The Jewel provided for Sir Thomas Fairfax appointed to be presented to him by a Member of the House A Messenger from Sir Tho. Fairfax related that he was before Exeter and a numberof Clubmen of Devonshire under Colonel Popham assisted him 25. New High-Sheriffs named and Writs for new Elections granted The Commissioners sent to the Scots Army about their delivering up the places Garrisoned by them had the thanks of the House for their good Service L. G. Points Besieged Newark where the King was and Prince Rupert and Prince Maurice Consideration of Differences between the Committee of Derby and Sir Jo. Gell. 27. Both Houses agreed in making the Speaker Master of the Rolls Order for all Commanders of Forces to be under Sr. Tho. Fairfax Col. Dalbier named to Command the Forces for Besieging Dunnington Castle Letters informed the taking of Carmarthen by Major General Langherne whereby the whole County was reduced and so was Monmouth-Shire by taking of Monmouth Town and Castle by Col. Morgan in which they had seven pieces of Ordnance and store of Ammunition Order for thanks to God for this success and a Letter of thanks to Col. Morgan Sir Trevor Williams was made Governor of Monmouth The House gave 1500 l. to Mr. Green Chair-man of the Committee of the Navy and 500 l. per Annum for the future for his Service at that Committee a reward which few others obtained 28. Mr. Browne made a Speech in the Kings Bench and then swore Mr. Justice Rolles to be one of the Judges Serjeant Pheasant was sworn of a Judge of the Common Pleas and Serjcant Atkins a Baron of the Exchequer Mr. Soliciter and Serjeant Wild made Speeches to them Goring went out of Exeter with 1000 Horse before Cromwel came up thither upon which Sir Tho. Fairfax drew off part of his Forces after him 30. The Lords sent their Concurrence to the Commons in several Ordinances for the Government of Bristoll for the Isle of Wight and for Westminster Colledge The Commons Ordered new Elections for Knights in Bucks and for other places Upon a Letter from Sir William Vavasor Prisoner to the Parliament he had a Pass to go beyond Sea ingaging never to return to take up Arms against the Parliament and they ordered that if any who have Passes to go beyond Sea shall return and take up Arms against the Parliament they shall have neither Pardon nor Quarter Goring went to the farther part of Devon-shire and Sr. Tho. Fairfax returned towards Exeter where Goring had burnt most part of three Parishes to make the rest more tenable The Garrison of Chester made divers resolute Sallies upon the Besiegers and were beaten back and the Forces of M. G. Pointz slew many of them in the Streets Sir Will. Byron the Lord Byrons Brother got together four hundred Horse about Holt Castle upon notice whereof Col. Jones drew out a Party of Horse from before the Leaguer fell upon the Enemy in the Field who worsted the Forlorn-Hope of Jones but he rallied them and after a sharp dispute routed them took Sir William Byron and others of Quality Prisoners divers Troopers slew forty and took forty Horse Sir William Wain-waring was slain by the Parliament Forces in Chester Street News was brought of a great difference between Col. Gerrard and the Lord Bellasis Governor of Newark about the Lord Digby and the King had much ado to reconcile it 31. An Ordinance past for putting in Execution the Seal for Lancaster Doctor Oldesworth Was Bayled upon good Security to speak or act nothing prejudicial to the Parliament Order for the Covenant to be tendred to all that come in to compound for their Delinquency and such as refuse it to be secured The Gentlemen of Bucks withdrew to consider about the business of the Countrey and Mr. Fountain carried himself very high Letters from Col. Rossiter informed that Prince Rupert Prince Maurice G. Gâ—â—â—ard the Lord Hawley Sir Richard Willis and about four hundred other Gentlemen of Quality the meanest whereof was a Captain had laid down their Commissions deserted the King and betook them to Wotton-House fourteen Miles from Newarke where they stood upon their Guard They subscribed a Declaration that if they may obtain from the Parliament a Pass to go beyond Sea they will all engage upon their Honour and Oath never to return to take up Arms against the Parliament and sent to Col. Rossiter to acquaint him herewith the Messenger informed that the Prince had sent to Mr. G. Pointz to the same purpose and offers of Surrendring of Welbeck House to him The House referred this matter to the Committee of both Kingdoms to report their opinions what was sit to be done in it News came that Sir Tho. Fairfax set his Posts for Besieging Excester that Cromwell was come up to him and a Party
upon some design Sir Hardress Waller fell on them killed some and brought away many of them Prisoners 5. Debate about the Government of Ireland Voted not to be by Commissioners but by a single Person to be nominated by both Houses for a Year and that all Treaties with the Rebels should be nullified and the War to be managed by both Houses of Parliament This was communicated to the Lords at a conference for their concurrence with some votes touching the forfeitures of Delinquents Estates Several votes concerning the Assesments for Sir Tho. Fairfax's Army and directions to the Committee of the Army to the Committees of Counties to Sequestrators c. concerning the Assesments and that Military Officers shall pay the Assesment and that the Governors of the Inns of Court and Chancery do not permit any non-Resident Members in their Society Letters from Sir Tho. Fairfax certified that the Prince was marched towards Dertmouth with five hundred Horse and one thousand three hundred Foot that Greenvile began to be contemptible in Cornwal as Goring was in Devon that six hundred of the Cornish men mutinyed and half of them went home that many of their men come in to Sir T. F. that Col. Grey with a Commanded Party gave an Allarm to Exeter and took some Prisoners by the way 6. Proceedings upon the propositions for Peace Voted that a former Judgment against Mr. Henry Martin of Expelling him the House should be voyd and rased out of the Journal-Book and Mr. Martin to enjoy the benefit of his first Election This gave occasion to some to believe that the House began to be more averse from the King Upon the Petition of the Militia of London informing the danger to the City by the great number of Persons coming thither from the Kings Quarters and praying additional powers to themselves for securing the Parliament and City The House granted their desires and that they should compell the Aged and Rich persons to pay for others to serve in the Regiments and to search for Papists and Delinquents Order for Supplys for Windsor Garrison Some Difference between the Commissioners of the Parliament sent down to the Scots Army and G. Leven about the Pay of the Army Upon a Sally out of Newarke they killed six of the Parliament men wounded divers and took twenty five Prisoners and Col. Rossiter fell upon them in their retreat killed eight and took nine Prisoners A Party from Walling-ford and Dennington fell upon the Parliaments Quarters at Kinbury near Newbury took Mr. Web but killed none the Parliament Party killed a Knight and two more of theirs and they being allighted to Plunder the Town a Cornet with a part of a Troop of the Parliaments took twenty of the Kings Horse and two Men. 7. Lieutenant Barrow being the Gentle-man who acted the Constables part in the Surprize of Hereford was called into the House and made them a particular relation of that Service the House gave him an hundred pound and ordered fifty pounds per An. to be setled upon him and his Heirs Mr. Tompkins formerly a Member of the House now taken at Hereford was Brought to the Bar on his knees and committed to the Counter Order for a Charge to be drawn up against Mr. David Jenkins A Committee named to consider of the Prisoners in the Tower and other Prisons how they may be secured and to prevent their holding intelligence with the Kings Party 8. Intelligence came that the Inhabitants of Chester urged the Governor to a Treaty of Surrender which he promised to do if relief came not within a Week that they were in great want of Victuals and often in Mutinies Debates touching particular differences of Members and about the poor plundered Town of Woburne 9. Proceedings touching the propositions for Peace Divers Widows of Soldiers and Creditors of the Parliament were at the House crying and importuning for satisfaction of Moneys due to them and it was referred to Auditor Bond to compute what was due These were supposed to be set on to this Clamor by some of the Kings Party and it was strange at this time of the Parliaments Prosperous condition to see how rude and impetuous especially some of the women were crying out as the Members passed through the crowd of them Pay us our Money we are ready to starve and seeming ready to tear their cloaths from off their backs Order for Money for the Forces of the Militia of London and for the Guards Letters from Sir Tho. Fairfax informed that the Kings Forces were drawn up into a Body as intending to fight him and that Prince Charles was in the head of them and set out a Proclamation for all above sixteen years of Age to rise in his defence against the Rebels the House appointed a day to consider of this business of the Prince Order for Money for Windsor Garrison 10. Letters from the Commissioners in the Scots Army informed their proceedings and that a Party Sallying out of Newarke upon L. G. Pointz his Quarters some of them came to the Chamber of L. G. Pointz and rushing violently in the L. G. being there alone he engaged them with his Sword only and killed the first man that entred his Chamber at which the rest running down the Stayers he followed them and killed another of them and some of his Servants coming in to his Assistance two more of the Party were taken Prisoners and the whole Party were beaten back again Order for payment of the Arrears of L. G. Pointz and for his Forces and Supplys Col. Stockdale sent for to be examined touching the English taking of Commissions from the Scots General to raise Forces here and a day appointed to consider of the Scots raising Moneys in England bytheir Warrants Letters from Plymouth informed that some of their men after a small dispute took Canterbury-Work from the Kings Forces and in it seventeen Prisoners Arms and Ammunition That they afterwards marched to St. Budeaux where after an hot skirmish of an hour and an half they took the Church-yard and the Church-Fortified and in it ninety two Prisoners a Major three Captains three Lievetenants other Officers fifty five Horse Arms and Ammunition that ten of the Kings men were slain and seven of the Parliaments of whom Mr. Haines was one and twenty wounded 12. Debate of the Affairs of Ireland and to provide Money for that War a Committee named to compute the Charge of that War for next Summer and to consider how all Moneys by Assesment may be levyed one way and the Subject eased and of the powers of Committees in some particulars Debates about adding of Persons and Powers to the Committee of the Revenue Letters from Mr. Anesley and Sir Robert King and Mr. Beale the Parliaments Commissioners in Ireland certified That October 17. the Rebels having surrounded Sligo with a thousand Foot and three hundred Horse Captain Cook and Captain Cole with two hundred Horse Charged the
Enemy quitted a Garrison at Sir Peter Bymes house that Col. Hammond being ready to fall on to Storm Pouldram Castle the Enemy made but one shot and instantly cryed for Quarter That the Generals Courtesie and fair usage of those at Dartmouth did win much upon the People made other Garrisons to yield the sooner and divers to come in to the Parliament that all the Cornish men in Dartmouth being a hundred and twenty had their Liberty freely given them and two shillings a man to bear their Charges home and those that would take up Arms for the Parliament had three shillings a man That Greenvile was sent Prisoner to Silley by the Prince for refusing to obey the orders of Hopton the General That Sir Tho. Fairfax sent a Summons and honourable propositions to Sir John Berkly the Governor for the surrendring Exeter to him to the use of the Parliament to avoid the effusion of blood and ruine to the Inhabitants To this the Governor returned an answer full of Resolution and denyal to which Sir Tho. Fairfax made a reply in vindication of the Parliaments Honour and his 3. Upon debate of the Kings last Letter the Commons voted that it was unsatisfactory in the whole and referred it to a Committee to draw up an answer to it and to the former letter and a Declaration concerning this matter to the Kingdom Order for two hundred pound per An. for Doct. Walker Advocate to the Admiralty and that if he went to Sea he should have twenty pound per An. extraordinary Order to audit Arrears of Soldiers to be paid to their Wives and Widows A thousand pound to be paid to the Train of Artillery of the Earl of Essex and Sir William Waller Many came out of Exeter to the Parliaments Army twenty in a company 4. A Ship from France came into Dartmouth supposing it had been still in the Kings hands but finding his mistake he submitted to the Parliaments Forces and threw into the Sea a packet of Letters which he had and the next Flood the Packet came to Shore and was sent by Col. Lambert to Sir Tho. Fairfax and by him to the Parliament In it were read in the House Letters from the Queen to the King against the sending of the Prince into Denmark but rather to send him into France where a match was propounded for him with the Duke of Orleances Daughter Other Letters were from Jermyn Goring and others mentioning great Sums of Money and an Army from France to be ready against the Spring to come over to the King that Montrois and the King would joyn and march into the West Intercepted Letters from Ireland were sent up to the Parliament by Col. Mitton whereby they had good intelligence of the Affairs there Reference to a Committee to consider of Propositions for reducing North-Wales Orders for an Exchange of Mr. Denham for M. Harris and about a new Election News came of the surrender of Belvoir Castle upon Articles and Sir Jervase Lucas the Governor left there one piece of Ordnance store of Arms and Provisions 5. The day of Thanksgiving Letters came to the Speaker from Sir William Brereton That his care of preserving Chester the most considerable City in those parts from ruin invited him to entertain a Treaty which was continued ten days and delayed by the enemy hoping for relief for which there were strong preparation by conjunction of Ashtey Vaughan and the Welsh and Irish Forces and those Irish newly landed That he sent forth a strong party under Col. Mitton who prevented their conjunction and then those in Chester hopeless of Relief came to a Treaty That he was contented to have the more Commissioners that the Soldiers might be the better satisfied with that which was agreed unto by some of their own Officers and the Officers would be the more careful to keep their Soldiers to the observation of it They in Chester desired farther time for the Treaty to be continued but Sir William Brereton refused it and thereupon they came to an agreement on both parts to surrender the City to the Parliament upon Articles in it they had all the Arms Ammunition Ordnance and Provisions the County Palatine Seal Swords and all the records c. 6. The Letters from Sir William Brereton read Orders for setling that Garrison and that Alderman Edward of Chester be Colonel of the Regiment of that City A long Petition from the Common Council of London a day appointed for the Debate of it Two Members of the House sent to Gravesend to examine Mr. Murray one of the Bedchamber to the King taken coming from France Col. Whaly with some Forces of the Adjacent Counties besieged Banbury Castle 7. Proceedings touching the propositions for Peace A Petition from the Common Council of London to the Lords of the same effect with that yesterday to the Commons A Party of about eighty Horse and forty Dragoons were sent from Leicester under Mr. Meers to Ashby who marched with such speed and privacy that they came to Ashby about eleven a Clock that night undiscovered surprised the Sentinels fell in at the Turn-pike broke the Chain and entred the Town They took a hundred Horse rich Prize and Pillage Plundred the Town rescued divers Gountrymen Prisoners there and returned to Leicester without opposition 9. Votes for supplys for the Protestant Forces in Ireland The Office of Lieutenant of the Ordnance for the Tower continued Colonel Needham appointed to be Governor of Leicester Order for a new Election and for Money for Col. Mittons Forces A Petition from the Inhabitants of Westminster and Middlesex That the Militia might not be setled as was desired by the London Petition was referred to the same Committee 10. Progress in the propositions of Peace Order for a new Election of Members M. G. Browne had the thanks of the House Sir William Lower and Captain Dunbar who revolted from the Parliament referred to be tryed by Martial Law A day appointed to consider of easing the people under the sufferings of Committees Letters informed that Sir Tho. Fairfax had made two Bridges over the River at Exeter block'd it up on all sides and planted Guards round the City and was within Musquet shot of their Works that he sent forth a Brigade to attempt the enemy at Barnstable News came of Preparations at Oxford upon some new design and that the Nobility there were assembled and it was propounded to them to assist the King in his War this Summer and that his Majesty declared to live and die for the Priviledges of his Crown his Friends and Church Government 11. Progress in the business of the Church Mr. Murray committed close Prisoner to the Tower and to be more strictly examined A Complaint against some Scots Horse referred to be examined Intercepted Letters and some taken at Dartmouth in characters were deciphered by Sir Walter Earle and he had the thanks of the House for it The Garrison of Newarke sallied out
upon Muschampe Bridge but were beaten back and some slain and wounded on both Parties Bridges were made over the River 12. Orders for Judges to be appointed to go Circuits and for Money for Soldiers Widows for Waggoners and for the Train of Artillery Ordinance sent up to the Lords for regulating the University of Cambridge This was kept a day of thanksgiving for Dartmouth and a day of thanksgiving appointed for the gaining of Chester 13. Upon a Petition of Sir Tho. Liddell a Prisoner he was admitted to compound Referred to a Committee to consider what Garrisons in the North are fit to be slighted and what to be maintained Orders for Money for Abbington 14. Order that Mr. Murray should be proceeded against by Martial Law as a Spy Debate about setling the Militia of London put off to another day In the afternoon at a conference the Lords gave their Reason why they could not assent to the Ordinance for Martial Law in London and after debate thereof by the Commons they appointed a Committe to draw reasons for their different Opinions A Party of the Kings of a hundred and twenty under Col. Cromwell came into Dorset-shire to relieve Corfe Castle and marched through Col. Cookes Quarters undiscovered and came to Wareham and told the Sentinels there that they were a Troop of Sir T. Fairfax's Horse and rode into the Town to the Governors House who seeing them shut his door and with his Son fired upon them and made good his lodging three hours together till the Enemy fired the house to which the Magazine was near and then they were forced to yield upon Quarter They carried the Governor and two Committee-men Prisoners into Corfe Castle and the Parliaments Forces before it quitted some of their Guards though they were four times as many as those within some of the Enemy returning to Wareham to provide for their new gained Garrison Col. Cooke beat them out of the Town took their Commander in chief with divers Prisoners Col. Butler Governor of Wareham being Prisoner in Corfe Castle contrived his escape with Col. Lawrence who being of the Enemies Party there resolved to come in to the Parliament and both of them got out together 16. The Committee of Plundred Ministers ordered to draw up an Ordinance for punishing Paul Best for his Blasphemies Order upon the ingagement of M. G. Langherne to remit the offences of the Earl of Carbury Order for Money and for a Collection for the poor of Chester A day appointed to consider of the Petition of the Assembly for setling the Presbyterian Government and for Ordination of Ministers The Ordinance passed for regulating the University of Cambridge Progress in the business of Ireland and for setting out the Lord L'isle Lord Deputy there this Summer and allowed him twelve hundred pounds per Month for Pay Intercepted Letters by Col. Mitton mentioned the Duke of York's coming into Ireland and other matters of great Intelligence 17. Debate of the relief of Abbingdon and order for Money for it Order for regulating the Committee and Officers at Haberdashers Hall Ammunition ordered for the Garrison of Reading and for Henley and the like for Aylesbury The French Agents desire of a Pass to go into Scotland and to touch at Oxford by the way referred to the Committee of both Kingdoms The Prince sent out Warrants to raise the Trained Bands in Cornwall A Party of the Kings under the Lord Ashley raised the Siege before Match-field house and news came of the revolt of part of South-Wales from the Parliament occasioned by Col. Kerne that they had taken Swansey and besieged Cardiffe A Party from Oxford marched Westward and were followed by a Party of Col. Whaleys Brigade Holt Castle Ruthen Castle and Hawarden Castle Besieged by the Parliament Forces A Disturbance between some of the Soldiers in Lancashire and the Committee was appeased 18. Progress in the business of the Church Orders to the Committee of both Kingdoms to take care for part of Col. Whaly's Horse to follow the advance of the Kings Forces and for other Parties of the several Counties where any Party of the Kings shall march to attend them Debate about a new Election referred touching Lyn and that of Bucks This day of publick thanks-giving came new Letters of a Victory obtained by Sir Tho. Fairfax near Torrington That the Forlorn of Col. Butlers Troop being twelve took twelve of the Lord Gorings Life-guard and twenty four Horse who being examined by Sir Tho. Fairfax it appeared that the Enemy was ignorant of Sir Tho. Fairfax's motion That the Lord Hopton was in Torrington and a Party of the Enemy at Burrington the General sent a Party of Horse to meet with them under Captain Berry who Charged and put them to a rout shot Lieutenant Col. Dundash a Renegado of the Earl of Cleaveland's Brigade and took several Prisoners left Dundash by the way being mortally wounded That another Party of the Parliaments Horse towards the East met with the Enemy taking some Prisoners and Horse and shot M. Bret that by this time a Bridge was made that the Parliaments Army might with conveniency march over the River but the day being far spent it was thought fit to march with the whole Army That three Regiments of Horse and three of Foot marched towards the Enemy that night and next morning Sir Tho. Fairfax came up to them and near Torrington had a general Rendezvous of Horse and Foot drew them up in Battalia and marched towards the Enemy That the Parliaments Forlorn of Horse charged the Kings and put them to retreat but they came on again with a strong Body and put the Parliaments Forlorn to a stand whose reserves and some foot being come up they forced the Enemies body again pursued and alarm'd them at squire Rolls his House within a mile of Torrington where they began to fortify but perceiving the Parliaments Foot coming up they quitted the House and drew their Forces to Torrington whither Sir Tho. Fairfax's forlorn followed them The Enemy drew their Foot out of the Town into the Closes the Parliaments forlorn of Foot lined the hedges and so faced each other about two hours within half Musquet shot there was continual skirmishes between the Forlorns and reserves on both sides and some Prisoners taken and by this time it began to be night Sir Tho. Fairfax called his Council of War whether to ingage before day or not but they deferred the resolution and the General Lieutenant General and the Colonel rode to the Forlorn to see in what Posture they were and heard the Tattooe beat in the Town which assured them that the Enemy was there and not fled away as was reported But to be certain six Dragoons were commanded to creep under a Bridge near the Barricadoes and to give fire to see whether they would answer by which it might be known whether they stood to defend the Town they received the Charge and answered it with a sharp
volley of Shot The Parliaments Forlorn hope seeing the Dragoons ingaged gave fire whereupon the enemy gave fire all along the Hedges and Works and the reserve to the Forlorn Hope came up to relieve them and being so ingaged the whole Army advanced and about eight at night the Battle began about six fields from the Town and they fought from hedge to hedge till the enemy were beaten into their Barricado's Which they maintained for an hour after very resolutely and often times repulsed the Parliaments Forces yet at last they got over the Barricado's and forced the Enemy into the Town whereupon the Horse were let in who scowring the Streets were received by the enemy and a hot charge given by both Parties Yet at last the enemy was driven out of the Barricadoes at the farthest end of the Town and by this time many Prisoners were taken by the Parliaments Forces and put into the Church but far more escaped being dark over the hedges and by-ways throwing down their Arms and every man flying several ways The Parliaments Forces were no sooner possest of the Town but the enemies Magazine which they left in the Church was fired whether on purpose by them or by accident is uncertain but it proved a terrible blow blowing up the Church with all the Wood and Lead upon it deforming many Houses killed some of the Prisoners in the Church and some of the Parliament Soldiers in the Church-yard two great webs of Lead fell within twice a Horse length of the General many others were hurt with the stones timber and lead Most of the Town was shaken by this blow being the terriblest that hath been seen there being above eighty barrels of powder blown up together The enemy perceiving their Magazine thus on fire gave one Charge more with their Horse commanded by Sir John Digby but being fired upon by the Musquetiers they took their farewell the Parliament horse instantly advanced through the Town after them and began the pursuit about eleven at night The Infantry were taken slain and totally routed the Horse many taken and dispersed and the rest gone in great disorder towards Cornwall they had eight Regiments of Horse two thousand five hundred or three thousand men very resolute and fought valiantly and after they were chased from hedge to hedge defended their Barricadoes and Works at push of pike and the butt end of their Musquets They were old Cornish Foot many of the Parliaments Men were wounded Officers and Soldiers more than hath been at any Storm since the Army came forth The Parliaments first Word was Emmanuel God with us and a Furse-bush in their hats the Enemys Word was We are with You and a handkerchief tied about their right arm they having gotten the Word and Signal of the Parliaments Army they took a second Word which was Truth and a handkerchief or white mark in their Hats The particulars of this great Victory were not ready to be sent up with these Letters 20. Both Houses agreed upon several Votes for the chusing of Elders in the Church-Government The two Messengers that brought the news of the success of Torrington had forty pound for a gratuity A Passage at the Common Council of London referred to a Committee to be examined 21. Letters from Sir Tho. Fairfax informed the particulars of the great success at Torrington Six hundred Prisoners taken many of them of Quality Eighty of the Princes Life-guard Thirty of Hoptons Life-guard Three thousand Arms taken Hopton shot in the thigh Sir John Digby wounded in the head others of note wounded Divers of the enemy slain in the Fight and in the Church by firing the Magazine Eighty Barrells of Powder blown up in the Church done purposely and twenty pound given by the Enemy to one of their men to do it Twenty of the Parliaments Party slain in the Fight and at the firing of the Magazine and an hundred wounded All the Enemies Bag and Baggage and Provisions taken The Messenger had twenty pounds for a reward 23. A Gratuity of fifty pounds to the Messenger from Sir T. F. A day of thanksgiving appointed Debate about the business of the Navy and the Officers for the next Summers Fleet voted one by one Eight Colours were taken and brought in from Torrington-Battle one the Lord Hoptons with this Motto I will strive to serve my Soveraign King about a hundred of the Enemy slain Lord Hoptons Commission taken and Sir John Digby's and other Papers five hundred pound in the Lord Hoptons Quarters and much rich pillage Many of the Kings Party came in to Sir Thomas Fairfax who prepared to follow the broken Troops into Cornwall where they had in all but four hundred Foot Sir Tho. Fairfax blocked up Barnstable and took in the Earl of Bathes House neer it his Forces took two Ships with ten pieces of Ordnance and ten tun of Salt Letters from Sir Thomas Fairfax to the Parliament desiring two Months pay for his Army that they may not take free Quarter in Cornwall and desires care may be taken that the Oxford Horse may not infest the Countries thereabouts whilst his Army was in the West The House made effectual Orders in these things and for recruits for the Army The Forces besieging Banbury were about three thousand and about three hundred in the Castle the Parliaments Forces Quartered in the Town and the Enemy made some Sallyes but were beaten back Col. Fleet-wood fell upon the Kings Quarters neer Wood-stock took fifty Horse and divers Prisoners 24. An Ordinance debated for discharging the Ward-ship of the Heirs Males of Sir Christopher Wray late a Member of the House according to a former Vote for discharging the Wardship of those who died in this War in the Parliaments Service Upon debate hereof the Original of Ward-ships and the misapplication of the intention of Ward-ships and the present oppression to the Families of Noble-men and Gentle-men by Ward-ships being opened to the House by Selden Maynard St John Whitelocke and other Lawyers the House passed a Vote That the Court of Wards it self and all Ward-ships Tenures Licenses for Alienation c. should be taken away and the Lords concurred therein The Ordinance for the Northern Association was continued Order for fifty thousand pound out of the Excise for Sir Tho. Fairfax's Army in Cornwall Articles for the Surrender of Ashbe de-la-zouch were sent up to the Parliament and a debate upon them whether the Estates of the Earl of Huntington Col. Hastings and Col. Perkins should be discharged of Sequestration which the House did agree unto Some of the Garrison of Newarke Sallied out and took twenty four of Captain Markhams men and horse in their Quarters Letters from Bristol informed that the Governor of Cardiffe for the Parliament Col. Prichard and Col. Leyton betook themselves to Cardiffe Castle and kept that with their Forces that the Vice-Admiral came and shot six pieces to the Castle to let them know that in that time
conditions were very honourable one much insisted on was that the Cathedral should not be defaced The General advanced towards Barn-stable and sent Parties to Besiege Salt-combe and Dunster Castle 13. Letters from Sir Tho. Fairfax certified the Surrender of Exeter and that he had nominated Col. Hammond to be Governor there which the House approved Lieutenant Colonel Grimes and Mr. Potter Messengers from Sir Tho. Fairfax of this good success had one hundred pound a piece given them Letters from Major General Mitton informed the surrender of Ruthin Castle to him and in it two Drakes and a Murdering-piece Arms Ammunition and Provisions That Captain Simkins and Captain Carter fell upon the Enemy near Denbigh killed seven of them and took divers Officers and Soldiers Prisoners That Sir Trevor Williams fell upon a party of those of Ragland killed fourteen and took forty Prisoners and Arms that divers Officers and others came in to him to submit to the Parliament Col. Mason by desire of Major General Mitton was made Governor of Ruthin Castle and Mr. Fogge a Minister that brought these Letters had fifty pound for a gratuity Letters certified divers good successes of the Parliaments Forces in Ireland and the taking of the Earl of Thomond Prisoner 14. Debate about reducing the receipts of the Kingdom into one general way Order that Committees shall not meddle with any matter of Title or any private interests between Party and party without special authority from both houses of Parliament Upon a Book of printed papers touching the Scots differing about the Propositions for Peace both houses voted That the matter in those printed papers was false and scandalous against the Parliament and Kingdom of England and should be burnt by the common Hangman and a Declaration to be of the truth of those proceedings and that the Author of this Book was an incendiary between the two Kingdoms It was not without some ground of suspition that some of the Scots Commissioners themselves encouraged if not appointed the printing of this Book which caused the more sharpness in divers towards it Order for other Papers to be published about the payment of their Army Religion and the propositions for Peace 15. The Ordinance for the Assesment for Sir Thomas Fairfax's Army sent to the Lords to be continued for four Months longer A Convoy ordered for Ships trading from New-Castle and the Northern parts An Ordinance sent to the Lords for constituting a Church in Dover for the Protestants French and Walloons A Pass granted to the Earl of Northampton to go beyond Sea The Siege of Newarke went on smartly and the Town wanted Provisions Barn-stable was surrendred to the Parliament on the same terms as Exeter and Sir Tho. Fairfax was upon his march towards Oxford many old Soldiers wondred at his speed 16. A Committee named to consider of the Breach of Priviledges of the Parliament in the Ministers Petition A Committee named to consider of those well affected persons who had Offices in the Court of Wards which would be lost by taking away of that Court and how they might be recompensed particularly the Lord Say and Sir Benjamin Rudyeard 17. Order to Licence the East-India Company to transport five thousand pound of Forreign Bullion A Petition of the Lord Inchequin Lord Broghil and others referred to the Committee of the Irish Affairs Maintenance as formerly continued to Sir Robert King Mr. Annesley and Col. Beale the Parliaments Commissioners in Ireland The Declaration touching the Scots Papers passed and ordered to be printed Col. Rainsboroughs men received some loss attempting to Storm Woodstock Mannour 18. Major Dingley made Governor of Evesham The Declaration was published upon occasion of the Scots Papers and to settle a right understanding between England and Scotland and to vindicate the proceedings of the Parliament of England the same is in Print and worth the reading Letters from the Army informed that Exeter was surrendred according to the Articles and Sir John Berkley the Governor marched forth with about two thousand men that as soon as they were out of the Gate seven hundred of them being Cornish men and divers others laid down their Arms and went to their own dwellings and that Sir Allen Apseley was to surrender the Fort the next day 20. Order for ten thousand pound per An. for the Queen of Bohemia and for Money for the Prince Elector Order for the Chambers of Mr. Mostyn and Mr. Stampe in the Temple to be given I think to Mr. Hill A Message from both Houses to the Scots Commissioners desired their speedy answer touching the propositions for Peace that they might be speedily sent to the King Mr. Norfolke and others made Serjeants at Arms. The Batteries went on against Newarke and the Garrison desired liberty to send to the King about surrendring of it Sir William Brereton summoned Litchfield Close to surrender and informed them of the defeat of Sir Ja. Ashley and the rendition of Exeter Barnstable c. Sir Thomas Tidsley and Col. Bagot returned a short and peremptory denyal 21. Almost the whole day was spent in debate of the Ministers Petition and many votes passed for the power of Parliaments in spiritual matters sought to be impeached by this Petition as well as in Temporal and Questions ordered to be drawn up concerning Government jure Divino to have the answer of the Assembly thereunto The Preface to the Pamphlet entituled the Scots Commissioners Papers and the stating of the question concerning the propositions for Peace were burnt by the Hangman In Exeter the Parliament had thirty pieces of Ordnance store of Ammunition and Provisions Mount-Edgecombe was surrendred to Col. Hammond Governor of Exeter and in it thirty pieces of Ordnance store of Arms and Ammunition The Earl of Bristol and Lord Pawlet had leave to stay sometime in Exeter to make their Peace with the Parliament or to get Passes to go beyond Sea 22. Order that every Member that came into the House after Prayers should pay one shilling to the Poor For a new Election and for a new High-Sheriff For payment of a debt of Arms and for continuing the Committee of Middlesex Lieutenant General Cromwell and Sir Hardress Waller came to London from the General to advise about the motion of the Army The Kings Party gave out that six thousand Irish were Shipped for Wales that Montross with twelve thousand men was upon the Borders advancing to the King and their hopes upon the differences between the Presbyterians and Independants and between the Scots and the Parliament 23. Lieutenant General Cromwell sate in the House and the Speaker by command gave him hearty thanks of the House for his good Services Differences between Sir Jo. Danvers and the Lady Gargrave referred to a Committee Order for fifteen thousand pound a months pay for the Scots Army before Newarke the Countrey not being able to bear their Quarter St Michaels Mount Surrendred Order to recommend to Sir
upon which the House revoked their last Order about the Muster and set a day for it and informed the Militia that both Houses would be present at it Order for the safe keeping and disposing of the Princess Henrietta and for all things fitting for her Person Order for a Declaration to take off Scandals and Jealousies of the Parliaments Proceedings Conferrence about the Votes touching the demand of the Kings Person and the Lords desired reparation about some words spoken by a Member of the House of Commons at the last conference touching this business The King was at Lumley House three miles from Newcastle Letters from the Leaguer before Oxford certified that a Treaty was begun about the surrender of Oxford 18. Progress in the business of the Church Ordinance passed for eight hundred pound per An. to Bishop Morton of Duresme A Petition from M. G. Massey put off The Commissioners of the Excise continued Pass'd in the afternoon by the Commons for Compositions of Delinquents near twenty Ordinances Intelligence came of the Kings coming into Newcastle but without any Solemnity and lay at G. Levens Quarters Proclamation made by G. Leven that no Papists or Delinquents be permitted to come to the King Upon a Letter from the English Commissioners another Proclamation that all do conform to the Orders and Ordinances of Parliament Gen. Leven forbids all compliance of his Officers and Soldiers with any Malignants The Estates of Scotland forbid any to go out of that Kingdom without a Pass 19. Reasons given in the House why Mr. Ashburnham could not be delivered up according to the order of Parliament and complaints of the Scots Forces quartering in York-shire Voted That this Kingdom had no farther need of the Army of their Brethren the Scots in this Kingdom and that a hundred thousand pound should be raised and paid to the Scots Army fifty thousand pound thereof after they shall have surrendred New-Castle Carlisle and other English Garrisons possessed by them and the other fifty thousand pound to be paid to them after their advance into the Kingdom of Scotland Order to desire the Scots Commissioners in London to give in the Accounts of their Army that the Arrears may be audited and paid Both Houses went into Hide Park to see the general Muster Hartlebury Castle was surrendred to Col. Morgan upon Articles 20. The Speaker ordered to give a Pass for six Horses for the Prince of Orange Supply of Ammunition for Garrisons Progress upon the propositions for Peace and to sit daily till it were finished Letters of the Surrender of Ludlow to Col. Birch and Col. Mackworth 21 Wholly spent about the business of the Church Letters informed that the Treaty went on for the surrender of Oxford 22. Col. Rich brought Letters to the House from the General giving an account of the demands for the surrender of Oxford which were very high and so esteemed by the House who writ a Letter of thanks to the General for his care and desired him to proceed in the business for the reducing of Oxford The Copy of the Instructions to the Commissioners from Oxford to treat about the surrender of it sent up 23. Order for the Serjeant at Arms to fetch up from New-Castle Mr. Hudson one of the Persons that conveyed the King into the Scots Army who was said to confess that his Majesty was near London upon the day that the General Muster should have been Progress in the business of the Church The Houses differed upon some amendments of an Ordinance for Ely House for the Serjeant at Arms. The Oxford Commissioners for the Treaty of Surrender insisted upon liberty to send to the King wherein Sir Tho. Fairfax would not resolve and in the mean time the Treaty was adjourned for two or three days yet both sides prepared for War great Guns came from Reading and they shot from the Garrison at those in the Leaguer but little hurt was done Col. Whaley coming before Worcester Col. Morgan drew farther off and the Garrison sallyed out upon Col. Whaley who beat them back and took eight Prisoners Captain Batten summoned Pendennis Castle to surrender to the Parliament 25. Order for the Princess Henrietta to be brought to St. Jameses and Provision to be made there for her answerable to her Quality and Richmont was appointed for the Prince his Residence if he shall come in A Letter from the King to both Houses expressed That his Majesty was not come into the Scots Army out of any intent to divide the Kingdoms in assection or prolong the War but to secure his Person and labour to compose the differences between him and his Kingdoms and settle all well He desired that Religion might be first insisted on and setled according to the advice of the Assembly of Divines of both Kingdoms For the Militia he was willing to concur with that propounded at Uxbridge For Ireland he will do what he can to satisfie desires of that kind That for surrender of the Garrisons in his hands he hath given order for Oxford to be surrendred and will do the like for the rest and is willing that all Forces may be disbanded and that the Debts of the Nation should be paid He sent another Letter to the Commissioners of the Parliament of Scotland Professing his Intention to settle Peace and give them satisfaction and that he hath written to all that have Commissions from him in Scotland to disband their Forces and to render their Garrisons and professeth his resolution to give all just satisfaction to the joynt desires of both Kingdoms and to comply with both Parliaments and for the expression of their loyal intentions towards him he returns them hearty thanks He acquaints them that he hath written to the Governor of Oxford to quit that Garrison upon honourable conditions and disband those Forces and that being granted he will give the like order to his other Garrisons and Forces he desires this Letter may be published with a proclamation in Scotland He also wrote another Letter to the City of London complementing them and acquainting them with his Letters to the Parliaments of both Kingdoms Ashburnham escaped from New-Castle before the Deputy of the Serjeant at Arms came thither for him and another Messenger was sent thither for Hudson 26. Debate about the Irish business and supplys thither and the Arrears of the Lord Inchequin and Lord Broghil A Remonstrance from the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Council of London was presented to both Houses desiring a strict course for suppressing all private and seperate Congregations That all Anabaptists Hereticks and Sectaries c. as conformed not to the publick Discipline may be declared and proceeded against That all may be required to obey the Government setled or to be setled That none disaffected to the Presbyterian Government may be imployed in any place of publick Trust That the Propositions for Peace may be hastned That the Vnion may be preserved
Limrick in Ireland The Lord Inchequin took Pilborne Castle by Storm and put all in it but eight to the Sword The Governor of Silley Islands for the King sent to Captain Batten to treat for the surrender of them to the Parliament and the Treaty was begun Letters informed the Particulars of the surrender of Pendennis Castle that there was taken great store of Arms and Ammunition ninety five pieces of Cannon two Murderers but little Provision That there marched out of it four Knights eight Colonels many other Officers and Gunners and a thousand Soldiers and two hundred left sick behind Mardike in the Low Countreys was surrended upon Articles to the French September 1646. September 1. An Ordinance for Sir Jo. Heles Composition The Commissioners of the great Seal continued for a Month longer Upon Papers from the Scots Commissioners demanding four hundred thousand pound for their Army after long debate the House agreed to it and to days of payment of it Voted that the Election of Mr. Toll a Member of the House to be Major of Lynne ought not to have been without the consent of the House yet in respect it was for the advantage of that place the House granted the petition of the Town that he might execute the place of Major there and have Power to make a Deputy 2. An Ordinance for punishment of Blasphemies and Heresies committed Order for divers Committees to give account what Moneys they had issued The Scots Commissioners insisted to have two hundred thousand pound upon their advance to Scotland but the House would allow only an hundred thousand pound 3. The Earl of Cleaveland is released he ingaging his Honour to the Lieutenants of the Tower to render himself again if required by the Parliament An Ordinance to make Mr. Hallingham Vicar of South-Wales in Essex Order for Money for Soldiers Wives and Widows upon the Excise An Ordinance to make Mr. Elliston Parson of Sandford in Essex Ordinances past for Compositions 4. Orders concerning new Elections Letters of the Generals gallant entertainment by the Welch and in other places 5. Though a day of Adjournment yet the House sate till seven at night to dispatch the business of the removal of the Scots Army and at length voted to give them two hundred thousand pound at their advance to Scotland if it could be raised and sent a Committee to treat with the Common Council of London for the raising of it 7. Commissioners fram the States of Scotland came to perswade his Majesty to Sign the Propositions The Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland presented a Remonstrance to the Committee of Estates there desiring that Malignants and Incendiaries may not be favoured that all possible means might be used to confirm the union between England and Scotland and to preserve the Reformation of Religion and to bring the Churches in both Kingdoms to the nearest Conjunction and perfect Reformation according to the Covenant They sent another Remonstrance to the King to the same effect to which the King answered That the Assembly had no authority to intermeddle in the affairs of this Kingdom or Church and then justifies his own proceedings Earnest Letters came from Ireland for supplys and recruits 8. The day of publick thanksgiving no intelligence received 9. Sir Jo. Stowell was found guilty of Treason by a Jury of Somersetshire Orders touching Compositions of Delinquents another touching a general day of thanksgiving After the Surrender of Mardike the French designed the taking in of Dunkirke 10. The Common Council of London propounded for security of the two hundred thousand pound to be advanced for the Scots That all who had contributed upon the propositions for Horse Money and Plate may contribute the like Sum upon this proposition for the two hundred thousand pound and be secured both sums out of the Excise and Bishops Lands The House agreed to this and returned thanks to the Common Council only they excepted Advowsons out of the security and added to it the Sale of Delinquents Estates Order for an hundred pound for the Church-Wardens of the Abbey and St. Margarets Church in Westminster to maintain Watchmen to look to the doors of houses infected with the Plague The Lords desired the Concurrence of the Commons for taking away all Countrey Committees and for appointing new Commissioners for the great Seal 11. Mr. Edwards continued Major of Chester by Ordinance for thirteen Months A Menial Servant of Mr. Martin a Member of the House being arrested contrary to the Priviledge of the House was released and the Bayliff that arrested him and knew him to be Mr. Martins Servant was sent for as a Delinquent Ordinance touching the Excise in the Northerne and Westerne Associations not consented to by the Commons Orders for new Elections 12. The Commons sate not but the Lords sate about the two hundred thousand pound for the Scots and agreed to what the Commons had voted except the additional security by sale of Delinquents Estates which the Common Council of London did not insist upon the Committee of the Parliament met with the Committee of Common Council as often as was held requisite for the carrying on of this business and agreeing upon the security to those who should lend Money or double their former Loans according to the propositions for raising of the two hundred thousand pound 14. Letters certified that the Commissioners of the Estates of Scotland had been often with the King and pressed him to consent to the propositions and to take the Covenant That the King questioned their power which they justified as relating to both Kingdoms and were very plain with his Majesty who said he was not satisfied in point of Conscience to subscribe it they moved that some able Divines might be conferred with by him for his satisfaction and that was appointed Letters informed a discontent among the Irish Rebels about the Peace the Popes Nuntio Bishops and Clergy protesting against it because done without their consent and because it gave liberty of Conscience to the Protestants Forces were hastning thither out of England This Evening the noble Earl of Essex dyed at Essex House Orders for twelve hundred pound for the Duke of York and for a constant maintenance for him and for Money for the Northerne Forces A Remonstrance from Cleveland and other Northerne parts of the insupportable burden of the Scots and English Forces upon them referred to the Northerne Committee Order for a new Election Order that the House should accompany the Earl of Essex his Body at his Funeral Order for Money for Masseys Brigade H great Petition of Lancashire debated Upon the news of the death of the Earl of Essex both Houses adjourned to the next day 16. The House sate in a grand Committee to debate the Ordinance touching Blasphemies and Heresies The Lords ordered a Writ to be sent to the new Viscount of Hereford to whom that honour descended by the death of
into the hands of Members of both Houses the question was put whether that question should be put or not and carried in the Negative Voted That it should be disposed into hands of three Commissioners That the Members of both Houses late Commissioners of the great Seal as a token of Favour from the Parliament and Kingdom should have a thousand pound bestowed on them for all their faithful Services That the Earl of Salisbury one of the late Commissioners should have the thanks of the House That the Members of the Commons late Commissioners of the Seal should have the priviledge to plead within the Bar next to the Sollicitor General of the King An Ordinance voted to be brought in for setling five thousand pounds per An. upon Sir Thomas Fairfax and his Heirs Many Aldermen and Common Council-men of London desired to know the pleasure of the House whether the Works about the City should be slighted or not and if not then they desired twelve thousand pounds for the Maintainance of them the House appointed the Committee of the Army to treat with the Militia of London about it Letters informed that the Popish Clergy at Waterford have pronounced the supreme Council at Kilkenny to be perjured for agreeing to the Peace and proceed to excommunicate them 2. The House sate in a Grand Committee till seven at night upon the Ordinance for disposing of Bishops Lands 3 Private Petitions heard Order for two thousand pounds for the Officers and Garrison of Dover and for payment of the debts of the State to some Handy-crafts men and for two thousand pound for Col. Sandersons Regiment upon their disbanding Order for seizing upon a new Impression of the Common-Prayer Referred to a Committee to find out the Author and Printer of a Pamphlet called Yet another word to the Wise that they may be punished 5. Ordinance for setling two hundred pound per An. on Mr. Hugh Peters Order for a new Election The Negotiations of some Captains of the Parliaments Ships with the Marquess of Ormond confirmed as to lending to him Arms and Ammunition against the Rebels and order for Letters of thanks to Captain Willoughby one of those Captaius Orders for supplys for Ireland Ordinance sent up to the Lords for sale of Bishops Lands Treasurers and Trustees for it named Letters informed That the Estates of Scotland had fully agreed to the Scots Army marching out of England and the Garrisons to be delivered up upon payment of the two hundred thousand pound as was agreed The Irish Rebels drew their Forces towards Dublin and the Marquess of Ormond prepared for defence Col. Bethel was called into the House and had their thanks for his good Services Beaumarice Castle in Anglesey was surrendred to the use of the Parliament upon Articles Order that all Commissions made to Sea Captains which were as from the King and Parliament which some of them interpreted to the prejudice of the Parliaments Service should be altered and made in the name of the Parliament only Order for Money out of Delinquents Estates in Wilts for disbanding the Forces there The Confession of Faith brought in from the Assembly debated Order for one thousand seven hundred pound out of Delinquents Estates in Lincoln-shire to be paid to the Earl of Lincolne which he had disbursed for the Parliaments Service A French Pyrat taken by the Parliaments Ships The Irish Rebels prevailed A Conference by the Committee of Lords and Commons with the Scots Commissioners about disposing of the Kings Person 7. Upon Letters from Sir Thomas Fairfax for Pay and Cloathing for the Army Ordered that the Assesment be continued for six Months longer for the pay of them Order for three pound a week for maintenance of the Widow and Children of Mr. Franklyn a Member of the House that dyed a Prisoner to the Kings Party and that the Arrears of M. Franklyn be computed and paid Order for hastning the payment of ten thousand pound to the poor Widows and for relief of Tenants whose Land-lords were of the Kings Party For supplys for the Northern Forces 8. Composition of the Lord Savile allowed and out of it a thousand pound was ordered for the Widow and Children of Captain Askwith who laid out nine hundred and sixty pound in raising a Troop of Horse for the Parliament Votes That Sir Rowland Wandesford Sir Tho. Beddingfield and Mr. Jo. Bradshaw be Commissioners of the great Seal for six Months sent up to the Lords 9. Progress upon the Articles of Faith Votes of both Houses that Captain Pen be Captain of the Assurance Frigot The Committee of both Houses debated with the Scots Commissioners about disposing of the Kings Person An Ordinance sent up to the Lords for four hundred pound for the poor Irish Protestants here The Lords desired the concurrence of the Commons in the Ordinance for dissolving of all Countrey Committees 10. Debate upon the Accounts of Sir Will. Brereton as Major General and a Committee named to consider of the pay of ten pound per diem to every Major General and of their incident charges and of the free quarter and provisions taken by them They ordered five thousand pound to Sir Will. Brereton out of such Delinquents Estates not yet compounded for as he should nominate Order that the Tax of one per cent for Plymouth shall continue till January 1 and no longer Vote for a Balleting box to be made 12. Report of seven Ordinances drawn out of the Propositions for Peace 1. For justifying and confirming the Proceedings of Parliament 2. For setling the Militia of England and Ireland in the Parliament for twenty Years 3. For confirming the Treaty with Scotland 4. For making void all Titles under the great Seal after it was carried away 5. For confirming the present great Seal and all Acts done thereby 6. For making void the Irish Cessation 7. For disposing Offices by consent of Parliament All these except that of the Militia and Scots Treaty pass'd and sent upto the Lords An Ordinance appointed to be drawn to injoyn all to take the Covenant Order touching Compositions of Delinquents A Malignant chosen Major of Berwick sent for and the old Major continued A Petition of many Officers and Soldiers of the Parliaments That they may not be prosecuted at Law for things done by them in the war and as Soldiers upon sundry Exigencies Conference about disposing of the Person of the King A Committee appointed to treat with the Commissioners come from the Marquess of Ormond The French Ambassador and Agent were with the King at Newcastle The Plague broke forth there brought from London Letters informed that divers Inhabitants of Northumberland had left their habitations by reason of the oppression by the Soldiers quartered with them 13. The Lords concurred to the Ordinance for sale of Bishops Lands for advance of two hundred thousand pounds for the Scots Army and to take away the power of Committees for disposing
Cooke and Sir Robert Cooke discharged 26. Petition of Captain Sheffield referred Money given to some who had lost their eyes in Ireland 27. The French Ambassador had his audience in usual State and Ceremony in both Houses The substance of his Speech was to desire a happy accommodation between the King and Parliament and presented himself as a Mediator for composure of them if in any thing the Houses thought fit to make use of him But nothing was then done upon it An explanatory Ordinance touching the Sale of Bishops Lands A Letter and Declaration of the Parliament of Ireland by way of address to the Parliament of England for relief and supplyes referred to the Committee of Irish affairs and orders for Supplyes and the Messenger ordered to return to the Parliament of Ireland to acquaint them therewith March 1646. March 1. A Petition of many thousand young men and Apprentices of London ingeniously Penned and desiring That all occasions of breaches between the well affected Party may be taken away That those who have adventured their lives for the Parliament may be countenanced and the contrary Party not favoured and that a sufficient Guard and Strength may be kept up for the safety of the Kingdom That they may enjoy the Grants and Priviledges of the City and that some times for Recreation may be set apart for Servants The House sent thanks to the Petitioners for their good Affections Upon a Letter from Major General Skippon of his settlement of the Garrison of Newcastle a Letter of thanks Ordered to him Both Houses continued the Commissioners of the Seal for twenty days longer A Commission past for Mr. Strickland to go over Agent to the Low-Countries Both Houses gave an Allowance to the Earl of Chesterfield with an intimation That he do not entertain Malignant Preachers in his House nor use the Book of Common-Prayer Divers Votes for Dismantling Garrisons 2. Further progress about Dismantling Garrisons Letters from the Commissioners at Holmeby with a List of those appointed to attend the King and an estimate of Charges Vote that the List be not allowed as to an Establishment and the Charges referred to the Committee of the Revenue and the Commissioners desired not to exceed in them Order to know of the Commissioners of Scotland whether they have power to joyn with the Parliament in procuring His Majesties consent to the Propositions and Sale of Bishops Lands The Commissioners could not persuade the King to hear their Chaplains 3. Votes for slighting Garrisons Instructions past by the Lords for the Judges for hearing of Criminal Causes 4. Order for One thousand three hundred pounds for the Lord Willoughby of Parham for his Arrears and that what his Lordship shall propound further for the remainder the House will be ready to grant Addition of fifty pounds per Mens for the maimed Souldiers The Scots Commissioners here answered to the Parliaments question That they had not now power to joyn for procuring His Majesties consent to the Propositions but expected it speedily from their Parliament 5. After long debate carryed upon the question That Sir Thomas Fairfax shall be General of the Forces to be continued and some wondered it should admit a debate and question 6. Votes for Forces and Supplies for Ireland Of Foot seven Regiments three thousand Horse one thousand two hundred Dragoons out of the Army and the House will consider the Charge of maintaining all the Forces in Ireland and how they may be under one Pay and Establishment The General Collonel Hammond and others expressed their willingness to further the business of Ireland and Collonel Hammond to go himself 8. Votes concerning the Forces to be kept in Ireland That no Member of the House of Commons shall have the Command of any Garrison under Sir Thomas Fairfax in England That there be no Officer above a Collonel That they shall all take the Covenant That none who hath born Arms against the Parliament shall be in Command That they shall all Conform to the Established Government of the Church Nor any Prophane or Scandalous person The Officers to be chosen by the Parliament The Lords Ordered the Sale of the Miters Copes c. brought from Oxford and that Magistrates do put in Execution the Laws against Rogues c. for relief of the poor A Proclamation of Major General Skippon for all Papists to bring in their Arms to Newcastle and he desired the Sheriffs of Northumberland and Durham with the Gentlemen of each County to give a List of the places fittest for Quartering of his Soldiers which they took very well from him 9. Order for One thousand nine hundred pounds to Sir William Constable in full of all his Arrears Discharge of some Prisoners Order for a Committee to imprison Preachers not Ordained Approbation of Collonel Hammonds going for Ireland and the conditions The King sent another Letter to the Parliament to have two of His Chaplains come to him and told the Commissioners That he had not power to Command them or any man but would importune them to be instrumental in satisfying his reasonable desire The Lord Lisle landed at Corke and presently sent forth a Party into the Rebels Country where Lieutenant Collonel Croccar and the rest did good service 10. The day of Humiliation against Blasphemies and Heresies 11. Lieutenant Freeman being indicted at the Assizes for doing service for the Parliament the House Ordered his relief Some Members sent to the Judges required them to discharge such Persons and Causes as concern matters done in relation to the War Upon a Petition from Essex that the Souldiers quartered there might be removed the House left it to the General to Quarter his Army as he should think fit and satisfied the Petitioners 12. An Ordinance Read for respiting Tryals and Judgments in Criminal Causes relating to the War till the pleasure of the Houses be known Votes for Collonel Fortescue Lieutenant Collonel Butler Collonel Rous Captain St. Aubin Captain Keckwith and Captain Rous to be Governours of Forts Sir Thomas Fairfax came to Cambridge and was highly caressed and a Latin Oration made to him by a Fellow of Trinity Colledg who had been a Souldier in his Regiment In the Chappel they presented him with a rich Bible in the Hall with a sumptuous Banquet Then the Town entertained him with a stately Banquet and at the Schools he was made a Master of Arts. 13. Many Governours of Garrisons Voted and an Ordinance sent up to the Lords for continuing Tunnage and Poundage 15. Debate about the business of Ireland A Counter-Petition to the London Petition discovered by one Boys at a Conventicle where it was produced and signed was referred to the Committee where Collonel Lee hath the Chair to find out the Authors Ordered that none who have been put out of their Livings for scandalous Malignancy shall be admitted into any without consent of both Houses Orders for new Elections and for
certified That many Troopers Irish and others who had been in Arms against the Parliament Robbed all Passengers and that he had raised the Posse Comitatus and apprehended about one hundred of them The House approved what he had done and appointed an Ordinance for punishing such misdoers by death and Ordered a Letter of thanks to the Sheriff They also Ordered the Commissioners of the Seal to issue out a Commission of Oyer and Terminer to try these and the like Offenders and all that take Free Quarter without Warrant The Lords recommended a Proposal of Captain Poe to the House of Commons 5. Vote for half the Compositions of Goldsmiths-Hall to be added to the security for the two hundred thousand pound to the City Order for a Collection for poor people fled out of Ireland A Fleet of Swedes refusing to lore their Top-Sail to Captain Owen he with some other of the Parliaments Ships fought them Some hurt was done on both sides but some of Captain Owens Ships forsake him yet afterwards the Vice-Admiral of the Parliaments Fleet Captain Batten came in relieved Captain Owen and brought in the Swedes Fleet to Portsmouth 6. Letters from the Committee of Kent informed That Sir Jo. Sidley had advised an Indictment against Collonel Kenricke for his Troopers taking of three Horses in the first Insurrection in Kent in the time of actual War Order to put Sir Jo. Sidley out of all publick imployment Mr. Tulidah discharged of his restraint Orders about the two hundred thousand pounds and for the ten thousand pounds for poor indigent persons The business of the late Fight with the Swedes referred to the Committee of the Admiralty 7. The Lord L'Isle and Sir Jo. Temple reported the State of Affairs in Ireland and they and Collonel Sidney and Major Harrison had the thanks of the House for their good service in Ireland The Ordinance of Indemnity committed The Order for Trying Souldiers by Commission of Oyer and Terminer was revoked Private Petitions Read 18. Letters from the Army informed that Skippon Cromwell and the rest sent down to the Army communicated to them the Votes of the House concerning their Arrears and Indemnity and that they were injoyned to imploy their indeavours to quiet all distempers in the Army Some of the Officers desired to know what was meant by distempers in the Army if it were meant of grievances which the Soldiers had just cause to complain of they had then something to offer but were unwilling to declare the Sence of the respective Troops Regiments and Companies without first acquainting them therewith Time was given them to communicate the Votes of the House and to represent to the field-Martial Skippon and the rest sent down to them an Account of their proceedings in this business Much discontent was in the Army upon an expression in the Declaration that they were declared enemies who persisted in the Petition which was to their General and meerly for things relating to them as Soldiers and that it had been publickly said that a Petition was sent from the Army to the King to come to them and they would set the Crown on his head for which Scandal they expected reparation And they were troubled that it was said That in the Army there were four thousand Cavaliers whereas among all the Officers they knew but one who had served the King and he was put in by both Houses and the Common Soldiers who had served the King and afterwards listed themselves for the Parliament had since done faithful Service for them Field-Martial Skippon desired the Officers to know of their Soldiers who would ingage with him in the Service of Ireland 10. The House sate not but Committees Forces shipped for Ireland The Rebels fortified apace there The Lady Cave apprehended for endeavouring to present Letters from the Queen to the King 11. The Ordinance for setling five thousand pound per An. on Sir Tho. Fairfax committed A Committee to draw reasons to satisfie the Lords for passing the Ordinance for the Scots Forces to depart out of Ireland A printed Paper called Judge Jenkins his Vindication and another called Dudley Digges of the Illegality of Subjects taking Arms against their Soveraign was referred to the Committee of Complaints and the Printers and Publishers thereof to be tryed at the Kings Bench. Thus we see that there is nothing constant in this Worlds affairs The Parliament having Conquest and Success after their own desires yet are now miserably incumbred with the mutinousness of their Army on one side and with the petulancy of Pamphlets and with discontented Petitions on the other side Order for five thousand pound for Mr. Selden and for Mr. Valentine for their sufferings 3. Car. Orders for a Writ for a new Election and for Sir John Holland one of the Commissioners at Holmeby to have leave to go into Hamp-shire Mr. Bosvile Committed to Newgate And Wood for the use of the Navy and that Col. Mainwaring grant no more Passes to any to go beyond Sea 12. The Earl of Denbigh had leave from the Lords to be absent for ten days from Holmeby and the Earl of Dumferling to have access to the King Both Houses pass'd the Ordinance for securing the two hundred thousand pound to the City The Ordinance pass'd for six thousand pound for Jersey And the Lords desired to pass the Commission to Col. Rainsborough for that service and a Letter to Portsmouth and Peterborough that his Forces were to be removed from thence Complaint against Major General Mittons Forces referred to a Committee and a Letter to Col. Mitton to prevent those disorders Information that Captain George Carteret Lieutenant Governor of Jersey was very cruel against the Parliament Party 13. The Petition of the Earl of Mulgrave sent from the Lords referred to a Committee to state his losses and report matter of Fact The Petition of the Earl of Northampton sent down by them was to compound for his Delinquency for two years value Mr. Cartwright Petitioned for ten thousand pound out of the Earls Estate for losses he had sustained by the Earl It was referred to Goldsmiths-Hall for him to compound at the usual rates They agreed that the Earl of Dumferling might attend the King but not as his Servant Order of both Houses to discharge the Swedish ships brought in by Capt. Batten 14. Order for two Months pay for those of the Army who disbanded and six weeks more for those that went for Ireland Both Houses passed the Ordinance for Indemnity of the Soldiers and of Committee men The History of the Military proceedings of the Earl of Essex carried in the Negative not to be Printed The King told the Commissioners at Holmeby That he had long expected the propositions to be sent to him that he had those by him which were presented at New-castle and had himself framed an answer to them and if they would not afford him a Secretary to transcribe it he would scribble it out himself 15. Letters
that General David Lesley had cleared the North of Scotland of the Gourdons Col. Conwey beat a party of the Rebels in Ireland and took much Cattle from them Letters informed that the Prince sent to Captain Carteret Deputy Governor of Jersey to banish all of the Parliaments Party out of the Island and to impose a new Oath upon the Inhabitants and that he would send him relief out of France 24. A Report from the Committee for disbanding the Army to begin with the General 's Regiment and so to the rest and all to be disbanded who would not ingage for Ireland and payment of six weeks of their arrears and two months to those who were to go into Ireland The security of the arrears to be by the Excise and Delinquents Estates The General to be desired to be present at the disbanding and Field-Martial Skippon to take in those engaged for Ireland and a Committee of Lords and Commons to go down to the Army to give them the thanks of the House in the Head of each Regiment for their faithful services and to assist the General in Disbanding of the Army The Ordinance against Pressing any who had served the Parliament to any Foreign service was passed Ensign Nicols discharged from imprisonment and Collonel Lilburne and Major Sanderson from further attendance Mr. Hollis Sir Philip Stapleton Recorder Glyn and others of that party did eagerly put on the business of Disbanding the Army some others declared their opinion against it as that which might prove dangerous to them and to all the Parliament party if it should succeed and withal that they believed the Army would not submit to it and ill Consequences might follow if the Votes passed for the doing of it But they still both in private and in publick pressed that point having taken a peek against the Army themselves many of them having been left out by the self-denying Ordinance and yet Cromwel Skippon and other Members of the House continued Officers of the Army and their great success did increase the envy against them They likewise apprehended the advantage in prosecuting this business as that which would generally please the people by ridding them of the Souldiers and easing of the Taxes and they would not consider the doubt of the Armies mutiny and disobedience being over resolute in this Temper The other Party took occasion to have the more converse with Cromwel and that Party who entertained them with all respect and affection and highly courted them Yet it was observed that this was not upon design or policy in them to come off to a new Party who might be thought more growing into power than the other but it was their clear Judgment But what they gained with the one Party they lost with the other neither continuing firm to them who were not through-paced in all things which they laboured to bring to pass but we shall find in all sorts of Business that Honesty is the best Policy and a clear and sincere dealing according to ones Judgment and Conscience is seldom without a blessing accompanying of it 26. The Monthly Fast-day after Sermons upon information of one in Kent that Marryed his Fathers Wife and had a Child by her Ordered that the Ordinance be brought in for punishing Adultery Whoredom and Incest Reference to a Committee about rebuilding of Torrington Church The General removed his Quarters to St. Edmonds Bury and sent a Letter to every Regiment That the grievances of the Army were presented to the Commons and by them admitted to be heard and taken into consideration Therefore he required the Souldiers to forbear any further actings by themselves without their Officers in any irregular ways and all Officers strictly to see to it in their several Charges that there be no more such Meetings or Consultations of Souldiers Many Officers of the Army presented a Petition to the General Acknowledging the goodness of God in the Successes under his Excellencies Conduct and Complementing him Then they express their sensibleness of some aspersions cast upon them as if they aimed more at private emolument than his Excellencies Honour and the Armies or the Souldiers advantage They pray him not to receive any impressions from these imputations profess their own Fidelity and esteem of the Generals Person and Conduct and their judgment that they ought to defend not direct the proceedings of those by whose Authority they were raised Subscribed by Collonel Sir Robert Pye Collonel Graves Collonel Shefield Collonel Butler Collonel Fortescue and others of Hollis his Party 27. Divers Compositions past and Orders for Pardons under the Great Seal A Petition of the Weavers of London referred to a Committee The Ordinance past for Sir Walter Earl to be Master of the Ordnance Order for one thousand five hundred pounds to the Earl of Ancram in part of his Arrears and ten pounds a Week Some of the Militia of London desired twelve thousand pounds more than formerly ordered for the Guards which was ordered Order for eighteen thousand pounds for poor people who had lent under five pounds apiece 28. Ordinance passed for maimed Souldiers Widdows and Orphans another for stating the Accompts of the Officers of the Army another for fifteen thousand pounds for the Arrears of under-Officers another for taking the Officers Accompts The Lords desired the concurrence of the Commons to a Congratulatory Declaration from the Houses to the Army and to a Letter to the General and the Votes of the House for the Disbanding the Foot Regiments they named the Earl of Warwick and the Lord De la Ware their Commissioners to go to the Army to assist the General in the Disbanding The Commons consented to the Lords and named Sir Jo. Pots Sir Gilbert Gerrard Mr. Grimstone and Mr. Knightley to go down Commissioners with the Lords to the Army Referred to the Committee to dispose of part of the Train of Artillery for Ireland and the rest to be brought into the Tower of London Order for five hundred pounds for the Charges of the Commissioners going down to the Army Collonel Rainsborough Ordered to go down to his Regiment to stay them where they were till further Order 29. The Houses Sat not Letters informed That the General had removed his Quarters to Bury and the Votes for the Disbanding and eight weeks Pay to the Army were imparted to them and they seemed generally unsatisfied therewith and Say there is fifty six weeks pay due to them and that they were not well rewarded for all their services but the General sent for all his Officers to Bury to advise what was best to be done The Distempers in North Wales settled by Major General Mitton and seven hundred of those Forces engaged for Ireland 31. Letters from Bury informed That at the Councel of War at Bury the General acquainted them with the Votes for Disbanding and persuaded them to a compliance The Councel of War upon their observation of the condition of every
them that they might not be burdensom to the Countrey The Houses approved the Letter to be sent from the City to the Army they sate late this night and ordered to sit again to morrow though Sunday 13. After the Evening Sermon the House sate and had a Letter from their Commissioners at St. Albans That Sir Tho. Widdrington and Col. White had acquainted the General with the additional instructions 14. Both Houses named a Committee to draw up a Declaration what they had done and intended to do for the ease of the People and for the Soldiery and for settlement of Peace and that a Committee was appointed to consider what place is fit for the King to come unto for the applications of both Kingdoms to be made to him for setling Peace Upon a Petition of divers Officers Order for a Declaration that hereafter none should presume on pain of Death to meet in a tumultuous way as they had lately done and the Militia to send a considerable Guard to the House Captain Falconbridge and Captain White ordered to bring the trained bands of Westminster for guards to the House A Committee of both Houses to draw a Declaration what the Army hath demanded and what the Houses have offered The Commons being informed that divers of the Parliaments old Officers and Soldiers were in the Hall and Palace they sent to them to withdraw Letters from Ireland that some of the Rebels were returned out of Scotland into Vlster That the Parliaments Commissioners and Col. Jones with some Forces were landed at Dublyn That the Lord Inchequin sent a Party to surprize some Castle near Waterford the Rebels Sallied out and were beaten back about a hundred of them slain and wounded many Prisoners and much Cattle taken 15. Order of both Houses that the General be required to deliver the Person of the King to such Persons as both Houses shall appoint to be placed at Richmond under such manner as they shall think fit to the intent that the Propositions agreed upon by both Kingdoms may be speedily presented to his Majesty for the setling a safe and well grounded Peace That the Persons to whom the King shall be delivered shall be the Commissioners now with him or any three of them That the Guards to receive Orders from the Commissioners shall be Col. Rossiter and his Regiment Order for Col. Birch to have the publique Faith for four thousand nine hundred pound upon his Accounts Officers whose accounts are not stated to have one months pay for Subsistence Order for the Committee of Indemnity to discharge those that are or shall be under restraint for any thing done tempore loco belli A Months Pay to Col. Graves his Forces Letters from the Commissioners in the Army informed that the Votes concerning those that would come away from the Army did much distast them The Results from the Army were 1. The Heads of a Charge against divers Members of the House of Commons which they delivered in to be speeded by the Parliament and when they should be admitted would appoint fit Persons on their and the Kingdoms behalf to prosecute and make good the same 2. If the Parliament shall admit these things at the desire of the Army and proceed for a general satisfaction therein then they desire 1. That the Persons Impeached may be suspended else they can expect no good issue if the same persons who have appeared most active in the late proceedings to the prejudice and provocation of the Army and hazarding the Peace of the Kingdom shall continue in the same Power and Judges of these things 2. For a Months Pay and a resolution thereupon in two days 3. That those of the Army may have as much Pay as they who have ingaged for Ireland or come away from the Army 4. That none who have so deserted the Army may have any more Pay till the rest of the Army be first satisfied in their Arrears 5. That during the transactions of this business the Parliament would not suffer as some have designed any new Forces to be raised in this Kingdom or to be brought out of any other Kingdom hither or any thing else to be done that may carry the Face of a new War or may indanger the settlement of the Liberties and Peace of this Kingdom 6. That the Parliament would be pleased without any delay to put these things into a speedy way of resolution and dispatch the present condition of the Kingdom and Army and of the King not admitting delayes 16. A Charge came to the Houses from Sir Tho. Fairfax and the Officers and Soldiers of the Army against eleven Members of the House of Commons whereby they are charged with obstructing the business of Ireland to have been Actors against the Army and against the laws and Liberties of the Subject and Obstructors of Justice The Members Charged were Denzill Hollis Esquire Sir Philip Stapleton Sir William Lewis Sir John Clot-worthy Sir William Waller Sr. Jo. Maynard M. G. Massey Mr. Recorder Glyn Col. Walter Long Col. Edward Harley and Mr. Anthony Nichols After reading of the Charge the Members severally made some defence thereunto and desired it might be put into a speedy way of tryal A Declaration of the Army was sent from the Commissioners vindicating their proceedings and their desires for the setling and securing their own and the Kingdoms common rest freedom peace and safety The Commissioners of the City returned from the Army with expressions of Love and the Common Council voted to send a Letter to the Army with leave from the Houses that according to their desire no Forces shall be raised against them and that they will move the Parliament for Money to pay the Army and that they may withdraw further from the City The Army further desired of the Parliament 1. That the Houses may be speedily purged of such as ought not to sit there 2. That those persons who have abused the Parliament and Army and indangered the Kingdom may speedily be disabled from doing the like 3. That some time may be set for the continuance of this and future Parliaments and new Elections made successively according to the Bill for Triennial Parliaments 4. That Provision be made that future Parliaments may not be dissolved at the Kings pleasure without their consent but continue the set time 5. That the right of the People to represent to the Parliament their grievances by Petition may be vindicated 6. That the large Powers given to Committees or deputy Lieutenants during the War as appear not necessary to be continued may be taken away and such as are necessary may be put into a regulated way and left to as little Arbitrariness as the nature and necessity thereof will bear 7. They wish that the Kingdom may be righted and satisfied in point of Accounts and other things wherein the Common-wealth may be conceived to have been wronged 8. That publick Justice being satisfied by some few Examples
for their Pay as for the rest of his Army That he was sent down to Command them by the General not of his own seeking or for private Interest and desired their complyance then they gave him a loud acclamation and had Orders to go to their several Quarters The News of the Parliaments being restored by the Army and the City of London agreeing with the Army hindered the intended proceedings of the Estates of Scotland Great resort was from London to the King at Oatlands 17. Upon the question it was carried in the Negative by three Votes That the Declaration should not pass that the proceedings in the House from July 26. to Aug. 6. were forced and that sitting not to be a free Parliament A Petition and Congratulation was presented to the General of many thousands Young men and Apprentices of London for his great services to the Kingdom and City which they acknowledg with thankfulness and as they refused to comply with those who lately acted against the Army so they resolved to live and dye with his Excellency and the Army in settling His Majesties Rrights the Parliaments Priviledges and the Peace and Freedom of the Nation To this the General gave a respectful and grateful answer The Councel of War Sat close about a Declaration of their proceedings in behalf of the Parliament the Kingdom and themselves 18. Order for a day of Thanksgiving for the great success in Ireland and for one thousand pounds for Collonel Jones one thousand pounds to Collonel Fenwicke and other gratuities to other Officers in this service and for Supplies for Ireland Upon a Letter from Mr. Nicholls one of the Eleven Members now under restraint in the Army Order to the General to discharge him or send him up to the Parliament for his Tryal A Complaint by Letters from the Scots Commissioners for breach of the Union in staying Mr. Chieseley their Secretary at Newcastle the Copy hereof sent to the General and that he give Order for Mr. Chieseley's release 19. Letters from the General to both Houses with the Remonstrance of the Army touching their late proceedings and chiefly driving at The purging of the Parliament by expunging such Members as did Act and Vote in the time that the Speakers and the rest were forced from the House The House of Lords approved of this Remonstrance and Voted a Letter of thanks to the General and to signifie to him that they would take care for the Punishment of those Delinquent Ministers and others by whose practises Ministers put into Livings by the Parliament had been disquieted and outed in which the Commons Concurred but did nothing upon the great Remonstrance The Examination of Collonel Ennis who sought to go beyond Sea under another name referred to a Committee Order for eight thousand pounds for Plymouth Garrison and to Treat with the General about the lessening of the Charge there 20. Order for a Collection for the poor English Irish here and for one hundred pounds for the poor visited people in St. Martins Parish and for a general Contribution for the visited City of Chester and an Ordinance for twenty thousand pounds for Ireland Mr. Strickland had leave to come to England Upon another debate the Ordinance passed For declaring all Votes Orders and Ordinances passed in one or both Houses since the force on both Houses July 26 until Aug. 6. 1647. to be null and void 21. Upon a Letter from Sir Thomas Fairfax Order for thirty pounds a week for Sick and Wounded Souldiers four shillings eight pence a week for each of them and an Ordinance passed for Judges and Justices to put it in execution Order for a months Pay for the Army to be borrowed of the City Upon a report touching the late Tumults Order That the Lord Mayor and Aldermen do call a Common Councel by Tuesday next and that the Clerk who attended the Committee of the Militia and of the Safety do deliver over the Books Papers and Warrants in his hands or be committed to the Sergeant Mr. Hollis Sir Philip Stapleton Sir William Waller Sir William Lewys Sir Jo. Clotworthy and Mr. Long being in a Vessel going towards Callis were pursued by a Frigot of the Parliament and taken within six Miles of Callis and by their desire brought back to Captain Batten who dismist them to their Voyage again and chid those that apprehended them The High Sheriff entertained the Judges and Lawyers very nobly at Shrewsbury The Ordinance pass'd both Houses for relief of Ministers put into Livings by the Parliament Another for a Collection for the poor visited Persons in Chester and an additional Ordinance concerning the sale of Bishops Lands A false Allarm of Scots Forces being upon the Borders Letters from Ireland informed That the Lord Inchequin had taken divers Castles from the Rebels in the County of Limricke That he defeated a Troop of the Rebels near Balling garry slew twenty three of them and took the rest That he beat the Rebells from a Pass near Limricke and killed about an hundred of them and took two hundred horses and two hundred Cows and took in New castle within a mile of Limricke some of his Forces got over the River Shannon and got eight thousand head of Cattle and five thousand Sheep and struck such a terror into the Rebels that they burnt the Earl of Thomond's Castle Bonratty which they had Garrisoned and fled away That they took in Grace-Castle and put all the Rebels there to the Sword and took eight hundred head of Cattle and Garrons They stormed and burnt the Abbey of Adare where four Fryars were burned and three taken they took Fox's Castle and put all in it to death 24. A Letter from the General touching Mr. Anthony Nicholls one of the eleven Members sent up Prisoner with the Grounds of his detainment by the Army and a further accusation of High Treason against him Ordered that he be continued in safe Custody but he escaped from Denham one of the Serjeants Deputys in whose Custody he was Denham being examined concerning the escape confessed That he took Mr. Nicoll's word as a Gentle-man to be a true Prisoner but he brake his word and escaped The House committed Denham and ordered all the Ports to be stopped for the apprehending of Mr. Nicolls and revoked the Pass formerly granted to Mr. Nicolls Upon a report by Mr. Corbet touching the Force upon the Parliament and Commitment of some of the Offenders the House approved of their Commitment and ordered an impeachment of high Treason to be brought in against Col. Chapman and Lieutenant Collonel Baines and of high misdemeanor against Col. Vaughan A Petition from the Brewers to take off the Excise of Beer and Ale They were told if they paid not the Excise by a day they should be distrained to pay The Common-Council excused themselves that they could not advance a Months pay by way of loan for the Army The
Affairs first to be setled shall be transacted that a period may be set to this Parliament Some thought it a piece of high assumption in the Army so often and so earnestly to press the dissolving of that authority under which themselves had so highly acted Some of the Officers were supposed to have hopes of coming in themselves to be Members of Parliament upon new Elections others were thought to act upon better Principles of the Nations Freedom by not being subjected too long to the same Persons in authority 27. Order of both Houses for Mr. Sollicitor to draw up Pardons for some convicted Persons at Northampton The Lords desired the Commons to take a speedy course for constant Pay for the Army that the Countries may not be burdened with free Quarter A Committee appointed to find out the Authors of Mercurius Pragmaticus and Mercurius Melancholicus and other Pamphlets scandalous to the Parliament to punish them and the Printers and Sellers of them and to seize the Impressions of them The Commons agreed with the Lords to have a Personal Treaty with the King after he should have Signed the four Propositions agreed on by the Lords which were to be sent to his Majesty 29. Many Citizens of London and others attended the House with a second Petition of the same Party who Petitioned the last Week this Petition reflecting highly upon the proceedings of the House and accusing them of Partiality desiring to know what are their Freedoms and that those Committed upon the Petition the last week may be released The Lord Major and the Militia of London gave notice of this Petition to the House before it came up and offered their Guards to the House who sent them thanks for it and order to bring their Guards as there should be occasion and set a day to debate this Petition The Committee of Lords and Commons for the business of London Agents was made a close Committee with power to send for Parties c. and to commit to custody In these passages we may take notice of the strange workings of God and of the perplexed condition in which the Parliament was at this time The Army whom they had raised paid and Commissionated now mutiny against them and with their Swords in their hands controule and oppose their Principals and Masters The City the old Friends joynt-actors and constant assistants of the Parliament with their lives and Fortunes become full of Sedition and averseness towards them question their integrity reproach them and seek to cast them off Letters from Ireland certified That the Lord Inchequin marching towards the Rebels in Munster was inforced to joyn Battle with them who were three for one more in number than the Protestants and had the advantage of ground so that the Lord Inchequin's Ordnance became useless His main Battle was hard put to it and by the Cowardise of some like to have been routed but the Lord Inchequin in person with what Horse could be got together made a desperate attempt upon the main Body of the Rebels and gave them a Rout. That Col. Grey with his handful of bare-legged men recovered the Ordnance whereby the Rebels whole Force was dissolved the Collonel was slain and Lieuetenant Collonel Crispe Captain Love and some other Commanders and divers wounded and about an hundred and fifty private Soldiers and Gunners slain and many wounded the whole number of Inchequin's Men were not above four thousand His men had the Pursuit of the Rebels seven miles three several ways as long as the day lasted and in the flight and pursuit were slain of the Rebels about four thousand their Lieutenant General Kilketto with divers Officers killed and taken 30. The grand Committee sate about a constant wayof Pay for the Army Captain Piggot who brought the Letters from the Lord Inchequin made a particular relation in the House of the late victory in Ireland and presented to the House two Letters under the Lord Digby's hand found in the Lord Taffes Cabinet after the Battle One was to direct him concerning the Kings interest in Ireland and to preserve the Army under his Command there and to please the French Agent and promising him great preferments Orders for a thousand pound for the Lord Inchequin to buy him Horses as a favour of the House for his good Services and for Letters of thanks to him and to his Officers and for fifty pound to Captain Piggot and for ten thousand pound for Provisions for Munster Ordinances debated about Money for the Army The King wrote a Courteous Letter to Sir Thomas Fairfax That he appointed Copies of his Letters to the Parliament about his withdrawing from Hampton Court to be delivered to Sir Thomas Fairfax and had also sent him a Copy of his last Message to both Houses from the Isle of Wight in order to the settlement of a good Peace and desires him to imploy his credit therein that Doctor Shelden Doctor Oldesworth and Doctor Hammond may be protected in coming to his Majesty December 1647. December 1. A Petition to both Houses from the Common Councel acknowledging the Supream authority of Parliaments to which all Persons ought to submit craving Pardon for former Errors of some of the City and desiring that a constant pay may be provided for the Army so that free Quarter may be taken off and the Army enabled to lye at a further distance from the City that so Provisions may be cheaper and Trade incouraged They pray that the Covenant may be observed and a good peace established and that the Aldermen and Recorder of their City lately imprisoned may by the favour of the Parliament be released The Houses gave them thanks for their good affections and answered that some of the Particulars desired by them were under consideration and the Parliament would in all the particulars do what belonged to Right and Justice and the good of the Kingdom The Grand Committee sat about the taking off free Quarter The four Propositions to be sent to his Majesty were read the first time 2. The Grand Committee sat about providing a constant Pay for the Army The House debate the Petition of the Citizens in favour of the agreement of the People and voted That it is the right of the Subject to Petition the Parliament and the right of the Parliament to judge of the Petitions that all Petitioners ought to acquiesce in that judgement of the Parliament and so they hoped and expected the present Petitioners would do The Impeachment against the Earl of Lincoln was read the first time and a Message sent to the Lords for further time to bring up the Impeachments against the seven Lords which was granted Order for the names of the Justices of Peace of every County to be given in to the several Members of each County that the House may consider of them 3. Debate all the day long upon the four Propositions to be forthwith sent
and to stand with a Paper in the Market-place and to be whipped Another shot to death for killing a man 14. The Lords finished the four Bills to be sent to his Majesty and named the Earl of Northumberland Kent Rutland Pembroke and Salisbury to be their Commissioners to present them The Commons concurred and named for their Commissioners Mr. Bulkley Mr. L'Isle Mr. Robert Goodwyn and Mr. Kemp for their Commissioners or any three of both Houses Order for Money for Ireland Divers Compositions passed 15. Ordinance for Sallaries for the Officers of the Committee of Accounts Another pass'd for addition of Members to the Committee of the Navy The Scots Commissioners desired time to consider of the four Bills to be presented to his Majesty Vote of both Houses for the Country Committees to certifie the full value of all Sequestred Estates The House in the afternoon passed an Answer to the Scots Commissioners That Bills pass'd both Houses are not to be altered by any other and that they are resolved to send their Commissioners by Tuesday next and desire that the Scots Commissioners would send their Propositions at the same time 16. Report from Col. Lilburne's Committee An Ordinance for repairing Churches and Chappels Ordinances sent to the Commons for turning Delinquents out of the Lines Another about chusing Common-Council-men Malignants and such as abetted the late Force against the Parliament to be uncapable to be chosen Order for five thousand pound to be paid to Mr. Hampden's Executors An Ordinance pass'd for setting poor people to work A Letter with an inclosed Declaration from the Scots Commissioners Order about the Guards of the House Ordinance pass'd for Captain Ed. Harley to be Vice-Admiral of the North c. Reference to the Committee of the Navy about the Isle of Providence Letters from Windsor of a good agreement between the Parliaments Commissioners and the G. Councel of the Army about the particulars before-mentioned and for the Armies being drawn into Garrisons and all free Quarter to be taken off so as they may have constant Pay Deans and Chapters Lands desired for security A Petition of the Farmers in Surrey to the General about free Quarter and their Landlords refusing to deduct of their Rents for the free Quarter they desired the General to move the Parliament for their Relief herein who recommended it to the Houses 18. Mr. Marshall and Mr. Nye appointed to go Chaplains to the Commissioners to the Isle of Wight Divers Compositions passed Order for Col. Nedham's Arrears to be audited One of Col. Lilburn's Regiment condemned to dye by the Councel of War for raising the Mutiny at Ware and others to run the Gantelope Captain Grey and Major Cobbet tryed 20. The Commissioners ordered two hundred pound for their Charge to go to the Isle of Wight The Primate of Armagh continued Preacher at Lincolns Inne Referred to a Committee to examine what Delinquent Ministers did Preach or Read the Book of Common Prayer and to silence them which was much opposed by divers as contrary to that liberty of Consciences which they themselves pretended to insist upon as due to every Christian It was carried in the Negative upon the question that Deans and Chapters Lands should not be security for the Arrears of the Soldiers but that it should be out of the remainder of Bishops Lands and out of Forrest Lands and the Excise Several Compositions were passed Debate upon the Declaration from the Scots Commissioners claiming in language a joynt interest with the Parliament of England in the setling of Peace in both the Kingdoms and protesting against the four Bills and they press for a personal Treaty at London They inforce Let that be given to God which is God's and to Caesar that which is Caesar ' s and puts them in mind of their professed Loyalty An Answer was agreed upon in like high termes to their Declaration 21. Order for an Ordinance for further Indemnity for the Soliders and for another to draw the Forces into Garrisons and for a Declaration of the necessity that hath been to keep up an Army and to take free Quarter and that if the Kingdom will pay in six Months Arrears of the sixty thousand pound per Mens that then the other three Months Arrears will be remitted and no Officer shall come into any mans House without his leave nor no Soldier except in Innes Ale-houses Taverns and Victualling-houses The Printer Committed for Printing the Scots Declaration without leave of the House Orders for preserving the Arms of such as shall be disbanded from being imbezeled that the Forces to be disbanded shall have two month pay and divers Compositions were passed Major Cobbet sentenced by the Court-Martial to be Cashiered 22. Debate of an Ordinance for reimbursing the Commissioners of the Customs and they to be removable at the pleasure of both Houses their Money being paid An Ordinance passed for the maimed Soldiers another committed for securing the Soliders Arrears Another past for stating the Accounts of the Army Another pass'd to make a Committee in Kent to hear Differences about Military Affairs and to give indemnity Order for the Members to go into their several Counties for collecting the Arrears of the Assesment 23. The Trustees for Bishops Lands were made Trustees for Delinquents Lands and Forrest Lands for security of the Arrears of the Soldiers Vote That 15 January next the Army shall be drawn into Garrisons and free Quarter taken off and that the remainder of Bishops Lands should be security also to the Soliders Orders about collecting the Assessment of sixty thousand pound a Month. 24. Letters from the General to the House with a Paper of the result of the Councel of War at Windsor concerning Quartering of the Soliders in Innes Ale houses c. referred to the Committee of the Army to confer and consider with the General and his Officers about it A Petition of Divers Citizens who were abused the last year for opening their Shops on Christ-mas day though an Ordinance of Parliament did warrant it Order that the Committee of the Militia of London and Westminster should take care to prevent the like inconveniences and to put out of the Lines all Delinquent Ministers Order upon the General 's Letter for Col. Rainsborough to go forthwith to his Charge at Sea as Vice-Admiral At a Councel of War some Officers acknowledged their Errors upon former passages and desired to be re-admitted into the favour of the General and his Councel which was approved and the Officers kept a Fast where Cromwell Ireton Col. Tichburne and other Officers Prayed and from Scripture exhorted to Unity and Obedience to Commands 25. Christ-mas day the shops were all shut up in London notwithstanding the Ordinance to the contrary The Houses sat and upon complaint that some Delinquent Ministers Preached on this day in London and that the Common-Prayer-Book was used in several places power was given to the Committee of Plundered Ministers
part of them in the Warrants The Officers of the Army fully complyed with the Parliaments Commissioners and at their parting all expressed much joy and the General Councel that they would live and dye with the Parliament and gave the Commissioners twenty five Guns from the Castle at their going away from Windsor January 1647. January 1. Letters from Col. Hammond of the great Mutiny two days since in the Isle of Wight in New-port when the Parliaments Commissioners went away That the Mutineers designed to seize upon Carisbrooke Castle and to take away the King That Captain Barley and others of the Mutineers are in Custody and the King yet secured at Caresbrooke Castle and stronger guards set upon him than formerly Divers Letters came from the Parliaments Commissioners at the Cowes to the same purpose Some related not without ground that Mr. William L'Isle had undertaken to provide a Ship for the King's escape out of the Isle of Wight but the Ship failed not without some reflection upon the undertaker and the Kings escape was thereby prevented Order for Vice-Admiral Rainsborough to repair with some Ships to the Isle of Wight and the House approved the Order of the Commissioners for some of the Parliaments Ships to attend at the Island Order for the General to give Commission to Col. Hammond to try by Martial Law the actors in that Mutiny and a Commission of Oyer and Terminer to Try the others Order for a Letter of thanks to the Major and well affected Inhabitants of Newport for their good affections expressed upon the late Mutiny and for Money for the Soldiers there Sir William Constable Lieutenant Collonel Goffe and Lieutenant Collonel Salmon sent from the General into the Isle of Wight More Forces sent thither and Mr. Ashburnham Sir Jo. Berkley Dr. Shelden and the rest of the Kings retinue were discharged 3. Upon a long debate from Morning till late at night of the Kings last Message and the report of the Commissioners who presented the four Bills to him and his not giving any satisfactory answer thereunto the Commons passed these Votes 1. That no more Addresses be made from the Parliament to the King nor any Letters or Messages received from him 2. That it shall be Treason for any to deliver any Message to the King or to receive any Letter or Message from him without leave of both Houses 3. That the Members of both Houses of the Committee of both Kingdoms have power to sit and act alone as formerly the Committee of both Kingdoms for the safety of the Kingdom 4. That the Earl of Kent Sir Jo. Evelyn and Mr. Fines be added to that Committee in the rooms of the Earl of Essex Sir Philip Stapleton and Mr. Glyn. 5. That a Committee draw up a Declaration to satisfie the Kingdom of the reason of the Votes 6. That the Concurrence of the Lords be desired to them The General and his Council published a Declaration reciting tho Orders of Parliament they do now declare and assure That the Army by the fifteenth of January next according to the said directions shall be drawn into Towns Cities and Garrisons and that the Parliament supplying the Soldiery with Pay no free Quarter shall be taken after that day upon any that pay their Assessments nor any inforcement for Horse-meat or Mans meat during the Pay 4. The Commons considering the many weighty Affairs which prolong this Session of Parliament and being willing to for bear their own priviledge for the publick good they did order That from 20th of this January no person under the authority of that House except the Members thereof shall during this Session of Parliament have any Protection or Immunity by reason of any Priviledge of this House in any Suit for Debt or upon contract or security or upon any Title to Lands c. Their Estates to be liable but not their Persons to be imprisoned nor prosecuted upon Poenal Laws and if they refuse to appear to any Suit the House being moved therein will do Justice and appointed a Committee to hear and report complaints of this Nature A Committee of Grievances was named to consider of such whereof redress hath been promised to the People and what ease is fit to be given in relation to their Burdens Freedoms and Liberties and of reforming Courts of Justice and proceedings in Law and in all matters of Trade and to prepare Ordinances for the same to be presented to the House Orders for Money for disbanding the Supernumeraries and for supplyes for Carisbroke Castle and other Forts in the Isle of Wight Several Copositions were passed Letters from the Isle of Wight That the King was much Discontented since the Insurrection at New-port That he much desired Dr. Shelden and Dr. Hammond might continue with him whereof Col. Hammond gave notice to the Parliament and to the General 5. Debate about Compositions Power given to Col. Hammond and Sir William Constable to place and displace such attendants about the King as they think fit for security of his Person Order for allowance for his attendants Divers Compositions passed Both Houses passed some additional Directions for Billeting the Army when they are upon a March or setled in their Quarters The Civil Officers to joyn with the Quarter-masters of the Army and what the Soldiers shall have and what he shall pay for it 6. Order touching relief of Widows and maimed Soldiers One presented to the House a Book concerning the Power of Civil Magistracy for which he was Committed and the Committee about Scandalous Pamphlets ordered to sit and Money ordered to gratifie such as shall discover Presses or Authors of Scandalous Pamphlets Order for Supplies of Garrisons 7. Order for a Letter of thanks to the Committee of Kent for their care in suppressing the tumult in Canterbury and for a Commission of Oyer and Terminer to try the chief Mutineers there The Commons agreed with the Lords for further Liberty upon Bayl for the Marquess of Winton and Earl Cleaveland 8. More Power given to the Committee of Grievances and order for the Printing of that business Order of both Houses to restore to Duke Hamilton his Pictures An Ordinance sent up to the Lords to prohibit the transportation of Wool and of Fullers Earth and of Irish Wool Order for a further Ordinance against Scandalous Pamphlets and Reports from that Committee to have Precedence Upon a petition of the Primate of Armagh Order for him to continue Preacher at Lincolns Inne The general Councel of the Army sat at Windsor and were very Unanimous in the results of their debates and to morrow they were appointed to dine with the General in the Castle to congratulate the Unity of the Army and to take leave of one another before the Armies going into Towns and Garrisons after the fifteenth of this Month. 10. Upon a Report from a Committee of some Papers and Warrants taken in the time of War as a Warrant under
and have sixteen days to bring in his Answer 7. Upon a long debate touching the Declaration about Non Addresses to the King it was re-committed for some additions to be made concerning Warrants signed by the King in Scotland to such as were engaged in the Irish Rebellion where the Lord Dillon and Lord Taffe were with the King and other things relating to the Irish Negotiation with the Pope his sending Agents to Popish Princes Seignior Con's being received here c. Letters from the North of the auditing the Soldiers Accounts that the business of Disbanding is more easie That those which are not to be Disbanded are drawn into Market Towns That there are Rumors still of dangers from Scotland Letters from Ireland That Col. Pudsey took in four small Castles from the Rebels That Sir Henry Titchburne destroyed sixty thousand pounds worth of Corn in the Rebels Countrey That Col. Jones and Col. Monke intended to joyn upon a design That Col. Conwey fell into the Rebels Quarters and took forty Horse killed fourteen men and brought away much Cattle 8. Debate about the confession of Faith Orders for Money for the Navy The List of the Summers Fleet altered in the Title of it That instead of a List of his Majesties Ships it should be a List of the Parliaments Ships Innformation that some Holland Ships refused to strike Sail to some of the Parliaments Ships saying that Holland was the elder State referred to a Committee Six of the Impeached Lords appeared at the Bar of the House of Peers and the Charges were severally read against them and they put in sureties for their appearance The Lord Willoughby came not but sent a Letter being himself withdrawn That he had been above four months Committed without particular charge against him that their Lordships were pleased to order his enlargement that he had received Counsel from a friend that he is not fit for publick imployment and therefore resolved to privacy That he hath always been faithful to the Parliament and desired their Lordships to make an honourable construction of his Retirement Fourteen days were given to the Impeached Lords to put in their Answers and Counsel allowed them Captain Dare Captain of the Constant-Warwick for the Parliament had a sharp Fight with a Ship of the Irish Rebels and twenty five of his men were killed and wounded but he boarded and took the Irish Man of War 9. The Ordinance pass'd both Houses for the more effectual suppressing of Stage-playes by Imprisoning and Fining and Whipping for the second offence An Ordinance for paying of Tithes and other Duties to the Ministers of London after much debate was committed A Petition from Taunton expressing the gratefulness of that Town for the Votes for no further Addresses to be made to the King And they had the thanks of the House and the Petition ordered to be Printed Letters from the General about new modelling the Martial power so as to have more Officers at less pay than now and fewer Soldiers which may be suddenly filled up as there shall be occasion and hereby the Army be better governed and less chargeable An explanatory Ordinance touching the sale of Bishops Lands committed and power given to remove Obstructions Letters from Ireland of sad complaints of the Officers and Soldiers there for want of Pay Meat and Cloaths so that the Soldiers go up and down more like Ghosts than Men. 10. Debate touching Scots Officers who had served the Parliament Order for an augmentation for the Church of great Brentford Order for an hundred pound for a gentleman who had lost both his eyes in the Service of the Parliament and to recommend him to Suttons Hospital the like for another who lost both his eyes at the Battle of Nazeby and the like for a third who had both his eyes shot out Debate till seven at night about the Declaration touching no more Addresses to be made to the King 11. Debate upon the Declaration touching no more Addresses to the King and voted upon hearing proofs That his Majesties Instructions to Mr. Cockeram his giving blanks signed with his Seal Manual the clause touching the Protestant blood shed in Ireland by such as had Commission from the King another concerning the death of King James the miscarriage at the Isle of Rea and Rochel the innocent blood shed in England and Scotland in prosecution of the Roman Catholick Cause be inserted in the Declaration and order'd it to be Printed and Published 12. The House sate not this day having adjourned till Tuesday by reason of extraordinary occasion for the Speaker at this time to sit in Chancery 14. Orders issued by the General for sending out Forces to prevent and suppress Tumults and Riots and to examine and secure such as shall be found acting or suspected to act or meet in any Tumult or unlawful Assembly contrary to the Orders of Parliament and to do such things as the Officers of the Troops to be sent out shall find necessary for preventing any Injuries or Affronts to be done to Travellers Carriers or others upon the High Ways Other Orders of the General touching Transportation of disbanded men Letters from the North That divers Troops and Companies were disbanded first only the Soldiers and two month pay given them and Debenters for the rest of their Arrears and Passes to go home or into Ireland That some discontents were among them and many Robberies and Murders committed upon the Disbanding 15. Reference to a Committee to seize or buy some Morter-pieces and Arms informed to be in a private hand An Ordinance sent up to the Lords for the Assessment of Ireland Upon Information That Judge Jenkins being brought as a Defendant to the Chancery Bar and required to answer a Bill there against him for a foul Cheat and breach of trust as some alledged Judge Jenkins told the Court That he ought not nor would submit to the power of that Court for that it was no Court and their Seal was counterfeit The House referred it to a Committee to draw up an Impeachment of Treason against him A day appointed to consider of the Compositions of the Lord Abergavenny a Papist and others upon Oxford Articles Order for two hundred men to be added to the Isle of Wights Forces The General treated with the Committee of the Army about disbanding the Lifeguards The Lords received another Paper or Protestation from Sir Jo. Maynard wherein he tells them That he ought to be tryed by a Jury for which he quotes Magna Charta and the Lord Cook and that he may except against thirty five of the Jury without showing cause and that none are to be his Judges who have acted in the same matters whereof he is accused the Lords ordered his answer to be brought in by a day The Parliaments Declaration that no more Addresses be made to the King was published the heads whereof are before mentioned 16. The
and be it Ordained That the Great Seal of England shall be committed to the custody and keeping of Henry Earl of Kent William Lord Grey of Werke Sir Thomas Widdrington Knight and Bulstrode Whitelocke Esquire who are hereby Ordained Commissioners for that purpose for and during the time of one whole year from the Passing of this Ordinance Which said Persons are hereby constituted and appointed to be Commissioners for the Custody of the said Great Seal of England during the time aforesaid and they or any two of them whereof one Member of the Lords House also one Member of the House of Commons shall have and are hereby authorized to have the Custody and Keeping Ordering and Disposing thereof as also all such and the like Powers and Authorities as any Lord Chancellor or Lord Keeper or Commissioners of the Great Seal of England for the time being hath Lawfully had and used or ought to have had or used John Brown Cler. Parliamentorum Henry Elsinge Cler. Parliam Dom. Com. Orders upon private Petitions of Grievances Letters from Ireland That the Lord Inchequin relieved some Garrisons of the English in Tipperary entred Carricke and Fortified a Pass to make good his Retreat blew open the Gate of Cullen by a Petard entred the Town took two Castles by Assault and put three hundred Soldiers to the Sword and some Women notwithstanding order to the contrary and then took in another strong Castle upon Mercy That Owen Roe Oneal is dead and the Supreme Councel fled from Kilkenny That the Parliaments Ships took three of the Rebells Ships loaden with Ammunition and Captain Ball took an Irish Man of War 16. Orders for taking off several Sequestrations in performance of Articles of War Ten thousand pound accepted for the Composition of Sir Jo. Strangeway and his Son and ordered for the Navy The Lord Fairfax Father to the General having a bruise on his Foot where a Corn was growing it festred and turn'd to a Gangrene which brought a Feaver upon him whereof he died at York March 13. and was much lamented Order that Sir Thomas Fairfax his Son should be Keeper of Pontefract Castle Custos Rotulorum of York-shire and chief Ranger c. in the place of his Father Order for Papists to be admitted to Compositions in performance of the Articles of Oxford 17. Long debate upon the Confession of Faith allmost all the day Several Ordinances pass'd for placing Ministers in vacant Benefices 18. The House sate not but according to their Order the Grand Committee sate about the business of the Fennes in Lincoln-shire 20. a Petition of London Merchants complaining of Pyrats and decay of Trade was referred to a Committee of Trade which was revived with power to consider of removing Obstructions in Trade and to receive all Petitions concerning the advance of Trade And referred to the Committee of the Admiralty to provide a sufficient guard for the Merchants Ships Letters of the Proceedings of the Commissioners in Scotland and of their Letters to the Major of Berwicke giving him notice of a design to surprize that Town and the Major's Answer Order for a Letter of thanks to the Major and to desire him to preserve the Town from Garrisoning according to the Treaty and order to the General to prevent any inconvenience by such meetings of the Cavaliers and Papists Letters from York of another Troop Landed from Ireland at Chester which marched towards Scotland That the Lord Fairfax the General 's Father was honourably buried Letters from Scotland of Divisions in their Parliament Some for raising an Army against the Sectaries in England others for the King and a third Party for no War The Clergy were for an Oath to be generally taken That Presbyterial Government be maintained that the King be not restored till he sign the Covenant to endeavour the extirpation of all Sectaries especially Erastianisme that the Ecclesiastical power is not subject to the Civil that the Kings Negative Vote in England be taken away Captain Wogan had Money sent to him in Scotland to pay his Quarters but by whom will not be discovered there are four hundred Foot and a Troop of Horse of the English in a Body 21. Letters that Col. Poyer held out in Pembroke Castle against the orders of Parliament and the Forces sent thither by the General that in the Morning he is sober and penitent and in the afternoon drunk and full of Plots that he put four or five of his Companions in the best Apparel he could get and by Sunrising put them out at the Sally-port and received them in again at the Gate himself with great Ceremony giving out in the Town that they were Commanders sent out of France to him from the Prince of Wales and more were to follow That when he hears news that pleaseth him then he puts forth bloody Colours and declares for the King and Common-Prayer when he hears other news then he is for the Oath and Covenant and puts forth blew and white Colours That one day he fired all his Guns on the Parliaments Forces without any occasion that afterwards he was very quiet yet the next day he vowed that not one of the Parliaments Forces should go away alive and calls the General King Thomas That the Parliaments Forces lye close and make no Shot at him but none of his men dare peep out of Town Upon Summons sent to him his answer was that if they might have their Arrears Disbursements and Indemnity they would give up the Castle The House ordered the General to send sufficient Forces to reduce Col. Poyer and Pembroke Castle an Ordinance to remove him from being Major of Pembroke and to constitute another Order for a Months Pay for the Forces in the Isle of Wight and for an allowance for four Gentlemen attending his Majesty Debate about Compositions upon surrenders of Garrisons A Plot was discovered by the General to surprize the Tower this night 22. Orders upon many private Petitions Ordinance past touching the Collecting of the Rents of Westminster Colledge The Commons agreed with the Lords in the Doctrinal part of the Confession of Faith but altered the Title from the Confession of Faith to be Articles of Faith agreed upon by both Houses 23. Debate touching Oxford Articles and about clipped and false Money Ordinance about reimbursing the Committee of Surrey for Money laid out by them for the Soldiery Order for a Writ for a new Election 24. Debate about setling of a good Ministry in some vacant places and Ordinances for some particular Parishes Order for two thousand pound for repairing the Library at Cambridge to be raised out of Deans and Chapters Revenues and an Order for incouragement of the Heads of Colledges there The General sent strict Orders for the disbanding of Major General Laugherne's Forces according to the Orders of Parliament and for the reducing of Col. Poyer 25. The Ordinance passed both Houses for setling the business of the Navy
about monies for the Navy Letters from Scotland of preparations there to raise an Army and men being Listed in all parts on pretence to put that Kingdom in a posture of defence and that they are preparing Proposals to be sent to the Parliament for a personal Treaty with the King That the English in Edenburgh were in all about two thousand and have four pence a day allowed to the Souldiers 18. Sergeant Welde a Member of the House and one of the Judges in the last Circuit in the West reported a presentment of the Grand Jury of Sommersetshire Acknowledging the great care and pains of the Parliament for the Peace of the Nation particularly in the late Votes touching the King desiring the Judges to return their humble thanks to the Parliament and their resolutions to adhere to them in prosecution thereof The danger of their Country by Malignants Apostates and Newtrals from whose power they desired to be freed The Dearth of Corn and excessive multitude of Ale-Houses and Malsters wherein they desire remedy and against Forestallers Ingrossers and Regrators and against Malignants being in Offices and practising as Counsellours and Attorneys The Judges and Grand Jurors had the thanks of the House and referred to a Committee to nominate able and well affected persons to be Justices of the Peace in those Counties Order for an Ordinance to impower the Committees in the respective Counties to secure all suspected and disaffected turbulent persons Which passed not without much opposition as a thing of ill consequence and example especially by those who professed to be so highly for the Liberty of the Nation Thanks given to the Sheriffs of Norwich for their good affections Order to renew the Commission of Oyer and Terminer and Judges to go down to try the late Rioters at Canterbury The Commons desired the Lords to proceed upon the Impeachments against the seven Lords and against the Citizens and against Judg Jenkins and to pass the Ordinance for making Mr. Steele Recorder of London in Mr. Glyn's place 19. The Commissioners of the Customs refused to advance thirty thousand pounds for the Navy which others offered to do if they might be Commissioners but the House would not put forth the old Commissioners till they were reimbursed the monies formerly advanced by them The House accepted ten thousand pounds Composition for Sir Jo. Strangeways and ordered it for the use of the Navy Order to remove Prisoners from the Tower to Warwick Castle Windsor Castle and Wallingford Castle Collonel Fortescue recommended to the General for imployment in the Army and an order for his Arrears To the Papers of the Parliaments Commissioners in Scotland the Parliament there gave this answer 1. To that of the amity between the two Kingdoms they do on their part desire it and will labour to continue it 2. For delivery of Captain Wogan Sir Thomas Glemham and the other English Delinquents they say it is not contained in the Treaties they not taking these to be Incendiaries between the two Kingdoms but only between the King and England 3. They approve of the matter of their Commissioners Declaration and the Parliament answer to it they conceive not satisfactory Sir John Geere late Lord Mayor of London was brought to the Lords Bar and refused to kneel was fined five hundred pound and committed to the Tower and a day set for him to put in his desires for Counsel Debate about mony for the Navy The Earl of Pembroke Chancellour of the University of Oxford went thither and made Dr. Reynolds his Vice-Chancellour put him into possession of the Deanery of Christ-Church by the Souldiers breaking open the Deans Lodgings which were shut against him The like he did for Dr. Palmer at All Souls Colledg where Dr. Sheldon denyed the Chancellours Authority not being derived from the King So did Dr. Bayle at St. Johns Colledg where Mr. Cheynel was put in to be President and Mr. Wilkins at Wadham Colledg 20. An Ordinance debated and committed for raising fifty thousand pounds for Ireland An Ordinance debated for securing all disaffected and tumultuous persons Another for punishing defaulters upon Musters in Kent Letters from Wales That Collonel Poyer increased in strength and that many of Laughernes men after they were Disbanded and had received their Pay went and joyned with Poyer and That Collonel Powel is joyned with him That they force the Country to Musters and great Taxes 21. Debate of Ordinances for settling of Ministers The thanks of the House ordered to the Earl of Pembroke for his settling and reforming the University of Oxford And That such as refused to submit to the power of the Visitors there should be expelled and That the Tenants of the Colledges should pay their Rents to such as the Parliament appointed to receive them And That these Votes be Printed The Ordinance sent up to the Lords for securing all the disaffected Riotous party in England An explanatory Ordinance for Ireland past Letters from Collonel Horton of his being near to Pembroke Castle and resolution to ingage Poyers men as soon as he could 22. Upon debate of the Letters from the Commissioners in Scotland It was Voted That the answer of the Parliament of Scotland to the demands of the English Commissioners touching Captain Wogan and other Delinquents is no ways satisfactory and that their Commissioners in Scotland insist upon their demands and press the Parliament of Scotland for a further answer thereunto An Ordinance transmitted to the Lords for ascertaining and securing the Arrears of the Soldiery At a Conference the Lords acquainted the Commons That the Duke of York with the Duke of Gloucester and the Lady Elizabeth being together playing in a Room the last night after Supper by themselves the Duke of York privately slipt from them down the back Stairs without Cloak or Coat in his Shoos and Stockings and by the way of the Privy-Garden having got a Key of the Door he escaped away through the Park and could not be found none of his servants were missing who attended him Letters to the General to send for a Lieutenant who with his Souldiers took Free Quarter about Barnstable and to examine the business and do Justice to the Country and the House passed a new Ordinance for taking away Free Quarter 24. The House of Commons was called and there appeared and Sate three hundred and six of their Members and referred to a Committee to report the cases of those who were absent and none to go out of Town without leave A new Instruction past for the Commissioners in Scotland to insist upon their demands to the Parliament there to deliver up Incendiaries Divers Captains agreed upon for the Summers Fleet. Letters from Scotland That preparations for War go on there but opposed by the Kirk yet the other party prevails That Wogans Troop increaseth and the Parliament there declared That they will preserve the Union and ends of the
Covenant and will oppose the Popish Prelatical and Malignant party as well as the Sectaries if they shall be put to ingage in a new War That as they will endeavour to rescue His Majesty who is detained Prisoner contrary to the resolution of both Kingdoms that he may come to some of his own Houses near London with honour freedom and safety where both Kingdoms may make Applications to him for a safe and well grounded Peace So they resolve not to put into the hands of His Majesty or any other such power whereby the ends of the Covenant may be obstructed or Religion or Presbyterian Government indangered but before any agreement that His Majesty give assurance by Oath and under his Hand and Seal that he will pass such Bills as shall be presented to him from both or either Kingdoms respectively for settling the Covenant the Presbyterian Government Directory of Worship and Confession of Faith and never to oppose them That if any War be made as it shall be on just and necessary Grounds so none shall have charge in the Armies or Committees but men of known integrity that the Church shall have interest therein That they think fit the Kingdom be put into a posture of defence and some discreet persons be sent with their demands to the Parliament of England 25. Upon a Letter from Prince Philip Son to the Queen of Bohemia to Vice Admiral Rainsborough desiring a Pass to come into England to visit his Brother the Prince Elector Wherein the Vice Admiral desired to know the pleasure of the House they ordered a Pass to be given to Prince Philip. A day set to consider of settling the Kingdom and Mr. Strong desired that morning to Pray with the House and a Letter sent from the House to all the Ministers in and about London to Pray to Morrow being the Fast-day For a blessing of God upon the Consultations of the Parliament Upon Information That Captain Brown Bushel who revolted from the Parliament with a good Ship and turned Pyrate was apprehended the House gave twenty pounds to the two men that took him and referred it to the Committee of the Admiralty to take order for his Tryal as a Pyrate and he was committed to Windsor Castle Orders for monies for repair of Hull and New-Castle Works The Aldermen Langham Adams and Bunce brought to the Lords Bar refused to kneel or be Tryed by their Lordships but Petitioned to be Tryed by the Common Law denying the power of the Lords to try Commoners They were fined five hundred pounds apiece sent back to the Tower and had liberty to name their Counsel in order to their Tryal The Common-Councel of London sat Yesterday and this day upon an Affidavit made by one Everard That he being at Windsor in an Inn in Bed heard some Gentlemen whereof he supposeth one was Collonel Grosvenour another Ewer and others with them in the next Room to him discoursing together to this effect That they doubted not but the Scots would come in and that the City of London would joyn with the Scots for the preventing of which they found no way but to disarm the City friend and foe That such as were friends to the Army should be armed and keep the rest in aw and that they would make the City advance a Million of mony or else would plunder them and that they had acquainted Ireton therewith Letters from Scotland That the Kings Party there carry all That the Irish Forces under Monke have offered their Service to Scotland and received thanks and a fornights Pay from the Parliament of Scotland 26. Letters came this Fast-day from Norwich to Collonel Fleetwood That the Major of Norwich being sent for to attend the Parliament the Malignants opposed his going and the Parlamenteers were for it That both Parties got into Arms and plundred many Inhabitants of the City That Captain Zanchie with his Troop and some other Horse of Collonel Fleetwood's Regiment Quartered thereabouts came into the City They sell upon the Rioters in several Partys drove them into Corners and wounded many of them and Captain Lloyd and divers of the Troopers were wounded That the Rioters got possession of the Magazine and being to get out Powder the Magazine was fired and about forty of them blown up and spoyled the blow shaked the whole City threw down part of some Churches wounded and killed many of the Town not one of the Troopers hurt by it Legs and Arms found in the Streets torn from the Bodies and about a hundred and twenty of the Citizens missing in the Evening all quieted 27. Order for all the Members who have not taken the Covenant to take it tomorrow Debate about setling the Kingdom the question was whether the business of the Church or of the State should be first considered but the business of the City intervening the House resolved to sit again in the afternoon The Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Councel of London presented a Petition to the House informing the business beforementioned in the affidavit of Everard and desired That upon further examination thereof such course may be taken therein as the House shall think fit That the Chains of the City may be set up again and the Army be removed to a further distance That an Ordinance may pass to constitute Major General Skippon Major General of all Forces within the Lines of Communication for defence of the City and of the Parliament to whom the City resolve to adhere The Lords gave the Petitioners thanks for their good affections and resolutions to adhere to the Parliament As to the setting up again of the Chains they leave it to the Lord Major and Common Councel to do as they think fit as to Major General Skippon he being a Member of the House of Commons they can do nothing without the assent of the House The House of Commons approved the desires of the Common Council and ordered the Militia to see the Chains set up again and the Speaker acquainted the Petitioners therewith That the occasion of part of the Armies being drawn so near was the late tumults that the House would take this business into Consideration and gave their thanks to the Petitioners 28. The House proceeded in debate about the business of the State and voted That the Government of the Kingdom should be still by King Lords and Commons and the ground-work for that Government should be the propositions presented to the King at Hampton-Court and that every Member of the House shall have liberty to speak to any Votes c. concerning the King 29. Both Houses passed a Declaration upon the Duke of York's going away That whereas upon a former endeavour of his to escape which was prevented the Duke by his Letter to the Houses acknowledged his Errors and promised not to attempt the like for the future they declared that they conceived the Earl of Northumberland not to be
further accountable for the Duke The Commons ordered the allowance to the Duke of York to be taken off and an increase of allowance to the Duke of Glocester and that the Earl of Northumberland may remove him and his Sister to Sion House or Hampton Courr An Information concerning two Gentlemen relating to Everards business referred to the same Committee The General and his Officers kept a Fast-day at Windsor and the next day a Captain and others had their Tryals begun by a Councel of War Col. Poyer fell upon a Party of the Parliaments Forces under Col. Flemming routed them and killed and took most of them May 1648. May 1. Debate touching the business of the Church The Ordinance against Blasphemy and Heresie in some cases the punishment being death in other cases Abjuration c. passed both Houses but not without much opposition Order of both Houses for Ely House to be for the Sick and Wounded Soldiers Ordinance transmitted for placing of a Minister in Bathe Order for the Members of every County to present to the Commissioners of the Great Seal fit persons to be Justices of the Peace Letters from Bristol of some there privately listing for the King and the Forces there are cold in suppressing them Order for the Committee at Derby House to consult with the General about it Letters of the South-Welch rising in several places against the Parliaments Forces and driving away their Cattle and carrying away their Corn and Goods where the Parliaments Forces come not a Horse-shooe nor Smith to be found there Lieutenant General Cromwell ordered by the General to go into South-Wales with two Regiments of Horse and three Regiments of Foot Letters from Scotland that the Parliament there passed a Declaration thirty one protesting against it and the Clergy dissenting that two hundred and ten Barons and Lords met to perswade the Countries to rise in defence of Religion the King and Church 2. Vote for five thousand pound for repair of the Works of New-Castle and Tinmouth the like for Hull Scarborough and other Northern Garrisons and six thousand pound for Bristol Letters that Berwicke was surprised by Sir Marmaduke Langdale Sir Charles Lucas and other English with a Party of a hundred Horse pretending a Commission from Prince Charles that the Major endeavoured to get strength to oppose them but could not referred to the Committee of Derby House and the General Letters from the General that he had ordered the Regiments at White-Hall and the Meuse and other Forces near London to remove further off unless the Houses should give order to the contrary The House ordered a Letter to the General to stay the removal of those Regiments till farther order and a Committee to treat with the City what guards they will provide for the Houses if those Regiments be removed The General likewise acquainted the Houses with his sending Lieutenant Cromwell into Wales and with the not payment of Assessments whereby the Soldiers would be inforced to take free Quarter the House passed instructions to the Committee of the Army and Officers to rectifie it The Common Councel returned thanks to the Parliament for their confidence in the City and assured them that when the Forces of the Army should be removed the City would stand by the Parliament for their security The City allowed six hundred pound per An. to Major General Skippon Petitions to the Cities Common-Councel That the Impeached Aldermen may not be tryed by the Lords but by their equals That there may be a new Committee of the Militia every year the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs to be part and the rest to be chosed by the Common-Councel and approved by the Parliament and the Lieutenant of the Tower to be under the Cities Command referred to the Committee 3. Letters from the Lord Chancellor of Scotland by command of the Parliament there with their demands to the Parliament of England to this purpose 1. That the King may come to some of his Courts near London to abide with Safety Honour and Freedom 2. That a Personal Treaty may be had with his Majesty 3. That the Independent Schismatick Army may be Disbanded and none put into Garrisons but such as will take the Covenant and both Kingdoms may conside in 4. That all Anabaptists Separatists and Independents may be suppressed and no Toleration allowed for any of them 5. That all absent Members may be sent for to perform their duties in Parliament 6. That the Covenant may be inforced upon all men 7. That the Presbyterian Government may be effectually setled These demands were thought by some to be very strange a day was set for the debate of them Information of Tumults by the Malignants in Colchester Order for Letters to be sent to some Forces of the Army in that County to quiet them and the Committee at Derby House to take care thereof A Petition from many thousands Knights Gentlemen and Free-holders in Essex expressing the reason of their desires which were For a Personal Treaty with his Majesty that a course be taken for satisfaction of the Arrears of the Army with a disbanding of the same The Lords gave thanks to the County of Essex for their good affections and let them know that they would take their Petition into a serious and speedy consideration and not be wanting to contribute to their endeavours for the ease of the Countreys burdens and setling of a good Peace The Commons gave this Answer to the Petition That they take notice of the great service and good affections of that County to the Parliament and are consident they will so continue and as to their Petition the House is now in debate concerning the speedy settlement of the Kingdom and do not doubt but what they shall conclude there upon will give satisfaction to that County and to all well affected people It was earnestly pressed to have the words thanks of the House expressed in this Answer but it was carried in the Negative 5. Debate of the Letters from Scotland The Houses declared That they are resolved to maintain the Covenant and Treaties between the two Kingdoms and that they will be ready to joyn with Scotland in the Propositions presented to the King at Hampton-Court Order for Forces for the Northern parts and to put those Countries into a posture of defence and referred to the Committee at Derby House Instructions pass'd for the Parliaments Commissioners in Scotland to acquaint the Parliament there with the surprisal of Berwicke by enemies to both Kingdoms who had layn long in Scotland and were demanded by the English Commissioners Col. Horton published a Declaration to satisfie the Welch of the Parliaments Proceedings in order to disband the Forces of Major General Laugherne and to ease the Country of free Quarter and to settle Peace generally and of the revolt and opposition of Col. Poyer the trouble charge and danger to the Countries thereby
Commissioners sent down to try the Riotors at Canterbury could not perswade the Grand Jury to find the Bill and therefore they adjourned the Court they and the Committee of Kent had the thanks of the House for their care in this business and the Committee were desired to proceed in the further execution of it Intelligence from Vice Admiral Rainsborough of two Men of War from France appointed to transport Arms and Horse for Scotland Letters from the North of a design to surprize York for the King and at the time appointed for the Royalists to enter the City a Troop of the Parliaments Horse coming thither accidentally the Malignants taking them for their own Party cryed up the King and so were discovered and prevented Letters from Newcastle That Colonel Bright's Regiment and other Parliament's Forces are come that way to guard the Borders That the Governour of Berwick laies heavy Taxes upon the English That they and the King's Party in Carlisle are impatient that the Scot's Forces do not come in to assist them being dayly expected The Commissioners of the Kirk of Scotland sent to the Ministers to admonish their people not to engage in the intended War under the pain of the displeasure of God but the other Party proceeded in their Levies The Commissioners of the Kirk passed a Declaration in answer and opposition to that of the Parliament of Scotland Which they say is to restore the King to his Honour before Jesus Christ be restored to his and they declare their dissent from the intended War 16. An Ordinance transmitted for punishing Defaulters at Musters in Kent Letters from the Gentlemen of Cheshire That they had fortified the Castle and City of Chester the House approved thereof and Ordered thanks to the Gentlemen Letters from the Gentlemen of the Counties of Flint Denbigh and Montgomery That they had entred into an Association for securing those Counties against the Enemy the House approved thereof and Ordered them hearty thanks for it The like from Lancashire The House agreed to the Ordinance for the Militia of London A Petition to both Houses accompanied with divers hundreds of that County That the King may be restored to his due honour and just Rights according to the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance that he may be forthwith Established in his Throne according to the splendour of his Ancestors That he may for the present come to Westminster with Honour and Safety to Treat personally for composing of Differences That the Free born Subjects of England may be Governed by the known Laws and Statutes That the War beginning may be prevented That the Ordinance for preventing Free-Quarter may be duly Executed and speed made in disbanding all Armies having their Arrears due paid them The Lords answered the Petitioners That they were at present upon consideration of the Settlement of the Kingdom and doubted not but to satisfie all This Petition was presented to the Commons in the Afternoon when some of the Country-men being gotten almost drunk and animated by the Malignants as they came through Westminster-Hall they fell a Quarrelling with the Guards and asked them why they stood there to Guard a Company of Rogues Then words on both sides increasing the Countrymen fell upon the Guards disarmed them and killed one of them and wounded divers Upon this Alarum more Soldiers were sent for from White-Hall and the Meuse who fellupon the Country-men and killed five or six of them and wounded very many chasing them up and down through the Hall and the Lanes and Passages there abouts 17. The day of Thanksgiving for the success in Wales observed by the Houses but not much in the City After the Sermons the House Ordered the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Council of London not to suffer any multitudes of men to pass through the City nor any to come in Armed and that the Ordinance be renewed for putting Papists and Delinquents c. out of the Lines and twenty Miles from London Order That the Committees of Kent and Surrey take care to prevent tumultuous meetings in those Counties One hundred pounds given to Captain Nichols who brought Letters from Collonel Horton Order to examine and find out the Authors and Printers of some Pamphlets Letters That Lieutenant General Cromwel came to Chepstow where they drew out some Forces against him but Collonel Pride's men fell on so furiously that they gained the Town and beat the Soldiers into the Castle which being strongly fortified and provided Cromwel sent to Bristol for some Great Guns left a Party before it and Marched with the rest to Pembrokeshire 18. Both Houses passed the Ordinances for appointing the Militia of London and the Liberties during the pleasure of the Houses and for Collonel West to be Lieutenant of the Tower and for Major General Skippon to be Major General of London Westminster and the Lines Letters of St. Edmondsbury That about six hundred got together in Arms there about setting up a May-Pole and they cried out for God and King Charles laid hold upon some of the Soldiers and set Guards in several places That some Troops of the Parliament Quartered near and some Country Foot drew together and kept in a Body before the Town all night and kept them in on every side who seeing themselves in that condition sent for a Parley and submitted to mercy Upon a Letter from the Prince Elector his Brother Prince Philip had leave to raise one thousand Voluntiers for the Venetian service Report of a great design in London and the Suburbs of rising for the King in a great Body and to destroy the Parliament and City The House Ordered notice hereof to be given to the Common-Council and That the Militia be put into a posture of defence And That Prisoners be secured and a Committee appointed to draw Heads for an Union and good correspondence between the Parliament and City 19. Mr. Ashburnham and Mr. Legge being apprehended were committed to Windsor Castle Orders for the Committee of Salop to secure such Prisoners as they have surprized in Ludlow Castle and for Winchester Castle to be Garrisoned at the request of that Country 20. An Ordinance transmitted to the Lords for suppressing tumults The Common Councel of London returned in answer to the Parliament's Proposals for Union and good Correspondence That they resolve to remain firmly joyned against the Common Enemy And for this Parliament they did acknowledge with thankfulness their great care and pains for the Kingdom and particularly for this City and that they would live and die with that Parliament according to their former protestation An Ordinance past the Commons for putting Papists and Malignants out of the Lines Order for Captain Wogan and other Officers and Soldiers who came off from Major General Laugherne to the Parliament's Forces to have their Arrears and that the Prisoners taken in Wales and tryable by Marshal-Law shall be so
and are fully satisfyed in what hath been delivered to them from the Committee in relation to the Clemency of the Parliament The Commons seeing the City a little staggering and inclining to favour if not to assist the Kentish-men and knowing the great danger thereof held it the most prudent Course to seek to win them by fair and courteous and condescending means to the Parliament rather than to adventure a ruffle with them Their Committee carried it with much discretion and moderation this way and the issue proved effectual The house order'd these Proceedings with the Common Council to be Printed that the Kingdom may take notice of the good understanding between the Parliament and City and how far both are sensible of the designs of the Common Enemy to bring a second war upon the Kingdom Order to send the three Bills to the Commissioners in Scotland to be by them communicated to the Parliament there that both Kingdoms may proceed in a brotherly Vnion against the Common Enemy and in prosecution of the Covenant according to the Example of the Kirk of Scotland Letters from Kent That after the Passe gained by Major Husbands which was kept by Sixteen hundred of the Kentishmen they fled and although they were Six thousand Foot and one thousand Horse equal in number to the Parliaments Army yet they would not stand a Fight That the General advanced towards Maidston sooner than he was expected and had intimation that two hundred of the Enemy were quartered there a commanded party was drawn out to force entrance into the Town the Enemy prepared for a defence and had a thousand Horse and Foot brought in for their assistance About seven a Clock in the evening Orders were given out for storming the Town at which the Souldiers shouted and fell on with much violence but contrary to expectation found as resolute opposition Yet after a small dispute forced their entrance into the Town and then thought the difficulty of the service had been over But the Enemy had drawn in eight hundred more to their assistance which made them up compleat two thousand and had so lined the streets in the several Houses and placed so much case Shot in every Street that the business became very disputable till almost twelve a Clock at Night and every Street in the Town was got by Inches The number of the Slain of the Kentish men were above two hundred of the Parliaments Forces not above forty of them Captain Price was one The Prisoners taken by the Parliament were fourteen hundred and upwards with four hundred Horse and two thousand Arms of this select Brigade of the Enemy few were Countreymen but many of the Kings party and men of quality some Sea-men and the rest Apprentices and Water-men who came from London and thereabouts That the Enemy drew out of Rochester in a main Body within two miles of Maidston and the General to answer them drew out three Regiments of Horse and one of Foot the better to secure those that stormed and they stay'd at that distance till the whole business was disputed The General though much disabled by indisposition of health and having a great fit of the gout then upon him yet could not be prevailed with to remain with the Body in the Field but with his foot wrapped up he mounted on Horse-back led on his men in the greatest danger and was one of the first in all this action Both sides did their part with much valour and resolution and there was scarce any action in the former war more desperate and hazardous and better performed than this was 3. Letters from the General of the defeat of the Kentishmen at Maidston and that they had since quitted Rochester and the General was possessed of it and that the Women of the Town were so much inraged against the Cavaliers for leading their Husbands into ruine that they were ready to have beaten them out of the Town That since the quitting of Rochester the Countrey-men leave the Field apace and return home that some thousands of their Forces Horse and Foot with Goring in the head of them took their March towards London thinking a great part of the City would joyn with them that the General sent five hundred Horse to pursue them Order for thanksgiving to God for this Victory and the Messengers that brought the news from the General had good gratuities given them Letters came from the Kentishmen to the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Council of London desiring assistance and association with them but the City would do nothing thereupon but acquainted the Parliament with the Letters Thereupon the House order'd that they should have thanks for communicating these Letters and for not doing any thing in answer or satisfaction thereof Then the House being in a good humor it was moved That they should consider of the Eleven Members and the Aldermen of the City now Prisoners in the Tower and the House voted the discharge of all of them the impeached Lords Willonghby c. the Eleven Members Hollis c. and the three Aldermen Order for a Letter of thanks to the General and his Officers and Souldiers for their great service at Maidston Whilst the Chancery Court was Sitting there was a tumult and drawing of Swords in Westminster-Hall which some feared had been a new rising but it proved only upon the arrest of a Souldier 4. Intelligence came that the Lord Goring and his Company were at Black Health but seeing none of the City came forth to joyn with them and the Country-men divided and not willing to ingage further or that Goring should be their General and a small party of the Parliaments Horse coming within sight of them the Kentish men were struck with fear and most of them fled the Parliaments Horse came on and took many Prisoners and much pillage Goring with about five hundred of the chief of them hasted to Greenwich and thence ferryed over in Lighters and Boats to Essex side and making great haste some of them did swim and many were drowned The Sea-men and Water-men that had before joyned with them now set upon them and took many Prisoners and good pillage 5. Letters from the General of a full account of the whole business of Kent and recommending to the House the Widow of Captain Price slain in that service the House Ordered his arrears to be audited and allowed two hundred pounds more to his Widow and Children Order for thanks to the General for his great service and that his Letter be Printed that the People may see how they are deluded by the Malignant Party The Ordinance past for setling the Militia of Cornwal and Devon The House voted the Lord Goring to be a Rebel for raising Forces in Kent and in Essex against the Parliament and referred to the Committee of the North to continue such Garrisons as they think fit Goring prevailed with a party
besides those killed in the other part of the Town and many of them wounded that Sir William Campion Col. Cooke two Majors and other Officers were slain many of Quality wounded and many of the Trained Bands whom the General released They say that Colonel Farre Lieutenant Colonel to the Earl of Warwick led them out into the field and into Mr. Grimston's house and when he and the men fled being galled by the Parliaments Musquetiers he got to the gate and caused it to be shut and left his men to be cut in pieces by the Parliament Souldiers if they had not been more merciful That the General closely beleaguers the Town his train being come up to him but intends if possible to preserve the Town from fire and plunder That Sir Bern. Scudamore Colonel Stewart and Colonel Thorneton were taken at New-market raising sorces for the King That the Trumpet sent by the General into the Town to see in what condition Sir William Masham and the other Gentlemen Prisoners there were returned that they were in a reasonable good condition That Captain Zanchy who took in Marsey Fort and Island found there two Culverins two Sacres and one Drake and that Captain Peacock and the Commander of the Ships at Harwich offered their assistance to the General Order for raising two Troops of Horse in Northamptonshire and for money for the Army Order about setling Ministers in particular Parishes and for reviving the Committee of Examinations with power to suppress scandalous and unlicensed Pamphlets 17. Debate that every officer before he had his Commission should take the Covenant laid aside A Commission to Colonel Herbert to raise Forces for the Isle of Ely Vote for a Strong Summers Fleet for defence of the Kingdom and to reduce the revolted Ships and a gratuity to be given to the Officers and Mariners of the Fleet. Orders about levying the Assessments for the Army Letters of the General summoning Colchester to render to the Parliament and that the Lord Goring asked the Trumpet who brought the Summons how his General did and bid him tell his General that he heard he was ill of the Gout but that Goring would cure him of all diseases that the Soudiers were highly inraged at this scoff to their General The Lord Goring Lord Capel and Sir Charles Lucas sent to the General for a List of the Prisoners he had taken of their party and the General sent it to them 19. Order for Sir Hardress Waller to permit no new forces to be raised in Devonshire and Cornwal but to make use of the Trained-bands there if there shall be occasion Debate about breaking the Chamber of M r Charleton a member of the House and taking away a Ward from thence the affront referred to a Committee the matter of the Ward referred to the Law Vote to readmit M r Walter Long a Member of the House The Case of Sir John Clotworthy referred to the Committee of Priviledges to examin The County and the City of Chester raised Forces for the Parliament and desired that Captain Carter might command those of the City which the House granted A Letter sent to old Sir Robert Booth inviting him to raise Forces for the King was by him sent up to the Parliament and they referred it to a Committee Referred to a Committee to examin some Mariners upon suspicion of plotting against the Parliament A battery being made against Pembroke Castle an assault was attempted but the Parliament Forces were repulsed with the loss of three and twenty men and but four of the Garrison Letters from Colchester that a Party of three hundred Horse issued out of the Town and returned with forty Head of Cattle and a hundred Sheep and were not met with by the Parliaments Forces sent after them That Lieutenant General Cromwell hath planted his Cannon and intended the next day to begin his battery Letters from the North that Langdale marching towards Carlisle Lambert fell upon his Rear into the quarters of a Regiment newly raised which he totally dispersed and brake that the Officers fled after Langdale and the Souldiers threw down their Armes and ran home seeming glad of the opportunity That Lamberts men pursued another Party of Langdale's and took some Prisoners that Carlisle was unwilling to receive Langdale's Forces saying they would rather lose their lives than be forced to eat Horse Flesh as they had been before Letters from Scotland that an Army will be forthwith raised there that Duke Hamilton goes along General and hath already Six thousand Horse Foot and Dragoons that Middleton is Major General of the Foot and the Earl of Kalender Lieutenant General of the Horse That their Parliament have adjourned for two years and left a great power to the Committee who act vigorously for the War so that the Chancellor the Lord Wareston and others have left them and are gone to the Earl of Argile That an Act is passed for punishing all such as preach or write or speak against any thing done by the Parliament or by any authority derived from them that Holborne is gone with a thousand Horse to fetch in the Earl of Argile and his Party 20. Both Houses reciting former Votes passed 20 Maii 1642 viz. 1. That it appears that the King seduced by wicked Counsel intends to make War against the Parliament who in all their Consultations and Actions have proposed no other end to themselves but the care of the Kingdoms and the performance of all duty and Loyalty to his person 2. That whensoever the King maketh War upon the Parliament it is a breach of the trust reposed in him by his People contrary to his Oath and tending to the dissolution of this Government 3. That whosoever shall serve and assist him in such wars are Traytors by the fundamental Laws of this Kingdom and have been so adjudged by two Acts of Parliament and ought to suffer as Traytors 11 R. 2. 1 H. 4. The Lords and Commons now Declare that it appears that divers who have assisted the King in the late War against the Parliament and divers others endeavour to levy a new War against the Parliament That all such are Traytors by the fundamental Laws of this Kingdom and have been so adjudged by the said two Acts of Parliament And they ordered that these Votes be printed and published by the Sheriffs in every Market Town and by the Judges in their Circuits An Ordinance passed to establish Colonel Welden Governor of Plymouth and a hundred Pounds orderd him to buy Horses Orders for raising Forces in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire and that the Militia of Lancashire present to the General a fit person to be Governor of Leverpool Colonel Ralph Ashton approved to command the Lancashire Brigade to joyn with Major General Lambert Colonell Russell ordered to go to his Government in Jersey Letters from Lieutennnt General Cromwell That the Garrison of Pembroke begin to be in extream want of
provisions that they mutinyed crying out we shall be starved for two or three mens pleasures better it were that we should throw them over the Walls That they have taken away the Water from the Castle and that Poyer is in much danger of his own men that he endeavoured to Storm the Castle but the Ladders were too short and he lost some men That Poyer allows his men but half a Pound of Beef and as much Bread a day and hath promised not to hold out the Castle longer than the Town can hold out that he fired many Houses in the Town which much frighted them Letters from the leaguer before Colchester that the Parliaments Ships at Harwich took two Ships that lay to assist the King's Party at Colchester that they sent out Forces to assist their Ships but a Party from the leaguer fell on them and took fourty of them Prisoners that Lieutenant Gardiner was taken Prisoner by them That Sir Charles Lucas sent a Trumpet proposing an exchange of Prisoners but the General answered that Sir Charles Lucas had forfeited his parol his honor and faith being his Prisoner upon parol and therefore not capable of Command or trust in Martial affairs to this an answer and excuse was presently returned The Committee Sir William Masham and others under restraint in Colchester sent a Paper signed by them to the General Intreating him to enter into a Treaty for Peace and in the same Paper a line or two signed Norwich Arthur Capel Charles Lucas 21. Ordinance committed for setling the Presbyterian Government Additional Power given to the Committee who are to apprehend twenty of the King's Party in lieu of those detained in Colchester The Committee of Essex ordered to go down to Indeavour the securing of that County An Ordinance past for setling the Militia of Bristol and for a thousand Pounds for the fortifications and victualling of it Order for a demy-Culverin to be taken out of Arundell-Castle for the service of the Isle of Wight M r Doucet and others who indeavored the King's escape out of the Isle of Wight committed to Peter House Order for a thousand Musquets five hundred Case of Pistols with their furniture four thousand Pikes and five thousand Swords with ammunition for the Northern service Order for the Common Council to take care that at the Common hall for choosing of Sheriffs none be admitted but those of the Liveries Letters that those in Colchester are fortifying apace and getting in provisions and have imposed a fine upon the Town forcing all between sixteen and sixty years old to bear Arms and are preparing Horse and hand-Mills to grind their Corn. That the General began a work which his men maintained with great resolution that those in the Town sent a Trumpeter for a Treaty that they twice attempted the regaining of Marsy-Fort and Island but were beaten back that the Earl of Norwich perswades his men that London was plundered and that Langdale was coming with ten thousand men to fall upon the Generals Rear who was willing to draw off and had sent a Trumpet to the Town for that purpose The weather was strangely cold and rainy for this time of the year 22. Order for the General to proceed against Captain Vesey by Marshal Law he being a Captain of the Trained-bands in Essex that perswaded his Company to join with the Lord Goring and was since taken Prisoner by the General A Petition from the Contractors for sale of Bishops Lands touching obstructions in that business referred to the Committee of obstructions Debate of an Ordinance for setling the Militia of Westminster Ordinance past for discharging the Sequestration of Sir John Strangeways and his Son Debate of the State of the Navy and ordered that an Ordinance be brought in for Forty Thousand Pounds out of the Excise for the Navy Order for the Committee of the Army to pay two Thousand Five Hundred Pounds borrowed by them of the Committee of the Navy and that the Summers Fleet be fitted in order to the reducing of the revolted Ships Reference to the Committee of Derby-house to take care for the safety of the Isle of Wight both by land and Sea 23. Debate touching the Settlement of the Peace of the Kingdom and a Committee appointed to consider how far the Parliament have gone and what offers have been made by the King in order thereunto and what is fit further to be offered to him and of the place manner and circumstances relating to this business A question was proposed but not passed whether the King should be removed from Carisbrook Castle to Windsor Castle in order to a personal Treaty with both Kingdoms Order for Printing a Letter of Colonel Hamonds and a Charge by one Osborn against him and Captain Rolfe Order for the House to adjourn from every Friday till Tuesday after Letters from the Leaguer before Colchester that thirty Horse and forty Foot Sallied out of the Town to discover the new work that the General was making and were beaten back by fourteen of the Parliaments Musquetiers and that six Foot Souldiers went over the River and brought away six Cows whithin Pistol shot of the main work of the Town that some men were killed by the Cannon on both sides That the Suffolk Forces not being come up to the Leaguer the Enemy had free passage to Sir Harbottle Grimston's house at Bradfield Hall where they placed two hundred Musquetiers and two Troops of Horse and they sent a Summons to the Suffolk Forces at Cattaway Bridge That by Command of Sir Charles Lucas Commander in Chief of his Majesties Forces in Essex they desire to know the positive answer of the Suffolk men Whether they will declare themselves Enemies or not to those in Colchester who are come to preserve the Hundred from plunder and not to act any thing against those of Suffolk if they declare either to be friends or neuters and their intention to be only to secure their own County The General published a Proclamation that whereas he had offered liberty to all private Soldiers laying down their Arms and leaving the Party in Colchester to depart to their private homes and to be free from any violence of the Soldiers with conditions to persons of other Quality He Commands all his Officers and Soldiers to permit them so to do 24. Letters from Colchester Leaguer that the weather being extream wet some began to sally out of the Town but the Parliaments Soldiers and Horse of the Trained-bands notwithstanding the wet stood to their Arms with so much readiness and cheerfulness that the Cavaliers went in again That the Suffolk Forces made some scruple of marching out of their own County that the party in Sir Harbottle Grimston's house plundered it and turned out his Lady That the Suffolk Forces were come up to the Leaguer before Colchester two thousand Foot and five troops of Horse and had intrenched themselves before the East-gate and left
Essex Letters from the North That the King's party from Pontefract came to Lincoln where and in their march they plundered the Parliaments Friends took Captain Bret Captain Fines and M r Ellis Prisoners and killed M r Smith an Officer of the sequestrations 4. The House Voted that before a Treaty be concluded all just debts to such as have adhered to the Parliament be paid or secured Referred to the Committee of Derby House to make Farnham Castle indefensible and to secure Sterborough Castle Rygate Martin Abby and all other places of strength in Surrey Letters from Lancâ—shire that Colonel Lilburne with a Party of six hundred Horse ingaged against Sir Rich. Tempest with a thousand Horse and after a hot dispute six hundred of the Enemy's horse were taken and three hundred Prisoners of whom many Knights and Gentlemen Letters from the Navy that Sir George Aiscough came in with the Parliaments Ship the Lyon declaring against the revolted Ships Letters from Pembroke Leaguer That a hundred and twenty in the Town laid down their Arms and Poyer and Langhorn told them that if relief came not within five days they should hang them that they have only rain water and a little bisket left that Cromwel shot stones into the Town with morter pieces which killed divers Letters from Colonel Jones that he had received fifty thousand pounds which was designed for Munster three thousand three hundred ninety two pounds from London six thousand suits and of all sorts of grain six thousand five hundred seventy one barrels That the Scots seek to entice away his Souldiers Letters from Colchester Leaguer that their great guns and carriages were come to the Besiegers that many desert the Enemy that divers of their Wives came out of the Town but were turned back again that the Wives of the Parliaments friends were not suffer'd to come forth That when some of the Town complained for want of Victuals the Lord Goring told them they must not complain till horse-flesh were at ten shillings a pound that they have twenty pieces of Ordnance and two hundred barrels of powder but want great shot 5. A Petition from the Common Council of London with another from the Common Officers of the Trained bands praying 1. THat the Militia of London and of the adjacent parts may be settled in one Committee and if any persons be added to the Committee that they may be such as have no places of profit which depend upon the War or have shewed themselves disaffected to the ends of the Covenant 2. That the King may be brought to London with freedom honour and safety to treat with his Parliament for settling a safe and well grounded Peace 3. That the Militia may have power if need be to raise Horse for the defence of the King Parliament and City The Lords granted the desires of the Petitioners in confidence that the City will be careful to make good that great ingagement now made for securing his Majesties person and the Parliament from tumults mutinies and disorders and that they will adhere to live and die in defence of the King and Parliament according to the Covenant The House of Commons told the Petitioners that they had agreed to the joyning of the Militias A Petition from eighty Seamen Masters of Ships c. offering their service for the reducing of the revolted Ships the Petitioners had thanks and the Petition referred to a Committee Letters from Sir Arthur Haselrigge confirming the victory obtained by Colonel Lilburne Colonel Fenwick and M r Sanderson against Sir Richard Tempest without the loss of one man The List of the Commanders and Gentlemen of Quality taken Prisoners was sent up to the Parliament A publick thanksgiving ordered for this Victory Intelligence came of about five hundred Horse got together near Kingston the Earl of Holland the Duke of Buckingham and the Lord Francis his brother in the head of them that the Earl of Peterborough came in to them that they summoned the Country expecting great numbers to joyn with them and plundered some friends of the Parliament The Commons passed some Instructions for the security of Whitehal and Lambeth-house from the danger of this Party and appointed Guards on the Thames at the Ferries and Watering places to stop all suspicious persons which might pass that way The Committee of Derby-house made report of this business and their opinion for subscriptions of Horses to be made by the Members of Parliament for ten days for defence of the Parliament and City which the House approved of and subscribed very freely some two some three and some of them four Horses Order for those Horse to be put under the command of Colonel Butler and Quarter Master General Fincher and they to have a hundred Pounds a piece for a gratuity and it was declared an acceptable service for all who shall list any Horses for this service This suddain and unexpected if not rash action of the Earl of Holland and the rest with him brought to my remembrance some discourse which his Lordship had with an acquaintance not long before when he was pleased much to inveigh against some proceedings of the Parliament especially in their backwardness to a personal Treaty upon which he said and truly That generally peoples hearts were set and that he did believe if a considerable Party should shew themselves in Arms for it that they would soon rise to a great body and be able to bring the Parliament to reason He was answer'd that the Parliaments Army was in a framed body of old Souldiers prosperous in their actions and well provided of all things necessary and that it would be a rash and desperate attempt for any to imagin to make a head against them and to raise a new body That there was no trust to be given to peoples minds or promises in such designs who would not stir except they saw the Tide turning and some precedent success which could not be in this case but those who should adventure upon such a business would certainly be lost in it He argued earnestly to the contrary and how honourable just and pious a thing it would be to rescue our Country from the misery and slavery they were now under especially if it were done by those who in the beginning had perhaps too much hand in the bringing of those straits upon us It was replied that it would be worse in those men than in any others for that it would be looked upon in them as breach of faith and treachery to those who had before intrusted them Order for forces for Northamptonshire Letters from Colchester Leaguer of the great Flood there which hinders any from escaping and that they are in great want of victuals in the Town A Porter in Soldiers habit from London got into Colchester and brought them Intelligence that a great force was coming from London to their relief 6. Major General Brown
not named 26. The Monthly Fast day Sir John Owen was sent to Windsor Castle upon a Charge of high Treason and Murder against him for the business of North Wales Letters from Colchester Leaguer that an Exchange was offered of M r Ashburnham for Sir William Masham That the Lord General had caused the Pipes of Water to the Town to be cut off whereby the besieged had no Water but what was muddy or annoyed with Dead Horses and the besiegers got a great store of Lead That the Common Souldiers in the Town had lived upon Horse-flesh five days together and at a Court of Guard they Roasted a whole Horse at which the Foot was merry but the Troupers discontented That the General sent in Papers upon the heads of Arrows into the Town by that means dispersed among the Common Souldiers in the Town that if they would deliver up the Lord Goring Lord Loughborough Lord Capell and some others of their Chief-men that the rest should have passes and quarter and go to their homes The Prince and Duke of York came to Yarmouth with nineteen Ships in which were supposed to be two thousand men some of them landing near the Town were set upon by a party of the Parliaments Horse who took seven of them Prisoners but a party of Townsmen issuing out rescued the Prisoners and the rest of the Princes men got into the Town The General sent Colonel Scroop with eight Troops of Horse and Dragoons towards Yarmouth and a thousand of the Norfolk Foot were ordered to joyn with him to hinder the landing of the Prince and his Forces there Letters from Major General Lambert that the Scots and his Forces are near one another and have had several Skirmishes but few lost on either side that the Yorkshire Horse and a thousand of Lieutenant General Cromwells Foot are joyned with him 27. Both Houses made the Earl of Pembroke Constable of Windsor Castle and Keeper of the great Park and Forest And his Lordship a little time after made Whitelock his Lieutenant of the Castle and Forest Sergeant Glanvile made his composition and was released from imprisonment Order for fourty thousand pounds for furnishing the stores of the Kingdom and for night thousand for the Fort of Tilbury and Colonel Willoughbies accompts for it to be stated Letters from the Lord Willoughby excusing to his Friends his going out of England without their advice He was in the beginning of the troubles very hearty and strong for the Parliament and manifested great personal courage honor and military as well as civil abilities as appears by his actions and Letters whilest he was in the service of the Parliament In whose favour and esteem he was so high that they voted him to be General for the Horse under the Earl of Essex and afterwards to be an Earl But having taken a disgust at the Parliaments declining a personal Treaty with the King and being jealous that Monarchy and consequently degrees and Titles of Honor were in danger to be wholly abolished he was too forward in countenancing and assisting the late tumults in the City when the Members of Parliament were driven away from Westminster to the Army Upon the return of the Members he was with other Lords impeached of high Treason for that Action and rather than appear and stand to a Tryal for it he left his Country and was now with the Prince in his Navy for which the Commons voted his Estate to be secured 28. After many hours Debate in the House of Commons it was carryed upon the question not to adhere to their first vote that the King should sign the three propositions before the Treaty And it was after that resolved upon the question that his Majesty in person should be treated with by Commissioners of both Houses of Parliament in the Isle of Wight upon the whole matter of the propositions at Hampton-Court for setling the Peace of this Kingdom Upon a Letter from Lieutenant General Cromwell advanced North-wards with his Forces as far as Gloucester the House ordered three thousand pair of shoes to be provided for his Foot to be ready for them as they should march through Northamptonshire Letters from Colchester Leaguer That two expresses from Yarmouth came to the General one from the Town showing how much they were laboured by the Prince for his admittance into the Town which they modestly excused and that the Prince put to Sea again towards Harwich or the Downes The other Express was from the Forces in Loving-land under Major Jarmey informing how confidently the Ships attempted to land a Trumpeter to summon Yarmoth That Major Jarmy took some of those who came with the Trumpeter whose examinations declared That aboard the Admiral was the Prince Prince Rupert the Lord Willoughby Willmot Hopton Culpeper and Gerard Sir Henry Palmer and many persons more of quality That they resolved by a Council of War to sink Ships in the Harbour because they had not admittance in the Town but did not put their resolution into execution That Major Jarmy was put to great Straits to secure both sides of the Town and being denyed the Ferry Boat or any other Boat was forced to swim over a Troup of Horse That Captain Johnson endeavoured to raise a tumult and make head against the Parliament the multitude throwing up their Caps and crying for Prince Charles and Captain Johnson but the Bayliffs and other Magistrates did appease the tumult and a present of provisions was sent aboard the Prince That the heads of a Declaration were taken from some that came from aboard the Prince to be published in his name to this effect showing the grounds and reasons of his Highness appearing in the fleet upon the Coast to be 1. The establishing of Religion according to the Agreement of his Majesty with the Scots Commissioners 26. Dec. last 2. The mutual performance of that agreement and pursuance of all concessions therein on his Majestys part 3. The restoring of his Majesty to his liberty and just rights in order to a personal Treaty with his Majesty with honour freedom and safety 4. The maintenance of the freedom and just priviledges of Parliament 5. The defence of the liberty and property of the subject against all violence and oppression and therein the abolition of excise contribution free quarter and other illegal taxes 6. The obtaining an Act of Oblivion and Indemnity 7. The disbanding of all Armies and setling a well grounded and happy Peace 8. For the defence of his Majestys just rights in the Narrow Seas the protection and securing the Trade of his Majestys subjects and the support of his Navy and all the Officers and Mariners of the same The Lords Willoughby Hopton and Culpeper together with his Highness's Secretary or any two of them are appointed to digest these heads into a Declaration and to present it to his Highness in Council Charles P. A Petition from the Lord Major
acquainted the Houses with his Highness's Letter it not being in his power to act further the Parliament having ordered the way in which the Prisoners should be proceeded against not so much for hostility as for breach of the trust they reposed in them to the ingaging the Nation again in War and blood Subscribed Your Highness most humble Servant Fairfax Letters from the North that as yet there was no ingagement with the Scots 21. The Commons concurred with the Votes touching the Treaty and referred it to the Committee of both Houses for peace to prepare thing needful for the Treaty They thought fit again to send to his Majesty to let him know how far they had proceeded as to treat and to have his approbation A Letter from the General that he had received an order from the Lords to deliver the Earl of Holland from Warwick Castle to be confined to his house at Kensington A Letter from the Lord Admiral that upon the Lords Passes for some to go beyond Seas they had gone to the Prince as M r Aleburton the Scots Agent the Lord Andover and others The Commons desired a conference with the Lords about it and that a Letter be sent to the Lord Admiral and to the Lord General to make stay of all such persons notwithstanding their order Upon Petition of thousands of the Suburbs that had joyed with Major General Skippon he was ordered to grant them Commissions and the committee for suppressing of tumults to furnish them with Armes Letters from Salop that Sir Henry Lingen with a party of Horse took sixty of Colonel Harly's men and about two daies after a party of Colonel Harlies and Colonel Hortons men met with Sir Henry Lingens men about Radnor regained all their Horse and Prisoners took Sir Henry Lingen and Colonel Crofts and many other of the Kings commanders Prisoners slew divers of the party and routed the rest Letters from Colchester Leaguer that the approaches were so near that the besiegers and the Enemy laid aside their Muskets and in stead of shooting cast Stones at one another Some petitions inclosed in a Letter from the Lord Norwich and the rest were sent to the General expressing that at the desire of the inhabitants they had thought fit to send them And that they should be constrained for the better accommodation of the Souldiery to turn out the Towns People whereby their Houses and goods would be left liable to spoil and ruine for prevention whereof they had thought fit to treat with his Lordship for the surrender of the Town if he pleased to which purpose they would send six Officers if his Lordship would appoint the like number With this came another Letter offering an exchange of Captain Gray for M r Weston and M r Rowling the General accepted of the exchange but as to the Treaty said he would send answer by a Messenger of his own The General was in some danger by a shot from the Town that one who was exchanged told the Lord Norwich he heard the Parliament Souldiers discoursing sharply against those in Colchester and one of them bid him tell Goring that they would bore a hole through his nose and draw him with a Rope through Cheapside crying Here is the great Bull of Colchester The inclosed Petitions were one to the Earl of Norwich the Lord Capell and Sir Charles Lucas from the inhabitants of Colchester That having received their Commands to depart the Town for better supply of the Souldiers they might Petition the Lord Fairfax for Liberty to pass into the Country to prevent the danger of their lives without his leave They prayed their honours to give way for their Petition to be presented to the Lord Fairfax and till they had his answer that they might not be inforced from their habitations The Petition of the inhabitants of Colchester to the Lord Fairfax was to inform his Lordship that the Commanders in Chief in the Garrison had ordered all the inhabitants to provide with expedition to depart the Town or otherwise by power they should be forced thereto for that whatever became of the Townsmen the Souldiery who maintained the Kings cause must and shall be provided for That being driven to this Exigency they have no other means but to fly to his Christian Charity and clemency and humbly to pray that he would give them leave to pass into the Country for the preservation of their lives Subscribed by the Major and four Aldermen in the name of all the Petitioners To the Letter the General returned this answer He was willing to believe that the pressing necessities of the miserable inhabitants of Colchester had wrung from them the Petition inclosed in their Letter That he should not onely clear himself to all the world from the occasion of their sufferings but so far contribute to their relief as to allow all the inhabitants of the Town the Lords first ingaging not to restrain any who shall be willing to come out to enjoy the Liberty in their Petition desired Provided the Committee of the County of Essex then Prisoners with the Lords in the Town be sent out with the first only he shall not permit the wives and Children of any Towns-men or others who shall abide with the Lords in Armes to have the benefit above-mentioned Concerning the rendition of the Town he offers That all such officers and Souldiers under the degree of a Captain excepting all such who being Members of his Army have since the 10. of May last deserted their Colours they ingaging themselves never hereafter to bear Arms against the Parliament shall have passes without injury offered them to return to their respective homes And all Captains and other superiour Officers with the Lords and Gentlemen to submit to mercy Subscribed Your Lordships Servant Tho. Fairfax An Express came from Lieutenant General Cromwel in the general of his defeating the Scots Army under Duke Hamilton New Instructions for Colonel Hammond 1. That the King be removed to Newport in the Isle of Wight the place of the Treaty 2. That he be in the same condition and freedom there as he was at Hampton Court 3. That no person in the first Exception out of Mercy nor under restraint of the Parliament nor of late actually in Arms against the Parliament be admitted to the King 4. That no person that hath been in Arms against the Parliament or aiding or assisting to them or of whom there is just cause of suspicion be admitted into any Fort or Tower in the Isle of Wight 5. That no person of any forrain Nation be admitted to come into the same without leave from both Houses of Parliament 6. That if the Kingdom of Scotland send any to treat with his Majesty they shall have a Pass from both Houses 7. That his Majesty pass his Royal word not to go out of the Island during the Treaty nor twenty eight daies after
his Majesty had agreed to the proposition for recalling Oaths Proclamations c. and the preamble thereof Letters from Lieutenant General Cromwells quarters That Messengers came to him from the Lord Argyle and his Associates to inform him of their dislike of Duke Hamilton's coming into England with his Army and of Monroe's being there with his Forces and desired Cromwells assistance against them That Cromwell by advice of his Council of War answers that he will assist them and with all heartiness joyn with them against Monroe and desires nothing more than the subduing and rooting out of trust all loose persons and such as are Enemies to goodness and good men and desires his Letter may be kept as a Testimony against him and those under him of their hypocrisy if they did not joyn with them for these ends with all cordialness Letters that Monroe fell upon a Party of Argyle's men when they were in Treaty contrary to the Agreement The Lords voted the approbation of Lieutenant General Cromwells entring into Scotland by directions from the Committee of Derby House and that he may assist those in Scotland who dislike Duke Hamiltons coming into England if they shall desire it of him Divers after they were called over in the House went out of Town again the same day God forgive them for their Negligence 27. The publick Fast-day Letters from France of the troubles there and of Mazarine and the Prince of Conde c. 28. The Commons concurred to the Votes of approving Lieutenant General Cromwells entring into Scotland and to a Letter to be written to him to prosecute his Victory and take all advantages for recovery of Berwick and Carlisle Letters that Colonel Monk fell upon the Scots quarters in Ireland who were drawing out under Major General Monroe to joyn with his Nephew Monroe's Forces in Scotland that he had taken Carickfirgus and Belfast and had Monroe and all his Forces Prisoners Order for five hundred pounds to be bestowed on Colonel Monk and a Letter of thanks to him and his Officers and Souldiers and that he be Governour of Belfast and be advised with for a Governour of Carickfirgus and the Committee of Derby House to give him a Commission and to consider of an Establishment of pay for his Forces This Action and success was one of the first that brought Colonel Monk into extraordinary favour with the Parliament and Army who began to have more confidence in him than they had formerly since his revolt to them Order for a day of thanksgiving for this success in Ireland Letters that the King and the Commissioners in the Treaty proceeded upon the proposition for setling of the Church Government 29. Debate of an Ordinance for setling five hundred pounds per annum Salary upon each of the Judges of the Admiralty and a Proviso agreed upon that they take no mony of any persons upon any pretence whatsoever Order for five thousand pounds out of Delinquents Estates for payment of the Horse-guards that attend the Parliament Upon Petition of the Commissioners of the Excise all the Members of the House were added to the Committee of Excise and Ordered in their several Counties to endeavour the removal of all obstructions in that receipt Both Houses past a Declaratory Vote that nothing should be binding between the King and Parliament till all were concluded in the Treaty Major Miles Corbet a Member of the House being assaulted and wounded by some Cavaliers as he past in a Boat upon the Thames the Serjeant at Armes was ordered to apprehend the Malefactors Liberty given for Major Ashburnham to return into England to prosecute his Composition 30. Debate of an Ordinance for raising a hundred thousand pounds for pay of arrears of reduced Officers The Officers of the Committee of Haberdashers Hall coming to seise the goods of the Earl of Lauderdale who came with the late Scots Army to invade England they found a File of Musquetiers as a Guard to oppose them the House ordered the Militia of London to secure those guards and to give an account to the House of the business The Lord Admiral offered indemnity to the revolted Ships and the Prince offered the like indemnity to the Lord Admiral A Member of the House coming out of the City was assaulted by three Cavaliers but he and a Friend with him repulsed the Assaulters Colonel Rainsborough and a Captain with him upon the High way near London were assaulted by three others of the Kings party who after a little bickering ran away a Captain of the Army and a Major were in the like manner assaulted in London and both killed It was dangerous for any Member of the House or of the Army to walk without Company for fear of being assassinated and the Committee of Derby House were informed that a certain number of the Kings Party had combined to massacre eighty Members of the House of Commons whom they suspected averse to their hopes A Petition in the name of many thousands of Oxfordshire agreeing with the large Petition of the City against the Treaty Letters from the Head quarters of great want of pay for the Souldiers which forced them to take free-quarter and that it was to be feared neither the Country nor the Souldiery would long undergo it That Letters came to the General out of Scotland of the good corespondence betwixt Lieutenant General Cromwell and Argyle Letters came to the General from good hands and others from France of a design of the Cavaliers to stab him October 1648. 2. A Letter from his Majesty by Captain Titus That he will consent to confirm by Act of Parliament the sitting of the Assembly of Divines and the Directory of Worship for three years and the form of Church Government provided that the King and those of his judgment who cannot submit to it be not obliged to comply That a free consultation and debate with the Assembly be had in the mean time twenty of his Majesties nomination being added to them whereby it may be determined how Church Government and the form of publick Worship shall be after that time and how Religion may be settled and the Articles determined and care taken for the ease of tender Consciencs Concerning the Bishops lands and revenues his Majesty will consent to Acts of Parliament whereby legal Estates for lives or for ninety nine years shall be made of those lands towards satisfaction of purchasers or others to whom they are ingaged or his Majesty will order some other way for their further satisfaction providing that the propriety and Inheritance of those lands may still remain to the Church That his Majesty will consent to Acts for the better observation of the Lords day for suppressing innovations in Gods worship and for the advancing of Preaching And to acts against Pluralities and Non-residencies for regulating the Vniversities and Colledges for the better discovery and conviction of Popish Recusants and
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
some other Troops designed for Ireland and they appointed a general rendezvous without their Officers Letters from Dublin that C. Jones sent out a Party under M. Cadogow to surprise Tecroghan which was hindered by the Fayler of Kildare men but Cadogow fired above 200 houses in the Town and a great number were killed and burnt Orders being to kill all but Women and Children the rest fled into the Castle Of Cadogows Men not one Officer killed only three private Suoldiers killed and three hurt and in his return with 200 Foot and 20 Horse he fell upon a Party of the Rebels with his 20 Horse only disordered them killed 50 and took 30 Prisoners Some Towns were delivered to the Rebels by treachery and sold for Mony by Captain White and others That Ormond was advanced within 27 Miles of Dublin that by reason of the great Spoil in the Countries Corn was with them at 8 l. 10 s. the Barrel and many dyed in the Highways and Streets for want of Food 9 An additional Act passed concerning Sequestrations in case of Appeals The Business of the great Level of the Fennes referred to a Committee Order for payment of Mony into Weavers-Hall for satisfaction of Mony lent upon the Publick Faith Letters from the Generals at Sea of several Ships taken by them Several Paroles granted for exchange of Prisoners in Scilly and Guernesey Letters from Edenburgh That the Committee of Estates sent to their Commissioners in Hclland that they adhere to their Instructions particularly for removal of evil Councellors from the King An Order of the General for raising Souldiers in Ireland and for their March and civil Carriage Letters from the Hague that 12 English Cavaleers in Disguise came into a room where Dr. Dorislaus who was a publick Minister there for the Parliament was with others at Supper that they murdered him by stabbing him in several places and cut his Throat and one of them said thus dyes one of the Kings Judges That the States declared that they would not assist either side in the Difference between the Prince of Wales and the present Power in England Captain Cook with his Troop forcibly disbanded Captain Bambers Troop and secured the Officers the Countrey beat out some other Troops who refused to disband Letters from the Hague that the King of Scots remonstrated to the Scots Commissioners the reasons why he could not comply with their Demands being so very high 10 Order for an account to be given to the House Why the Act against Kingship was not proclaimed in the City An Act passed for altering the Original Seales of Denbigh and Montgomery Shires An Act passed for altering the Nisi-prius Seal of the upper Bench. Order touching the Mint-Master Referred to a Committee to consider of reforming the Abuses in the Marshals Court. Order for Money for Lieutenant Colonel Beecher An Act past for altering the Seal for the Borough of Southwark Order for the Moity of Discoveries of Delinquents Estates in Dorsetshire by the Irish Officers to go to them Captain Smith's Troop in Oxfordshire met with other Troops of the Levellers at Banbury and there posted up their Declaration 1. Against the present Parliament and their proceedings 2. Against the Councel of State 3. Against the Councel of the Army 4. Against the proceedings of the late high Court of Justice Captain Tomson was a principal Ringleader of these men he had been formerly condemned by a Councel of War but by the Mercy of the General was spared now he marched up and down about 200 Horse and declared to joyn with those of C. Scroopes C. Harrisons and M. G. Skippon's Regiments in their Declaration and Resolution He published a Declaration of his own in print intituled Englands Standard advanced or a Declaration from Mr. William Tomson and the oppressed People of this Nation now under his Conduct in Oxfordshire for a new Parliament by the Agreement of the People 11 The House declared that Tomson and all that adhered to him or boar Arms without Authority of Parliament are Rebels and ordered a Proclamation to this purpose throughout the Nation and a Letter to the General to suppress them and directions to M. G. Skippon to suppress all Tumults and Insurrections and to preserve the Peace of the City and secure the Parliament as he shall receive Orders from them or the Councel of State And that the Militiaes of Westminster Southwark and the Hamlets take Course for security of the Suburbs from all Tumults and Insurrections Order that the Post-Master taken by Tomson and discharged upon his Parole should not render himself again to Tomson Referred to the Councel of State to take Order for Security of the Parliament and City and that the Souldiers of the Army joyn with those of the City herein Debate of setting a Period to this Parliament and for electing a new and equal Representative and ordered to be debated again in a grand Committee An Act committed declaring that the People of this Nation are a free State and Commonwealth Mr. Henry Darley re-admitted to sit in the House having satisfyed the Committee touching his Absence Some of Colonel Scroope's Regiment came in to the General and several other Troopes sent to him that they would assist him in reducing the Revolters 12 Voted that Lilburn Walwyn Prince and Overton should be restrained as close Prisoners apart and severally the one from the other in several Rooms and not to resort and consult together and that they should have no Allowance from the State during their Confinement An Act passed for taking off free Quarter Letters that Colonel Reynolds commanded a Party of about 60 Horse to fall into the Levellers Quarters at Banbury who by some treachery in the Town had notice thereof they drew up into a Body but held up at a Lanes end by Lieutenant Parry and Captain Owen They finding it difficult to force Colonel Reynolds his men cryed a Parly which Parrey and Owen having no Power to do refused but would for bear fighting till the Colonel advanced upon whose coming they were contented to submit Upon the delivery of his two Colours he discharged the rest dispersed them to their homes by Passes but secured two or three of the chief Ringleaders and such as were Officers in common in this Business Tomson the chief fled upon the approach of Colonel Reynolds unto Banbury they killed Captain Parrey and Reynolds might have killed them all but he forbore it The General marched after the Levellers Collonel Whaley's Regiment declared to adhere to the General 14 The Act passed declaring what shall be Treason against the State and present Government and ordered to be sent into all the Countries and a Copy of it to the General to be read to the Officers and Souldiers of the Army And Act passed for making Mr. Scobel Clerk of the Parliament and referred to a Committee to repair the Losses of Mr Brown Clerk of the Parliament to the Lords House
Provisions and Ammunition Order for 100 l. to Mr. King who brought the Letters from Sir Charles Coot for his good Service Referred to the Councel of State to examine the Business of Captain Kesar mentioned in Sir Charles Coots Letter and to send for and secure him if they find cause 25 By Vote the House declared That all such English and Scots and all others that have ingaged for the Parliament of England in the Nation of Scotland and have revolted from that Service and all such as have or shall adhere unto or joyn with Charles Stuart eldest Son of the late King in that Nation are Traytors and shall have their Estates confiscate and their Persons proceeded against by Martial Law Order for these Votes to be Printed and Published and a Copy of them to be sent to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Order to forbid proceedings in the Composition of the Earl of Derby because he holds the Isle of Man against the Parliament By two Printed Papers and three Letters to the Committee of the Army for discovery of Criminal Offenders Mr. Speaker was taxed for an ill Member and that he had conveyed a great Sum of Money to the King and Matters of Falsehoods and Breach of Trust are charged on him Upon the Order of the General the Officers of the Army certifyed under their Hands That they never examined any matter touching the Speaker nor had any Order from his Excellency for that purpose to authorize it That they find the same Business had been Judicially heard before a Committee of Parliament and by them reported to the House who declared those complaints raysed and prosecuted falsely malitiously and scandalously against the Speaker and that exemplary Punishment be inflicted upon the Prosecutors The Officers of the Army conclude their Certificates That they humbly conceive the said Information raysed and promoted since the Judgement of the House as aforesaid was a practice to bring an Odium upon the Speaker who hath so highly merited from the publick An Advertisement published That if any Countryman be injured by the Souldiers taking of Free-Quarter contrary to the Act that upon Complaint to the Judge Advocate of the Army and Proof thereof made he shall have Satisfaction out of the Pay of the Souldier and Protection from the Army 27 The House sate not Letters from Dublin to the Councel of State of some Correspondence betwixt the Governour of Tredagh and Lieutenant General Jones and that Ormond came thither with 1500 Horse and 2000 Foot That Owen Roe O Neal conceiving that he had merited from the Parliament desired a Convoy for his Men to serve the Spaniard but nothing was granted Letters that the Scots Army was full of Malignants and the Nation full of Feares That nothing will give Satisfaction there but the Kings putting Malignants from him and granting the particulars of the Covenant Letters from Mr. Peters to the Councel giving them an account of the Fleets setting sail for Ireland c. Lieutenant Collonel Morrice Governour of Pontfract Castle for the King was executed according to the Sentence of the Court Marshal Letters that 5 Men of War wearing the Scots Colours set upon 5 Ships of the Parliaments killed 4 of their Men wounded 18 and did much Prejudice to the Ships The Governours of the new Corporation in London for setting the poor to work sent their Warrants requiring the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor in every Parish to return the Names to them of all such as are able to work and have not meanes to maintain themselves and of all who are not able to work and want Livelyhood 28 Order for such as neglect to take out Discharges upon their Compositions for Delinquency to be taken into Custody The Act passed prohibiting the Importing of any Wines Wool or Silk from France into England or Ireland An Act passed for admitting the Purchasers of Bishops Lands to pay the whole purchase Money by Weavers-Hall Bills Another Act passed touching the second 40000 l. charged on the Excise and Goldsmiths-Hall 29 The Publique Thanksgiving day Solemnized The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland shortly after his landing at Dublin published a Proclamation reciting the great Mercies of God to that City particularly in the late Defeat given to the Rebels who incompassed it round about and finding that notwithstanding the Goodness of God to them yet by profane Swearing Cursing and Drunkenness his holy Name is dayly dishonoured and blasphemed contrary to the Laws of God and the known Laws of that Land and to the Articles of War He commands the Major and Magistrates of the City and the Officers of the Army to put in due Execution the Laws against such Offenders and that he will punish the neglect and contempt of this Proclamation with the severest Punishment of the Law 30 The Act for relief of Prisoners of Debt was after a long Debate and difference in Opinion ordered upon the Question to be ingrossed Debate touching Fees and Salaries of the Officers belonging to the House The Arrears of Sir Adam Lostus referred to the Committee for Irish Affairs Letters from Holland That the Prince his Men run away from him for want of Mony That 2 Irish Frigots brought into Dunkirk 6 Hull Ships for Prizes Letters from Dublin That the English Fleet which came thither with the L. Lieutenant strikes a great Terrour into the Enemy That Trumpets came to Jones from Ormond Inchequin and others but he sent them back with this Answer That now all Addresses must be made to the L. Lt. Cromwel 31 Order that Serjeant Dandey Serjeant at Arms to the Councel do proclaim the Act for prohibiting the Importation of Wines Wool and Silks from France Debate touching Mr. Warners Case An Act passed touching the West-India Islands and making them subordinate to the Government of England Order for an Act to prohibite the Brewing of Ale or Beer above 10 s. the Barrel Report by the Councel of a Letter from the Lieutenant of Ireland giving an Account of his Condition after his safe Arrival and laying open his necessities for Supplies and speedy Recruits Referred to the Councel of State to consider of the Letter and Desires of the L. Lieutenant and to answer his Expectation so far forth as it may not increase the Charge of this Common-Wealth Order for Payment of the 200 l. formerly given to Captain Poulton Order for 1200 l. for C. Fielder late Governour of Portsmouth for his Service there and 1148 l. for his Arreares out of concealed Delinquents Estates to be discovered by him Upon a Report from the Councel of their Opinion That Sir Kenelm Digby is a dangerous Person and to know the pleasure of the House concerning him they Voted That he was not within the compass of the Votes for compounding for his Delinquency And that he be injoyned to depart the Common-Wealth within 20 days and not to return without leave of the House under pain of Death
there Letters from Dublin that the Lieutenant was marched with 10000 Horse and Foot towards Tredah to find out Ormond who with the L. of Ardes was very Numerous But many English came from them to the Lieutenant and such as Ormond took going from him were Presently Executed One Mr. Williams sent to Prison for reading the Common Prayer Publickly 10 The Councel Ordered both the General his Regiments and Okey's Dragoons and some other Regiments commanded by M. G. Lambert to march to Oxford to quiet the distempers there Letters from Dublin that the Lieutenant with about 12000 Horse and Foot was come near Tredah which Ormond had victualled for 6 Months and fortefyed and put in it 2000 Irish Foot and 200 Horse and made Sir Arthur Ashton formerly Governour of Reading for the King Governour of this place That the Lieutenant ordered Ships to stop Provisions from the Town and to furnish the Besiegers that he sent 1000 Foot by Sea to Sir Charles Coot and ordered 500 Horse to march by land to him An intercepted Letter from Prince Rupert from Kingsale to Ormond of the wants of the Fleets with proposal for Provisions 11 The Imposition of 4 s. per Chaldron upon Coales taken off for the benefit of the Poor Captain Wagstaffe gave an account to the House of the particular Passages in the meeting at Oxford how they imprisoned their Officers set Guards fortifyed New-Colledge and other Acts of Hostility That C. Ingoldsby their C. sent to them from the Parliament was put under a Guard by them and how they chose Agitators That the secured Officers walking near to the Guards after two dayes discoursing with the private Souldiers on the Guard and some of them not well satisfyed with these Proceedings of their fellow Souldiers which these Officers fomented and demanded liberty to go away some of the Guards were fit for it and others against it whereupon the Officers forced their way through the Guards and so past them and went up to their C. Ingoldsby and told him how the Matter stood He with his two Men came to the Guards that were put upon him and without saying much to them came through them and commanded the Souldiers to march with him which they did and came to the Officers in the Street One of the Agitators on Horseback killed a Souldier who offered to stop him and the Guard which the C. brought with him took the rest of the Agitators Prisoners many Souldiers came in to the C. as he went along in the Streets and marched with him Then he went up to New-Castle and commanded the Colours which were brought to him He sent for a Party of Horse to Whateley and placed his own Guards The Souldiers generally obeyed him and manifested great Joy that they were thus disingaged Referred to the Councel of State to give directions to the Attourney General to proceed against the Mutineers at Oxford by a Commission of Oyer and Terminer for Treason and to appoint other Councel to assist him and a Sollicitor and to prepare a Declaration touching this Business Order for an Addition to C. Okey's Regiment of Dragoons to make them up 1000. A Member of the House chosen Major of Taunton had leave to serve in that place An Act passed for relief of Felt-Makers and Hat-band Makers against Aliens importing them to the hindrance of English Manufactures 12 Instructions against the Accounts of Mr. Hawkins Treasurer of Ireland Order to certify the Accounts of C. Rossiter Some Delinquents sent for from Norwich An Act past prohibiting to brew for sale any Ale or Beer above 16 s. the Barrel above the Excise 13 Recommended to the General to give his Orders to his Officers of Horse for securing by his Horse the High-Wayes from Robberies and to apprehend the Thieves Order for a Commission to visit the University of Oxâ—ord The Act for relief of tender Consciences against the Penalties of several Statutes read and committed The Troop of Horse in Oxford under Captain Smith continued for 6 Months 20 s. per week ordered for the Lady Beaumont Complaints from New-Castle against Taxes Petition of M. G. Mitton and Arrears and Losses allowed to several Persons The Earl of Salisbury chosen a Member into the House for Lyn. Letters that the Prince and Duke of York were landed with 300 Men in Jersy Papers intercepted from Ormond to Prince Rupert concerning Provisions and Necessaries for their Fleet. Letters that the Duke of York had visited the King Queen and Cardinal of France and was revisited by them whom he most humbly beseeched to have Compassion on the King his Brother and to give all Assistance possible for the regaining of his Estate and Kingdom To which the Cardinal made answer That it could not possibly be now but that he might assure himself and the King his Brother that when they were in a capacity to serve him they would spare neither Purse nor Power and in the mean time desired the Kings Brother to accept of a small present of 100000 Crowns Letters that Ormond was but 5000 in the Field and had put the rest into Garrisons That the Lord Lieutenant finding the Enemy to give ground besieged Tredah That he did not pursue Ormond judging it not safe to march too far into an Enemies Country and leave many of their Garrisons behind him especially Tredah which was very strong and would be of singular Advantage to him both for Sea and Land The 1000 Foot sent to Sir Charles Coot were safely landed at Derry Major General Lambert C. Baxter and other Officers went to Oxford to try the Mutinous Souldiers there by a Court Marshal those of the Country who joyned with them are to be tryed by a Commission of Oyer and Terminer 14 A Petition of the Countess of Castle-Haven referred to a Committee who upon proof of the truth of it are to bring in an Act as the Petition desires Sir Kenelm Digbys Petition carryed upon the Question not to be read Letters from Mr. Strickland from Holland That the Provintial States there had given him audience as a publick Agent from this State Order that Mr. Speaker write a Letter to acknowledge the Respect to their Agent Order that a Ship lately taken from the State and adjudged Prize should be discharged by the Admiralty and the Seamen who took her to be gratifyed otherwise Order for Money for such as fled out of Ireland hither and to inable them to return into Ireland Order for 1000 l. for the Countess of Kent for her dammage by the demolishing of Goodrick Castle Order for more Carriages for the Regiments gone for Ireland and the Councel to bring it into the Establishment An Act past Authorizing the Commissioners of the Customes to Impose Fines and Forfeitures on such as Import Wines c. From France contrary to a late Act. 15 Letters to the Councel that Jermin and Percy were imprisoned in France for holding Correspondence with the Spaniard to the disservice
they killed all Straglers by the way That seven Parliament Troopers fell upon thirty Vlsters in a house and killed all of them Many Persons were slain and great mischief done by a sad accident in a Ship Chandlers House which was blown up with Gunpowder and divers Neighbours houses together with it The Speaker and the Lord General were feasted at Blackwall by a Captain lately come from the Streights 7 Letters from Carlile That the Mosse Troupers grew very insolent and committed many Robberies and Outrages upon the Borders and were harboured by the Scots but some of them were taken by the Parliaments Souldiers From Berwick That C. Hamilton who was the Death of C. Oconelly at the Storm of Trym was taken That the Scots went on to purge their Army of Sectaries and insufficient men that is such as never before were in Service 8 Letters of the great want of Physitians for the Parliament Forces and Protestants in Ireland so that any of them being sick were faine to trust themselves in the hands of Papist Doctors which they write is more than the Adventures in the Field That some chief of the Enemies Army are very zealous to make their Peace with the Parliament The House ordered the Commissioners of the great Seal to grant out a Commission and Patent for M. G. Ireton to be president of Munster Order that Mr. Thomas Goodwyn be President of Magdelen Colledge in Oxford and referred to the Committee of the Universities to consider how the Heads of Houses in the several Universities may be setled and disposed of without trouble to the House Several Orders and References to the Councel of State and Committee of the Army touching Recruits and for Supplies of Provisions Ammunition and Money for the Forces in Ireland 9 Letters from Newcastle that L. C. Hobson sent his Warrant to apprehend some Cavaliers but they and the Moss Troopers joyned together stood upon their Guard took away the Warrants by force secured themselves and disarmed the Men but a greater Party of Souldiers being sent brought them away Prisoners From Scarborough That there was a Meeting at York of the Commissioners for settling the Militia of that County where according to the Instructions from the Councel of State they were to raise 3000 Foot and 400 Horse for defence of that County and Service of the Common-wealth That the Pirates took away a great Ship within Sight of Burlington Key and carried her away From Dunstar That the Enemy surprised Ensiscoisle Castle in this manner That some Irish Gentlemen feasted the Garrison Souldiers and sent in Women to sel them Strongwater of which they drunk too much and then the Irish fell upon them took the Garrison and put all the Officers and Souldiers to the Sword That upon hearing of this the Lord Lieutenant gave Orders that the Irish should be put out of all the Garrisons in the Power of the Parliament That an Irish Frigot coming a shore for Provisions near to Cardiffe the Governour suspected and apprehended them and sent out a Party in small Boats which took the Frigot which was richly loaden with plate and other Commodities From Weymouth That in the night some Persons in Blandford proclaimed Prince Charles King of England but some of them were apprehended and Imprisoned From Yarmouth that sixty Prisoners that were in the Goal did brake Prison yet all but three of them were again apprehended 10 Account of several Companies and Parties of Souldiers willing to serve in Ireland and marched to the Seaside to be transported and many undertook the Service very chearfully Three Troopers condemned to death for killing a man but Evidence appearing to extenuate the Crime the General pardoned them The Ship which carried the Souldiers unto Guernsey returned to the general Rendezvous of the Ships at Stoakes Bay Letters of Account of Sea Affairs 11 Proposals for a Fleet to be sent into the Streights to meet with those French who have lately taken many Merchants Ships of London and disposing of their Goods refusing to make any restitution Letters that Montross could get but few to joyn in assisting Prince Charles and those he had were more by connivance than by any Act of State 12 Several Proposals made to the General and his Officers in order to the removing of Obstructions in the sale of the late Kings Lands The Parliament ordered a Letter to be written by the Speaker to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and to confer with him concerning further supplyes of Men Money and Ammunition and for the settling of the civil Government there The ground of this resolution was That the news of the Kings coming to Scotland became more probable than formerly and the Scots Proceedings in the raising of new Forces gave an Allarum to the Parliament and some of their Members who had discoursed with the Lord General upon those Matters and argued how requisite it would be to send an Army into Scotland to divert the War from England they found the General wholly averse to any such thing and by the meanes of his Lady a strict Presbyterian to be more a Friend to the Scots than they wished therefore they thought this a sit time to send for the Lieutenant of Ireland and the rather his Army being now drawn into Winter Quarters Order for Relief of some of those who suffered great loss in the late unhappy accident of the Houses in Tower-Street being blown up with Gunpowder Referred to the Councel of State to send a Letter into Russia touching the Trade there 14 Letters from Scotland That in the Pulpits they preach altogether for the Kings coming in and yet proceed to purge their Army of all Cavaleers that nothing certain was yet returned from the Lord of Libberton Letters that C. Hacker had taken 60 Moss Troopers That Montross was expected every day in Scotland One Coppe an Anabaptist in Prison a great Swearer and Curser and held that God could not damn him yet perswaded many to be of his Religion Many were drowned in the great Floods upon the melting away of the Snow 15 Letters that the Forces landed in Guernsey wanted Accomodations of Beds c. and were fain to lye in a Church ever since they were landed That two Frigots of the Prince prepared from Jersy to attempt Guernsey hearing of the Parliaments Souldiers landed there were presently diverted Letters from Oxford That the Judges sate there upon a Commission of Oyer and Terminer and at the first sitting they and the high Sheriffe Under Sheriffe Officers of the Court and Grand Jury all took the Ingagement in the Face of the Country solemnly and cheerfully That one of the Prisoners obstinately refusing to plead was pressed to death in the sight of two others who refused to plead upon which one of them pleaded but the other refusing was also pressed to death An Account of divers of C. Desboroughs Men shipped for Ireland and of the apprehending C. Slingsby and another
ingaged as that you will not especially at this time leave your old Servants and Officers and the conclusion of the most glorious cause that ever men were ingaged in Harrison It is indeed My Lord the most righteous and the most glorious Cause that ever any of this nation appeared in and now when we hope that the Lord will give a gracious issue and conclusion to it for your Excellence then to give it over will sadden the hearts of many of Gods People Lord General What would you have me do as far as my Conscience will give way I am willing to joyn with you still in the service of the Parliament but where the Conscience is not satisfyed none of you I am sure will ingage in any service and that is my condition in this and therefore I must desire to be excused Much other discourse passed between the General and the Committee to the same purpose as before mentioned and none of the Committee so earnest to perswade the General to continue his Commission as Cromwel and the Souldiers Yet there was cause enough to believe that they did not over much desire it This Committee made report back to the Councel of State of the L. G. his total averseness to march with the Army into Scotland but that he resolved rather to lay down his Commission And the House being made acquainted with it new endeavours were made to perswade his Lordship to continue his Command but in vain so he was pleased to lay down his Commission 26 An Act paffed for repealing the Ordinance and Act whereby the Lord Fairfax was appointed Commander in chief of all the Forces of the Parliament And this being of fo great consequence and which could admit of no delay it not being safe for the Army to be without a head Cromwel was presently by contrivance named to be General and Commander in chief of all the Parliaments Forces and upon the Question it was voted nemine contradicente that he should be General An Act passed for constituting and appointing Oliver Cromwel Esq to be Captain General in chief of all the Forces raised and to be raised by Authority of Parliament within the Common-wealth of England All Commissions to Officers of the Army formerly granted were continued till Cromwel should renew or alter them Great Ceremonies and Congratulations of the new General were made to him from all sorts of People and he went on roundly with his Business A Souldier for drawing his Sword in a drunken mood quarrelling and abusing some Towns-People was by a Court Marshal sentenced to stand an hour in the Market place at Plpmouth to run the Gantlope twice through 4 Companies to have his Sword broken over his Head and to be cashiered Which was executed and several other sentences and one adjudged to death for running away from his Colours Captain Green by letters of Mark brought in three French Prizes 27 Letters that the Plague rageth much in the Irish Quarters and sweeping away whole Towns That it was also in the English Quarters That in Dublin there dyed of it 200 a Week That the Irish in the North fet forth a Declaration courting the King and the Scots Interest 28 That the Scots mustered their Army to four Regiments of Horse and six Regiments of Foot their Horse 100 in a Troop their Foot 120 in every Company for their new Levyes they go on slowly and with much discontent their Intention being if there shall be occasion to make of every Troop two and of every Company two for which they have already named Officers and intend for their Field Army to have 8 Regiments of Horse and 12 Regiments of Foot That some of the Scots Horse are already marched towards the Borders and divers other Troops are dispatching towards Carlisle and Berwick That C. Hackers Regiment of Horse are quartered in the Villages bordering upon Tweed and resolve to fight the Scots if an Inroad be attempted That the Fortification at Berwick are repaired and about 30 pieces of Ordnance planted That the Mount upon the Sea Coast hath 10 brass Pieces and commands the River 29 Letters of Recruits Shipping for Ireland That the Siege continues at Waterford That the Plague increaseth at Galloway The L. G. Cromwel went out of London towards the North the News of the Parliaments Army marching Northwards much startled the Scots who alledge the Covenant and Articles of Pacification that they ought not to be invaded without three Months warning Letters came from their Parlament directed to the Speaker of the House of Commons but the House being adjourned till tuesday next nothing could be done upon the Letter July 1650 July 1. Letters that the King landed in Scotland 16. of June but so privately that it was not known till the 24. of June That they have levyed to be immediately at a Rendezvous 10000 Foot and 27 Troops of Horse besides their old Army and refolve to invade England if England do not invade them first That 2000 of their Foot are about Leith which is strongly fortifyed for a reserve That the Scots give it out that Cromwel hath a Commission to come for Scotland with Fire and Sword and is to give no Quarter to any Scots Man and must have all that he can conquer for himself and his Souldiers this they report to incense the People against the English That some of their Friends in England advised them to write to the Parliament here to know whether they intend to come into Scotland and whether the March of their Army Northwards be in an offensive or defensive way That this they have done and hope the debate of it will produce some interruption or delay of their march That the Kirk there appointed a general day of Humiliation 2 The Parliament published a Declaration of the Grounds of their Armies March North-wards An Act passed for preventing and suppressing the detestable Sins of prophane cursing and Swearing Every Lord to pay for the first Offence 30 s. Every Baronet and Knight 20 s. every Gentleman 6. s. 8. d. every other Person 3. s. 4. d. the second Offence to be doubled to the 10th and for that the Party to be bound to the good Behaviour Referred to a Committee to consider what Publick Officers are burdensome to the Common-wealth and how they may be taken away or regulated for the ease of the People Order that Mr. Strickland the Parliaments Resident in Holland do take the Subscriptions of the English Mercants there to the Ingagements and such as refuse to be disabled from having any Vote in the Company Order that C. Ludlow be Lt. G. of the Horse in Ireland and that Commissioners be sent over thither with Instructions from the Parliament Letters that the Scots in Ireland contributed to the Popish Forces Letters that the Plague was broken out in Shrewsbury Letters from the Fleet before Lisbon That the Brazile Fleet consisting of 9 English Ships and as
much wounded with several other Pensons of Quality and 200 Horse and have killed 2 or 300 more of the Enemy so that I do verily believe there were at least in all 3000 killed Those Officers of ours that were most eminently instrumental in this great Victory were C. Fenwick C. Rich. Coot Lt. C. Gore and Captain Duckinfield Whom I have presumed to add because their merits have justly deserved this my Acknowledgement to the end if your Honours think fit some mark of Honour may be conferred upon them 9 The Parliament ordered a day of publick thanksgiving for the Victory obtained by their Forces under Sir Charles Coot in Ireland An Act passed for the Tryal of Sir John Stowell David Jenkins Walter Slingesby Brown Bushell William Davenant and C. Gerrard by an high Court of Justice Letters of the ceasing of the Plague about Tiverton 10 Letters of the spreading oft he Plague in Shrewsbury That the Governour commanded all the Souldiers that were ill to be in the Field and all that were well to continue in the Castle and not to stir out of it From Chester That the Parliaments Forces in Ireland are 4000 Horse and Foot That Trecoghan with 1700 Foot is taken in 11 Letters that the Royal Presbyterians about Exon raised many false Reports to disparage the Proceeding of Parliament for which some of them were secured till they should produce their Author That the Plague was much dispersed in Salop and half the Inhabitants removed from thence 12 Letters that since the taking of Trecoghan the Army was sat down before Carlowe in Ireland And That the Earl of Antrim was come in to the Lord Deputy That eight Officers of C. Axtels Regiment riding upon the Highway were murdered by those bloody highway Rogues called the Tories That a Party sent out by the Lord Deputy fell on some of the Earl of Castlehavens Forces killed 140 of them and took twice so many Arms the rest fled to Carlowe where they are now besieged That Waterford yet holds out but in great distress the Plague and Famine encreasing much upon them 13 Letters of Cromwels being at Durham and marching 24 Miles-a day That the King was at St. Johns Town and the Committee of Estates had sent back all his Followers and commanded them to depart the Kingdom by a day upon great Penalties That the Scots Horse upon the Borders were there only to forward the new Levies and are since retreated and the new Levies go on very fast there That Sir Arthur Haselrigg came from Newcastle where he is Governour to meet the General Cromwell at Durham That seven Ships were taken and brought into Newcastle one loaden with Arms and Ammunition for Scotland and in another of them two Purses to carry the Great Seal of Scotland one very rich for the day of the Coronation and many Letters from an Alderman of London at the Hague to the King That one of the Parliaments Ships going into the Frith of Scotland the People rose and secured both Ship and men till they drunk the Kings Health upon their knees and then they were discharged 15 Letters of the General his coming to Newcastle where Sir Arthur Haselrigge the Governour entertained him with much Gallantry and they kept a Fast to pray for a Blessing upon their expedition into Scotland The next day they agreed upon the Letter to be sent to their Brethren in Scotland in general to satisfy them of the grounds of their present Ingagement That the Scots have chosen a Councel by whose advice the King is to Govern That the Nobility and Gentry flock to him That the Royalists and Presbyterians in Lancashire joyn together to disturb the Parliaments Affairs in those parts against the Army of Sectaries as they call it 16 An Act passed for setting the Militia of the Common-wealth with Instructions for the Commissioners An Act passed for Sheriffs to appoint Deputies to receive and transmit the Acts Orders and directions of Parliament and Councel of State and to make return thereof Debate of the business of Treasurer of the Navy An Act for bringing down the Prizes of Corn and Grain and preventing abuses in Meal and in forestalling committed 17 The Letter from the Parliament of Scotland together with the Messenger C. Grey were sent to the General to be by him with a sufficient Guard sent into Scotland and also the Answer of the Parliament of England to that Letter 18 An Act passed touching the removal of Malignants and Papists out of London c. Letters of the great Levies in Scotland and multitudes drunk with Carowsing the Kings Health That the Ministers press the People to serve the King against the English Army of Sectaries which they prophesied the Lord would blast and published may gross mistakes or untruths touching the Parliament of England their Affairs particularly in Ireland That the King had given Satisfaction to the Scots in all things they desired of him and a Proclamation was published at Edenburgh giving the King all his Royal Power and at that time the Cross was covered with Crimson Velvet and Cloth of Tissue Dr. Lewen a Civilian being apprehended for a Spy and having found about him divers Commissions from the Prince to himself and others was executed according to a Sentence of the Court Marshal 19 Letters of a Man of War of Scilly brought in Prize to Plymouth Of C. Desboroughs giving the charge at the Sessions at Exon to the Contentment of the Country and of a Woman of Taunton condemned upon the new Act for adultery with a Priest 20 Letters of the General his advance to Berwick Of the Armies Declaration sent into Scotland of the Grounds of their March into that Kingdom one Copy of it sent to the Scots General another to the Parliament and a third to the Committee of Estates That the Scots Ministers in their Prayers say That if God will not deliver them from the Sectaries he shall not be their God That the Town of Newcastle feasted the General and his Officers That the Lord Deputy lies with the Army before Waterford Duncannon and Carlowe 22 Letters that many who formerly served the Parliament of England in their Army are now in the Scots Army That the Earl of Newcastle and some others were sent away out of Scotland That Massy is to command a Regiment in their Army That an Act passed in Scotland for all Persons to come into their Armies and none to stay in the Countries lest they should relieve the English Army That G. Louen Published a Proclamation That no Malignant should come near his Army till they had submitted to the Parliament An Act passed and several Orders touching the Militia of London and Westminster An Act passed against Atheistical Blasphemous and Execrable Opinions and the unlawful meetings of such Persons A Declaration passed concerning Delinquents Compositions An Act passed to prohibit Trade between this Commonwealth and Scotland Upon a Report from the Councel of State
own Countrey yet will not fight the English Army That in those parts where the Army marched was the greatest plenty of Corn that they ever saw and not one fallow Field and now extreamly trodden down and wasted and the Souldiers inforced to give the Wheat to their Horses That the Scots desired another conference with some Officers of the English Army to which the General consented but nothing came of it That the Scots Army drew out upon a March the English Army drew out to attend them but could not ingage them by reason of a Bogg and great ditch between the two Armies only they discharged their great Guns at one another by which 21 of the English were killed and wounded but more of the Scots who would not come into any other ground to ingage and the Army stood all night in Battalia and the next day went back to their Camp in Peâ—cland Hills That being informed the Scots had sent out a Party to take in Muscleborough and the Places for landing the Provisions that came to the Army by Sea Cromwel gave Orders for the Army to march which they did in a most tempestuous night and to fight for their Victuals but by reason of the Storm and darkness the General stayed their March till the next morning when they got quietly to Muscleborough but the Enemy got what they had left on Pencland Hills That the Parliament lost 6 men and 28 were wounded That whole Files of the Scots Army were taken away by the great Shot and from the Ships they played upon the Scots Army as they marched and did Execution 7 Letters from Cromwel to the Speaker and to the Councel of State of a great Victory against the Scots at Dunbarre the particulars were not then certifyed but left to the relation of the Messenger who was an eye witness of the Action Who made his narrative to this effect My Lord General having a long while stayed with the Army on the West side of Edenburgh and could no way Ingage the Enemy to fight on Saturday August 31st marched with the Army to Haddington and on Sunday to Dunbarre the Enemy hereupon drew out after us and marched within distance in the Rear The General on Sunday drew out the Army in the Field near Dunbarre and the Enemy Flankt us upon the Hills on the right hand where they lay all night we could not without great disadvantage go up the Hills to ingage them nor would they come down to ingage us Their whole Army consisted of 28 Regiments of Foot which altogether with their Horse and Dragoons as themselves said were 27000 ours about 12000. On Munday the Enemy drew down part of their Army and their Train towards the foot of the Hill ours stood in Battalia in the Field all the Day a great ditch was between both Armies of great disadvantage to those who should first attempt to pass it That night our Army marched as close to the ditch as possibly they could and had our Field Pieces placed in every Regiment We drew out before day that morning a Brigade of three Regiments of Horse and two Regiments of Foot towards a Pass that is upon the road way between Dunbar and Berwick by which we might with more ease pass over to their Army and there gave the Enemy a hot allarm The dispute lasted about an hour at last our men gained the ground and possessed the Pass Then the Enemies Horse being most Lanciers coming down the hill charged strongly ours receiving them as gallantly And the Foot of that Brigade coming up charged them so to purpose that they put them suddenly to the rout by this time it was between 5 and 6 in the morning Their Foot seeing the rout and the flying of their Horse threw down their Arms and run away their left wing of Horse also fled ours had the pursuit of them beyond Haddington We killed on the place and in the Pursuit above 4000 and 10000 Prisoners taken among them the L. Liberton Lt. G. Sir Ja. Lundsden Collonel Sir William Douglas the L. Grandison Sir Jo. Brown C. Gourdon 12 Lieutenant Collonels 6 Majors 37 Captains 75 Lieutenants 17 Cornets 2 Quartermasters 110 Ensigns 15 Serjeants 200 Horse and Foot Colours 32 Pieces of Ordnance small and great and leather Guns all their Arms Ammunition Tents Bag and Baggage We lost not 40 men in the whole Ingagement and not one Officer but M. Rookesby since dead of his Wounds C. Whaley had his Horse shot under him himself slightly wounded and Captain Lloyd wounded The Councel of State ordered the Narrative made by the L. G. his Messenger to be read in all Churches in London to morrow being the Lords day and Thanks to be returned for this great Victory 9 Letters that at the Battle of Dunbarre 15000 were killed and taken That the General sent home upon their Paroles 5000 of the Prisoners being wounded old men and boys the Men house-keepers forced out of their Houses to take Arms and 2100 of them dyed by the way the other 5000 were sent Prisoners to Berwick and so to Newcastle That the M. G. marched to Haddington and the G. stayed behind with two Regiments to order affairs at Dunbar and so was to march to Edenburgh or Leith from whence the Enemy had drawn all their Forces and marched to Sterling and St. Johns Town where the King was That G. Leuen hasâ—ed to Edenburgh and after Lt. G. Sir David Lesly who mustered his Horse to 1300. Letters from C. Blake and C. Pophan of Prince Ruperts endeavour to get out of the Harbour but would not fight with the Parliaments Ships but struck in again That they sent home 9 English Ships which they had stayed going to Brazill from Lisbon and six French Ships which they had taken That Captain Lawson with the Fairfax came up with twenty French Ships and took three of them 10 Letters from the General to the Parliament of the particulars of the Battle of Dunbar and an account of the whole march into Scotland and of all Passages with the Scots That the Scots Ministers pressed their Army to interpose between the English in the March and to fight them but the Officer's of their Army were against it and advised to make rather a Bridge of Gold for them to pass home But the Ministers carryed it to fight That they expressed great insolency and contempt of the English Army to divers of the Prisoners of the English whom they had taken as was reported afterwards to the Lord General The Parliament gave rewards to the Messengers of this good news Ordered that the Colours which were taken from Hamilton at the Battles of Preston and Dunbarre should be hanged up in Westminster-Hall and that Medals of Gold and Silver should be given to the Souldiery in remembrance of Gods Mercy and of their Valour and Victory Letters that Cromwel was possest of Leith and Edenburgh except the Castle That the King
though not in name That the Ministers about Exon and Taunton refused to observe the Thanksgiving-Day for the Victory in Scotland 12 Letters Of great Vollies of small Shot and great Shot from South-Sea-Castle and the Ships in the Road upon the Thanksgiving-Day for the Victory in Scotland and of much kindness between the Civil and Military Officers 14 Letters that a Party of the Army surprized one of the Out Guards of Edenburgh Castle and the Enemy fled into the Castle leaving 300 Muskets behind them That the next day upon a Search in Edenburgh they found a good Quantity of Arms and Ammunition That the â—eneral went on with his mining and approaches to the Castle which was well stored with Provisions and Ammunitions and had of late been very lavish of their Powder to little purpose That they took some Boats and one Ship of the Scots That two Ships were come with Cheese for their Supply and 1000 of the Sick and wounded Souldiers were come back to Leith That divers of the Scots come to hear the Ministers of the Army and seem to be much converted by them and offer to be imployed by the General That their King is discontented at the late carriage of their Clergy who preached at their Fast That their late overthrow was their too much complying with the King That he sent to Orkney to have Ships ready there for his going away if he should find cause to depart Scotland That a Frigot of the Parliaments called the Liberty with 50 brass Guns was cast away by carrying too much Sail upon the Sands betwixt Harwich and Yarmouth Road. 15 An Act passed for Sale of the Mannors of Rectories and Glebelands late belonging to the Archbishops Bishops Deans and Chapters Letters that 10 of the Parliaments Ships about five Leagues off the shore of Lisbon met with 23 of the Portugese Brazile Fleet burnt three of them and as is supposed took 11 of them with 8000 Chests of Sugar and other rich Goods in them and the rest being smaller Ships in the fight got into Lisbon That the King of Portugal hearing of this came down in Person and caused Prince Rupert and his Fleet being eighteen in all to go out to regain the Brazile Ships which they did but the Parliaments Fleet were drawn off That the Duke of York was come to the Hague 16 Letters of the refractoriness of Ministets in several places and their refusing to observe the day of Thanksgiving for the Victory of Scotland 17 Letters of the breaking out of the Plague at Barnstable Letters of great difference between the Kirk and the King And that the Lords side with the King and divers Commanders with the Kirk who proceed to purge the Kings Houshold That the Earl of Cleveland was to depart Scotland for refusing to take the Covenant That most of the Cavaliers went to Holland being the place of their refuge and greatest security which they most hated before That none are allowed a Residence in Scotland but the Duke of Bucks the L. Newburgh and Sir James Levinston 18 Letters that three strong Castles near Limerick were surrendred to Sir Hardress Waller upon Quarter and taken in to prevent Interruption to the Armies besieging Lymerick and then he sate down again before the City That the Dragon Frigot sunk a great Ship of the Enemies near Lymerick loaden with treasure and took another loaden with Hides and tallow worth 3000 l. That the Sickness increased again at Cork and other places That C. Hewson marched out of Dublin with a strong Party and the Lord Deputy was gone before Lymerick That the Plague increased in Shrewstury That the Fairfax and other Frigots came into Pendennis Harbour hearing that there was an insurrection in those parts but found it otherwise and returned to Sea That the Minister and Major of Northampton refused to observe the Thanksgiving day saying It was a sin to do it That the Roman-Catholick and the Royal Presbyterian were both built upon one politick foundation supported with one private Interest 19 Letters that the Parliaments Fleet were in pursuit of Prince Ruperts Fleet. That the Governours of the Castles near Lymerick lately taken in by Sir Hardress Waller were the chief Actors in the ruine of his Estate Letters that the King is gone away from St. Johns Town but the Kirk sent after him and brought him back again That all their Forces except 500 were removed from Sterling to St. Johns Town That the General and Officers were often in Prayer together That the Governour of Edenburgh Castle was very high and the Clergy with him very desperate That the Ceneral went on with his Mining That the Scots Army are full of Factions one are those whom the Scots laboured to remove out of the Army as Sectaries another Faction is the Old Malignants who would be revenged for the death of Montross and other Malignants others are against the Kirk others are the New Malignants That David Leslys men plunder ravish and kill the Country People and put to death some of them for refusing to serve in the Army 22 An Act passed concerning Corn and Meal An Additional Act passed for the more speedy effecting the Sale of the Mannors of Rectories Gleablands c. Referred to the Lord Major and the Militia of London c. to return the names of such Ministers as refused to observe the Thanksgiving day for the Victory in Scotland Order for the several Committees to tender the Ingagement to the Inhabitants of several Parishes and to return the names of the Subscribers to the Lords Commissioners of the great Seal The like for Stewards of Leets The like for the Lord Major and Militia of London in every Parish to return the Subscribers to the Lords Commissioners Referred to the Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal to call before them all the Judges and to take order with them That none of the Army now in Scotland receive any prejudice in any cause wherein they may be concerned during the next Term and their absence in Scotland Referred to the Councel of State to regulate the several Militias for the best ease and â—afty of the Nation Order touching the Proceedings at Law and how to regulate them with most ease and delay to the People Divers City Regiments and of Middlesex of the trained Bands under M. G. Harrison C. Tichborn and C. Barksted and others to the number of 8000 mustered in Hide Park where the Speaker and Members of Parliament met them and were received with great Shouts and Vollies of great and small Shot 23 Letters that Captain Mildmay took the Roe-buck one of the revolted Ships with 55 men in her That the Ministers about Plymouth pray and preach against the prosperous Successes of the Parliament 24 Letters that the Army with ten days Provision was marched Westward towards Glascow That the King being brought back from his intended Journey Northwards by a Troop of Horse was guarded
the sickness of the General From Waterford That the Army fell upon the Rebels beyond the Shannon did some execution upon them and brought away some booty That they rejoyced to hear that the Parliament had sent a Fleet towards Dunkirk to keep in the Duke of Lorrains Fleet if they should attempt any thing upon Ireland That Prince Rupert was gone to Sea with 5 Ships and 2 Fire-ships That 2 French Ships laden with Silk were taken by the English 27. The Parliament sent a Message to the General to desire him to retire for his health to some convenient place in England for the fresh Air and to intrust the Army in the mean time in such hands as he should think fit The Parliament discharged all Recognizances Fines and Amercements and Process upon them untill 30 Jan. 1648. That the General being Sick of an Ague the Officers of the Army provided to march without him That several Ships were arrived at Lieth with Provisions for Men and Horse That Prince Edward was summoned to appear at the Hague to answer his misdemeanor against the English Ambassadors That the 6 Gentlemen of the English Ambassadors who where taken Prisoners by Collonel Hatter the Lorreiner were carried by him to the Spaw to drink the waters there with him and there a Gentleman who had received civilities in England looking earnestly upon them imagined that they were gentle-men in some distress inquiring of them was told all the story of their being surprised by Collonel Hatter upon which the Gentleman raised the Town and rescued the English Gentlemen from the Collonel and brought them from thence in liberty to Lymburgh That there the English Gentlemen bragging of their good fortune and that now they should save 1200 l which they had promised to pay to Collonel Hatter for their ransom This coming to the Ear of the Governour of Lymburgh he kept the English Gentlemen in restraint and told them That seeing they had ingaged to pay 1200 l to Collonel Hatter for their ransom and that now they were fallen into his power in Lymburg that they should pay the same Summ to him which they should have paid to Collonel Hatter That the States sent to the PrincessRoyal to the Duke of York and to the Queen of Bohemia to desire them that none of their trains might be suffered to offer any affront to any of the English Ambassadors company whom the States had taken into their Protection and would not regard any great Person that should affront them That they all promised to conform to the States desire That they caused a new Court of Guard to be built at the English Ambassadors door That they visited the Spanish Ambassador who had been very courteous to them by their desire had written to the Governour of Lymburgh who was under the Spanish Jurisdiction to set free the Ambassadors Gentlemen in his power without any Ransom That the Dutch inquired much after the Affairs in Scotland and seemed inclinable to a good Correspondence with England 29. An account of Recruits for Ireland That the Scots Foot were very poor in Cloaths and both Men and Horse in great want of Provisions 30. Letters That the Earl of Derby was victualling and furnishing his Castles in the Isle of Man Letters That the Enemy took some Cows from the Garrison of Charlemont which the Lord Caufield having notice off lay in the way and met them in their return killed about 30 of them and took 120 Arms and brought away the Cows That another party of the Enemy came into the English quarters who routed them and took divers of them That the Foot at Scilly entred at St. Maries Island and that those in the Castle were in great want of water 31. Letters That the Country between Edenburgh and Dunbar was full of excellent Corn. That there were many Ships come into Lieth with Provisions A Soldier shot to death for killing his fellow Soldier in a Duel June 1651. 2. The Parliament ordered 2 Physicians Dr. Wright and Dr. Bates to go into Scotland to attend the General and to take care of his health they being his usual Physicians in London and well esteemed by him they were by this time come to Edenburgh 3. Letters of several incounters with the Rebels in Ireland who in all conflicts were worsted by the Parliaments Forces 4. That the Scots lay still in their Quarters onely sometimes by parties they fell into the quarters of the Parliaments Forces neer them but were as often repulsed as they made any Attempt 5. Debates in Parliament and several Orders for Mony and Recruits for the Armies in Scotland and Ireland 6. An account of Recruits marching and of some Shipped for Ireland and others sent by land for Scotland 7. Account of Prizes taken by the Parliaments Ships 9. Letters of the General his good recovery of Health again and that the Doctors were returned from him Of a Ship loaden with Oats taken from the Scots That the Malignants with the King did some of them cause the Soldiers to plunder some of the Presbyterians by whom they had formerly Suffered That Major-General Massy had found out new inventions of fire works and Engines of War That Major-General Harison was advanced with his Brigade to the furthest part of Cumberland That the Enemy took all the Horses and 20 Men of Captain Wrights Troop the Horses being at Grass That some of the Duke of Lorraines Forces were come down about Dunkirk but retired upon the coming of General Popham thither That the Parliaments Ships chased and forced 3 Dunkerkers to run on Shoar Letters from the General acknowledging the favour of the Parliament in sending the Doctors to him and giving him leave to come into England for his health That he hath unexpectedly been restored to Health by the goodness of God 10. Letters That the Assembly of the States was adjourned for a week and that they thought the propositions made by the English Ambassadors to be too much for them to consent unto That Holland is more inclinable to an agreement with the Ambassadors than the other Provinces are That fair words are given and now and then a visit to the Ambassadors by some of the Deputies who are not gone Home That the rest are jealous of Amsterdam as if they designed to make themselves like Venice to domineer over all the other Towns 11. Letters That upon intelligence of a great party of the Enemy drawn out upon design to fall upon the English Garrison at Hamilton the General sent Collonel Whaley with 8 Regiments of Horse to bring off the Garrison which he did and slighted the House That Major-General Massy was making of Leather Ordnance and Fire-works for the Scots Soldiers to carry on the top of their Pikes to slaughter his own Country Men. That the Scots Parliament have nulled the Act of Classis whereby all Hamiltons and Montrosses party may be of all Parliaments and Judicatories
it is a mercy not to be slighted by us that though this pretious cause have so many Enemies yet so few adventure to come in to them That their Army is 12000 Horse and Foot effective and their Foot so much harrassed by often and frequent Marches that they did importune the King to take pitty on them who answered That they should suddenly have refreshment gave them good words and told them what assistance he expected from his Friends That they have very few English Horse among them their Foot Highlanders that Major-General Massey marches with a party to Glocester in hopes that upon his approach his old Friends will appear for him My Lord General came last night to Warwick the Foot will be there this night we shall either this day or to morrow march neer the Enemy and not give them the liberty of ranging far and though their confidence be much in their passes yet I trust we shall not find them and the work so difficult as it seems at a distance both to you and us How ever you know hitherto the Lord hath carried us through the greatest streights before we have attained our desired issue and if it be so now it shall be the less strange to us I shall not further trouble you save to subscribe my self Sir Banbury 25 Aug. 1651. Your most Faithful and Humble Servant Charles Fleetwood A Messenger from the Army brought an account that the Lord General the Lieutenant General the Major-General the Lord Grey of Groby met at Warwick That Lieutenant General Fleetwood went from them to Banbury to his Forces that the Lord Generals Foot and train were to be in Warwick That the Enemy was fortifying Worcester where they proclaimed their King 27. Letters That the Militia in Coventry and in all the Countries thereabouts appeared very willingly and numerously against the Scots Of Hail fallen about Tossiter as big as Muskets Bullets which killed many Birds and broke many Windows and such Lightning for 4 hours as never was seen by any Man alive which burnt a reck of Wheat in the Field and did a great deal of hurt to Trees and Gardens That the Lieutenant-Generals Foot was come up to Warwick and the Forces marched to Stratford upon Avon That the Enemy was fortifying of Worcester very fast and sent parties of Horse to bring in Provisions but their Army moves not as yet That the Lord Talbot the Earl of Shrewesburies Eldest Son was come to the King That the Major of Worcester and a Committee man were Knighted by the King One Young that was Treasurer to the Committee and that had a hand in contriving the Revolt of Worcester was taken That Glocester was in a good condition and had men enough to defend it and none of the Scots appeared before it nor any Summons was sent to it many of the Country Horse and Foot came in to their defence That the Scots intrenched themselves a mile and half West of Worcester in the Fields the King sent a summons to all between 16 and 60 to come in to him to Worcester but none came That the Scots brought in 16 Cart-loads of Ladders with the Rear of their Army The Lord General intended to be this night at Evesham within 2 miles of Warcester 28. A Messenger from the General who left him upon his March fron Stratford to Evesham that the Forest of Dean rose for the Parliament and many came into Glocester and Hereford to defend those places whither the Scouts brought word that the Enemy was marching with some Horse and Foot and that they had left 4 Regiments in Worcester That Fleetwood was at Shipton to joyn with the General at Evesham That Coventry sent Provisions to the General and his Army very seasonably That the Generals Horse faced Worcester and the Enemies bodies went towards Hereford An intercepted letter said that the King was come within 30 miles of London with a gallant Army and that the Earl of Derby was come to him with 4000 Horse and the Earl of Northumberland with 4000 Foot That Somersetshire had 2 Regiments of Foot under Collonel Pine and Collonel Kedley and 2 Regiments of Horse under Collonel Popham That the Kings Horse was about 7000 and their Foot as many that their discipline is very strict and some Prisoners brought before the King were courteously treated by him and having kissed his hand were discharged That Collonel Lilburn with a good party was marched towards the Earl of Derby and the Parliament Ships went after the Earls Frigats 2 of which Frigats were split coming neer the Shore to land the Soldiers That York shire was active in raising Forces for the Parliament and that the Lord Fairfax declared to joyn with them in any capacity to the great incouragement of that Country That 1300 of their Horse and Dragoons were in Scotland 29. Letters That after the taking of Sterling Collonel Okey marched with 1400 Horse and Dragoons to meet with some Lords sent from the King into the West of Scotland and he took some of them and frighted away the rest and sined the Towns where they sat That one may ride with 200 Horse all over the West of Scotland that a party met with 14 Scots Ministers and took them prisoners they confessed they had been silenced by the Assembly of the Kirk whom they opposed they were there upon dismissed That Collonel Lilburn fell upon the Earl of Derby neer Wiggen who had got together 1500 Men that the dispute was hot for neer an hour and then the Earls Forces were routed the Earl himself wounded but escaped Lieutnant Widdrington and 80 Officers and Persons of quality slain 400 Prisoners taken whereof many Officers and Gentlemen that Collonel Lilburn had not half their number and scarce half of them could come up to charge That Collonel Lilburn lost but one Officer and not above 10 or 12 in all The Earl retreated into Cheshire with about 80 Horse and a party gone in pursuit of him thitherwards That Lieutenant-Collonel Ashurst fled with a few to an house for his security That Lieutenant-General Fleetwood marched with his Brigade within 3 miles of Worcester where the King was fortifying the place that they brake down Vpton Bridge and lay as large as Malverne hills That some few of the Country come in to them and they exact Mony or Provisions from the Country that the General hath sent for Collonel Lilburn and Collonel Clerk with their Regiments to come to him 30. Letters That at the routing of the Earl of Derby were taken prisoners 5 Collonels the Adjutant General 4 Lieutenant Collonels 1. Major 4 Captains 2 Lieutenants and slain and dead since they were taken the Lord Wid. drington Major-General Sr. Thomas Tiddesly 1 Collonel 2 Majors and divers others of quality All their Baggage Sumpters Arms and Ammunition taken and the Earl of Derbyes 3 Cloaks with Starrs his George and Garter with other Robes That Collonel Lilburn took many Commissions of the Kings to
several persons in the North to raise Forces for him The Parliament ordered 500 l. to Collonel Lilburn 200 per Annum as a marke of Honour for his faithful service and 100 l to his Lieutenant that brought the news from him And ordered that the Ministers in the respective Churches in London and Westminster do the next Lords-day give thanks to God for the surrender of Sterling Castle and for the defeat of the Earl of Derby and pray for a blessing upon the Parliament Forces now neer an Ingagement The Parliament ordered to Collonel Mackeworth a chain of Gold with a medal as a mark of their Favour for his faithful and gallant refusal of the Kings Summons to render Shrewsbury Castle Letters That the Generals Head quarters were within 2 miles of Worcester that the Enemy seemed to be resolved to venture all at Worcester in and about which place all the Kings Army were and they had raised a new Fort that the Parliaments Guards were within Musket Shot of it and General Fleetwood with his Body lay at Vpton That the pass at Vpton Bridge was taken by Major-General Lambert That a party of the Enemy sallyed out of Worcester but the Parliaments Forces beat them back to their works and killed 14 of their men that the Country came in freely to the Parliaments Army That Massey with a Troop of Horse ferried over the Severne between Tewksbury and Glocester and discoursed with some Women there who say that Masseys Horse was killed under him at Vpton and he wounded in the Hand and Leg. That the Enemies Horse incamp a mile on the other side of Worcester and their Foot most part in Worcester That Cromwel drew his Army in the face of Worcester but they would not meet him with their Army but there was some small pickeering and Shooting of Muskets behind the Hedges but nothing considerable attempted 31. The Lords-day the Ministers who were not of the rigid Presbyterian judgment gave thanks in their Churches for the successes of the Parliaments Forces in Scotland and against the Earl of Derby according to the Parliaments Order for that purpose And they likewise prayed to God for his blessing upon the Parliaments Forces now neer to an Ingagement with the Enemy But some of the more rigid Persons did not think fit to observe that Order but neglected it and had their private Meetings to pray to God to bless their Brethren of the Prebytery and their Country-men September 1651. Sept. 1. Letters from Major General Lambert's Quarters That he marched 28. Aug. in the Morning with a Party of Horse and Dragoons from Evesham towards Vpton about Ten in the Morning he approached to the Bridge over the Severne which the Enemy had broken down all but a Foot Plank The Dragoons got up upon the Bridge before the Enemy in the Town who were about 2 or 300 Horse and Dragoons took the Allarum while they fired upon the Bridge against the Enemy in the Town being within their sight and shot our Horse partly forded and partly swam over the River about Pistol-shot from the Bridge We and the Dragoons advanced withal and forthwith by the Major General 's Order took possession of the Church upon a little Hill near the Bridge-foot being about eighteen The Enemy drew up and came to the Church and shot their Pistols and thrust their Swords in at the Windows but the Dragoons gallantly fired upon them killed three or four of their Men eight or nine of their Horse and took one Scot shot in the Arm Massey's own Horse being killed upon the place and we are very strongly informed Massey shot in the Arm. By this time our Horse were come up in a small Party at whose appearance the Enemy faced about without charging our Men had the Pursuit but not knowing but that the Enemy might be a great Body forbore And Major General Lambert sent for Lieutenant General Fleetwood with his whole Brigade where my Lord Grey is to make good what they had gained being four Miles behind He presently mounted 300 Foot behind Troopers and hastened to the Bridge the rest following Major General Lambert in the mean time using abundance of diligence to make up the Bridge for the Party to march over and receiving no interruption from the Enemy it was speedily accomplished so that we marched all over the Passe at night Two Guns came to us and we had a hot but false Allarum that night Collonel Blundell commanded the Guard and at night took the Prisoner whose Examination is inclosed In the Morning Collonel Blundell sent out another good Party of Horse and Dragoons who marched Three Miles toward the Enemy and had Scouts a Mile and a half further but discovered no Enemy only being in the sight of Worcester they discovered the General with his Forces near Worcester and his Guns playing upon the Town Major General Lambert and Major General Deane themselves wrought in the making up of the Bridge and as soon as it was done the General sent to them to come to him then near to Worcester Major Mercer carried himself stoutly and gallantly in this Business and indeed Massey brought up the Rear very stoutly when they turned about at least forty Carabins were shot at him within half Pistol-shot and he was for certain shot in the Hand and Thigh This was a very seasonable Mercy and more advantageous than can well be expressed Major Mercer possest Maxfield House betwixt Vpton and Worcester the Enemy quitting it upon our taking the Passe This day the General came to visit us at this Passe and was entertained with abundance of Joy by extraordinary shouting of each Regiment Troop and Company as he went to salute them That the Enemy lay in and near Worcester on Hereford-shire side the Lord General on this side Lieutenant General Fleetwood on the other side at Vpton That the Enemy had burnt down the Suburbs of Worcester to the Walls round about That their Grandees are much distracted and think they were betrayed into this Place many Sallies they have made but were beaten back once they Sallied out with 1000 upon 300 of ours but they were gallantly repulsed and seven or eight of them killed with the Commander that led them On Saturday the Lord General was with the Lieutenant General viewing his Forces and consulting how to carry on the Work when the Boats were ready that his Train was come to the Lieutenant General From Scotland of gatherings of the Scots especially Highlanders who plundered the Country People and then fled up to the Hills where the Parliament Forces could not follow them That the Lieutenant General in Scotland marched with a considerable Party and some Great Guns towards St. Johns Town near which the Scots were making new Levies but they were all dispersed That the Lieutenant General sent a Summons to the Town of Dundee and the Country about to come in and submit to the Parliament of England but they
answered That they were not satisfied in Conscience to do what he required but would give an Answer to Collonel Overton who had before sent to them the like Message That the Ministers of St. Johns Town refused to Preach unless they might pray for the King and their Army in England the Governour told them they might Preach the Gospel of Christ but that would not satisfie them That in swimming over the River to come to Dundee Two or Three Men and Horses were drowned Among other Countries Oxford-shire had raised a Regiment of Foot and Two Troops of Horse to assist the Lord General before Worcester and had chosen Collonel James Whitelocke to command both their Horse and Foot he was the Collonel Mr. Robert Warcup Lieutenant Collonel and the Major and Captains were most of them Oxford-shire Gentlemen They wrote to Collonel James Whitelocke to acquaint him herewith and to desire him to come into England to accept of this Command to which the Committee had freely chosen him he returned thanks for the Honour his Country-men had done him accepted the Command and promised to hasten into England to serve them But before he could come over from Ireland the King with his Army being come into England and all the new raised Forces being commanded to march to the Lord General towards Worcester his Lieutenant Collonel Warcup marched with his Regiment of Foot thither 2. An Act passed to enable the Commissioners of the Militia to raise Money for the present Service of the Common-wealth A Messenger from the Head Quarters informed That the Lord General and Lieutenant General met and viewed their Forces and consulted about carrying on of the Work and prepared to receive the Enemy if he should ingage who came forth in a full Body but would not come near to Cromwel Who thereupon sent out a Party against them upon whose approach the Scots retreated into the City That the Parliament Forces were got within half Musquet-shot of the Enemies Works and their Canon played daily into the City with good execution That the Earl of Derby came wounded into Worcester with about 30 Horse and no more of all his Levies in Lancashire which so distracted the Towns-men that they began to repent their deserting of the Parliament That the King seeing his hopes in the Earl of Derby frustrated would have marched away with his Horse upon which his Foot were ready to mutiny and said They should both endure the same Fortune the King and his Officers had much ado by fair words to appease them The Parliament voted That whosoever had the Kings Declaration in their Hands should bring it in to the Council or to the Lord Major of London or some Justice of Peace to be burnt by the Hang-man and those who should not bring it in or should disperse it to be punished according to Law Twelve Regiments of London being 1400. Mustered in Finsbury Fields the Speaker and divers Members of Parliament were there and the Lord Major and Sheriffs of London the Kings Declaration was burnt by the Hangman at the Head of every Regiment who gave loud Shouts and Acclamations thereupon That Captain Escot a Parliament Man of War fetched two Prizes out of the Enemies Harbour in Scotland and brought them into Lieth loaden with Corn and other Commodities In one of them were divers intercepted Letters of Consequence from the Lord Argyle Cleveland and others to the Lord Jermyn Captain Titus the Earl of Newcastle and others in Holland That the same Man of War fought Three hours with another Ship bound for the Enemy loaden with Wine Arms and Ammunition and at length sunk her and all her Goods except Ten Hogsheads of Wine which were saved and a few of the Passengers the rest were drowned 3. Letters That a Party of the Enemies Horse moved and pulled down Two Bridges of the River Tearne in Hereford-shire but being flanked by a Party of Lieutenant General Fleetwood supposing they intended to march away they retreated That a Servant of Masseys came into Cromwels Quarters and reported That the wants of the Kings Army were very great that his Master was shot in the Hand and the Earl of Worcester wounded in the Mouth Major Mercer with a strong Party was sent to secure Bewdly Bridge From Scotland That a Party of Collonel Alureds Men being sent out to prevent their new Levies Seven Miles from Dundee they found old General Leven and several other great Lords raising of Forces whom they apprehended and brought away Prisoners Letters That Scurlocke the Famous Tory took Two small Garrisons of the Parliaments in Ireland That the Garrisons of Lymbrick and Galloway were much straitned That 2000 Sallied out of Galloway upon Collonel Russel who commanded there in Sir Charles Coote's absence but were repulsed with the loss of 2 or 300 of their Men and but Six of Russels lost That the Remnant with Clanrickard increased in number but were so full of terror that upon the advance of Sir Charles Coote and Collonel Reynolds towards them they quitted divers strong Passes and a Castle of Consequence where the Soldiers had Quarter for Life the Officers and Protected People left to Mercy and some of them hanged That the Enemy took Raghaera Castle from the Parliament surprising most of their Men gathering Contribution in the Country who were likewise cut off That the Sickness is still in those Parts That the Commissioners of Parliament appointed a day of Humiliation 4. Letters from Scotland to the Speaker That after the taking of Sterling Lieutenant General Monk marched to Dundee for the reducing of that Place and summoned it they in answer to his Summons sent him a Proclamation from the King That whosoever would lay down Arms and come in to them should have Mercy That this Impudence of theirs was occasioned by the Promise of old Lesley Earl of Leven with divers other Lords and Ministers Commissioned from the King to raise Forces whereby he would relieve the Town Private Intelligence being given hereof Collonel Alured with a good Party marched to the Place of their Rendezvous and surprized old Leven and the Lord Chancellor with divers other Lords Six or Seven of their Ministers and 300 more Persons of Quality Letters from Worcester Sir This day hath been a glorious day this day Twelvemonth was glorious at Dunbar this day hath been glorious before Worcester the Word was then The Lord of Hosts and so it was now and indeed the Lord of Hosts was wonderfully with us The same Signal we had then as now which was to have no White about us and indeed the Lord hath clothed us with White Garments though to the Enemy they have been Bloody In the Morning 3. Sept. Lieutenant General Fleetwood had order to advance with his Brigade on the other side Severne and all things being prepared for the making of a Bridge and having cleared our Passages with a Forlorn we laid a Bridge over Severne and
Proposals to be tendered to the Parliament of England for their Submission to them That they are contented to wave Kingly Government That no Lord shall exceed in Power a Private Person That the Tyrannical Power of the Clergy may be dissolved 14. Letters That the Lord Argyle had called a Parliament and that Mr. Alexander Kant a Minister said in his Pulpit That God was bound to own that Parliament that all other Parliaments were called by Man but this was brought about by his own Hand That the Lord Belcarris levying Forces in the North of Scotland his Officers would not allow Men and Horses sent in though they were very good but would find fault with them and demanded 20 l. for every one and they would find Men and Horses for 20 l. a-piece themselves Whereupon the Countrey rose upon them killed some of them and made the rest run away A Soldier shot to death by Sentence of a Court-Marshal for striking a Serjeant who was correcting him for a misdemeanour That 800 Recruits were landed in Scotland and more expected That the Lieutenant-General sent out a strong Party under Collonel Overton That the greatest part of the Gourdons had laid down their Arms and most of the Gentry were willing to comply with the Parliament of England only the Ministers endeavoured to keep up the War 15. Letters That the Marquess Huntley sent to the Governour of Lieth for a Treaty as Argyle had done the Countrey forsaking them and inclining to submit to England That Mount Orgel in Jersey was surrendred to the Parliament Forces and in it 20 Brass and Iron Guns and 20 Barrels of Powder and that Admiral Blake was in a Treaty for Elizabeth Castle That a Master of a Ship coming by saw Boats passing up and down between the Ships and the Castle with Flags of Truce and many Guns fired The Parliament voted That it was a convenient time to declare a certain time for the continuance of this Parliament beyond which it should not sit 17. Letters That the Gentlemen of Fife and other Counties met and prepared Letters and Commissions to be sent into every County for authorizing Commissioners to attend the coming of the Commissioners from England to make Proposals to them for setling the Peace of the Kingdom 18. The Parliament voted That the time for continuance of this Parliament beyond which they resolve not to sit shall be the third day of November 1654. And that such Scots Prisoners who have been disposed of by the Parliament or Council of State and any Officers of the Army if they run away and go into Scotland without licence shall suffer death and be proceeded against by Marshal Law Letters from Collonel Heane from Jersey of his Proceedings there with the Summons Answers and Conditions of the Surrender of Mount Orgeil Castle That they had in the Castle 18 Pieces of Ordnance four Barrels of Powder Match and Bullet proportionable 1000 Arms Two Months Provisions for 70 Men. The Parliament confirmed the Articles and voted Thanks to General Blake and Collonel Hayne for their good Service 19. Letters That at the Surrender of Lymbrick the Bishop the Major and the Deputy-Governour were hanged the Governour was condemned but reprieved to be sent to the Parliament That the Bishop and Major were hanged for breach of the Articles in disguising many Friars Priests and Bloody Rogues whereby they escaped contrary to the Articles 21. Letters from Lieutenant-General Monk giving thanks to God for the good news of the Rendition of Orgeil Castle That he appointed some Gentlemen to meet with the Marquess of Argyle to treat with him according to his desires That the Country are expecting the coming of the Parliaments Commissioners from England to settle the Civil Affairs of Scotland The Protestation of 28 Ministers given in to the Provincial Assembly at Aberdeen which the Assembly condemned as prejudicial to the Priviledges of the Kirk whose Proceedings they justifie 22. Letters That the Marquess Huntley was come to live privately at his own House upon a Passe sent to him That one of his Proposals was That the Lieutenant-General should put him in possession of certain Lands which was kept from him by his Cousin the Marquess of Argyle That the Earl of Kalander and others of Quality were come in That some Gentlemen in Scotland have done great Service for the Parliament of England at which the Kirk are much enraged and call those Gentlemen Malignants and inveigh against them and against the Parliaments Forces That the Scots rose against Captain Augustin their Countryman killed some of his Men and drave away the rest That the Lord Forbes and others were come in to the Parliament of England and the Country generally desired to be under the Protection of the English Commander in chief in that Kingdom 24. Major-General Massey and others were brought up Prisoners to London Massey endeavoured to escape by the way as he was brought up having a good Horse to ride on he set Spurs to his Horse thinking to ride away from his Convoy but the Soldiers overtook him and brought him back Letters That the Enemy in Cornet Castle in â—uernsey were besieged and very high but the Inhabitants of Guernsey Island were generally the Parliaments Friends That Collonel Hayne shot with his great Guns against Elizabeth Castle and did very great execution and Sir George Carteret had much ado to appease the Mutiny of his Soldiers That Major-General Sterling was come in to the Protection of the Parliament That Argyle and Huntley were to meet with some Persons appointed by the Lieutenant-General to treat with them about their Submission to the Parliament 25. The Parliament ordered the new Council of State to be constituted for the year ensuing That 20 of the last years Council should be continued and â—1 new ones joyned to them The Parliament passed further Instructions to the Council of State The Power of the Admiralty was placed in the Council of State They ordered That the Council of State take care that no Meetings should be in Scotland under any pretence of consulting touching Matters of Government Order That no Chair-man shall continue in the Chair of any Committee above a Year and this to extend to the President of the Council of State Several Votes touching Compositions of Delinquents in Durham Letters That Major-General Dungan with 600 Horse attempted Rosse in Ireland and possessed the Town and took Collonel Markham and killed 12 sick Men in their Beds and took 13 Prisoners and plundered the Town although Irish upon the coming of Forces from Waterford they deserted the Town That Zanchey and others fell upon them killed 100 of them and took 50 of them Prisoners That 4 or 500 of Lymbrick were dead of the Plague That the Lord Deputy had the Castle of Clare surrendred to him 26. Letters That the Lord Belcarris had disbanded his Forces in Scotland and was come to his own House to
live privately there and submitted to the Parliament of England That some of the Isles of Orkney were upon submission to the Common-wealth of England 28. Letters of the particular Passages of the Siege of Limbrick and the Rendition of it after 15 Months Siege That it was a very strong Town the Grafts Counterscarâ—s and Bulwarks without the Walls the Flanking Towers upon them and the Rampiers round the Irish Town very strong and regular an incredible quantity of Arms and Ammunition were delivered in there 29. The Parliament approved the Articles of Limbrick gave 100 l. to the Messenger that brought the News of the Surrender of it and ordered that the next Lords day Thanks should be given to God for it An Act passed appointing Dr. Clerke Dr. Exton and Dr. Stevens to be Judges of the Admiralty Letters That the Scots Parliament met in the Highlands where were present only the Lord Chancellor and two or three Lords and a few Burgesses who could not agree but rose without doing any thing That the Lord Chancellor and other Lords of Scotland were come in to Lieutenant-General Monk That several Recruits were come from England to the Army in Scotland December 1651. 1. Letters That the Parliaments Army in Ireland were setling of their Quarters and had no Enemy to encounter with but a few Tories and stragling Robbers That the Lord Deputy was gone to Galloway to summon that City That in Limbrick there dyed 40 and 50 a day of the Plague 2. Letters from the Lord Deputy to the Parliament and to the Council of State of the Particulars of the Surrender of Limbrick and an account of the great Guns in all 34 and the Arms and Ammunition taken there with a Copy of the Articles 3. Letters That Lieutenant-General Monk intended to have prevented the meeting of the Parliament in the Highlands of Scotland but could not by reason of the excessive quantity of Rain which fell at that time 4. Letters That Captain Pen had taken some French Vessels prize and that Captain Coxe took a French Ship with 39 Guns which made stout resistance and one of the Parliaments Sea-men lost both his Legs with one Shot of a Canon That Two of Prince Ruperts Ships were sunk and himself hardly escaped drowning at the Jercera's That Captain Bertlet the notable Pyrate of Jersey desired to be received into favour and to do some Act to merit it from the Parliament That Captain Christian a notable Sea-man in King James's time was released from being a Prisoner in Peele Castle in the Isle of Man where he had been long detained and ill used by the Earl of Derby That the whole Revenue of the Isle of Man was but 1500 l. per Ann ' That the Countess of Derby was allowed 200 l. in Plate to bear her charges into England That Three of Prince Ruperts Ships were cast away near to Tercera Island with a great Tempest one of them the Swallow which carried 54 Brass Guns sprung a Leak about the Keel and was suddenly sunk and 340 Persons in her drowned the Prince the Master the Boatswaine and Three more in her were only saved 5. Letters That divers Scotch Lords came in and submitted to the Parliament of England That the third Shot at Elizabeth Castle in Jersey fell upon the old Church there killed and wounded 30 Persons and indangered the Governour Sir George Carteret and his Lady and the chief of the Island That this made so great an Impression on the Lady Carteret and the other Ladies and some few Men who were afraid to be taken that the next night they imbarqued for France That this Shot spoiled great store of Syder and other Victuals That several of their Men made an escape and some being taken were forthwith tryed and executed 6. Letters That Major-General Lambert and Major-General Deane were come to Edenburgh 8. Letters That many of the Parliaments Soldiers in Ireland were sick and wanted Accommodations That the Country groaned much at the burden of quartering but the Lord Deputy was very tender to them Letters That the Lord Deputy went from Limbrick to assist the Lieutenant-General at the Siege of Carrick Houlta but meeting with the Lieutenant-General at Inch Castle after conference together they both returned to Limbrick That the Lord-Deputy having taken cold in his Journey the Weather being very tempestuous and having no Accommodations he fell sick and Nov. 17. took Physick the next day was let Blood but grew worse and worse every day after till Nov. 26. and then died That the Commissioners appointed the Lieutenant-General Ludlowe to command the Forces in Ireland till the pleasure of the Parliament should be known or the Lord-Lieutenant give further order That his Body was to be carried over into England This Gentleman Collonel Ireton was a Person very active industrious and stiff in his ways and purposes he was of good abilities for Councel as well as Action and made much use of his Pen and was very forward to reform the Proceedings in Law wherein his having been bred a Lawyer was an help to him He was stout in the Field and wary and prudent in his Councel and exceedingly forward as to the Business of a Common-wealth he married Cromwels Daughter who had a great opinion of him and no Man could prevail so much nor order him so far as Ireton could His death struck a great sadness into Cromwel and indeed it was a great loss to him of so able and active so faithful and so near a Relation and Officer under him Letters That Clare Castle and Carrick Calta Castle were surrendred to Lieutenant-General Ludlowe and Maso Castle to Sir Charles Coote That 22 Men were excepted from the benefit of the Articles for the surrender of Limbrick of whom Seven were executed That Hugh O-Neale the Governour was pardoned for Life 9. Upon the News of the death of the late Lord Deputy of Ireland Collonel Ireton the Parliament as a Testimony of their affection for his many eminent Services ordered a Bill to be brought in for setling 2000 l. per Ann ' upon his Wife and Children of the Lands of the Duke of Buck's and his Corps to be brought to London to be honourably buried A List of 34 strong Holds and Castles in Ireland taken in by the Parliaments Forces the last Summer A Copy sent to the Parliament of the Earl of Clanrickards Declaration or Summons for an Assembly of the Rebels Letters That Two Troops of Collonel Whaley's Regiment quartered at Nottingham had meetings twice a week where their Officers and some of their Soldiers did preach and pray for which they were hated and cursed by the Presbyterians and their Preachers who say They are the greatest Plague that ever did befall that Town That the Presbyterians got the Scotch Prisoners there to be released and sent them home with store of Money and good Cloaths but they will give no Countenance nor Relief to any
of 90000 l. a Month for six Months for pay of the Armies Order touching the reception of the publick Minister from the Queen of Sweden Letters from Bristol That upon notice of the Ships coming into that Road with the Corps of the late Lord-Deputy Ireton the Major sent out a Boat with a Tilt covered with Black in which they brought the Corps unto the City where a Hearse of Velvet was provided to put over the Coffin The Major Aldermen and Councel in their Formalities and the Governour and his Officers with a multitude of Inhabitants attended the Body to the Castle and the great Guns were fired from the Castle and the Fort. That many of the chief Rebels in Ireland have made offers to treat about their coming in to the Parliament and that Galloway hath done so 25. The House sate this day A Letter of Advice to the Parliament in these words That if they would but grant an Act for all the profits of the Tithes in all Counties in England and Wales to be gathered into a Treasury and the one half thereof may be paid to a competent number of Godly Ministers to preach the Gospel in each County And all those drunken malignant scandalous delinquent ignorant whoring and profane ones that go under the Name of Ministers put to work for their livings That the Gospel would be better propagated than now it is and the Lord would be more glorified in the Land and this present Government better established 26. Letters That Elizabeth Castle was upon a Treaty but broken off again That this Castle is so seared in the Sea that they can relieve or send away at pleasure and when they can keep it no longer they can leave only the bare Walls That since the Siege they have made no Salley out of the Castle though they took in with them 400 Foot and 100 Horse That they have sent divers Vessels with Women and Children and Rich Goods over to St. Mallows and are daily sending more and cannot be prevented by reason of the Rocks though the Parliaments Frigots lie there That six hours the Tide floats round the Castle and six hours the Sand is bare when three Prisoners stole away by Boat and came to the Parliament Forces and informed them That Carteret had sent his best Horses to St. Mallows and the poorer Horses he had knocked on the head and had hanged a Man for endeavouring to come from them That few of the Inhabitants speak any English and most of their drink is Syder 27. Letters of Recruits come to Scotland from England Letters That the Two Major-Generals were gone their Progress which they intended throughout Scotland and Commissioners were appointed to settle Assessments for the English Army That Elizabeth Castle was surrendred to the Parliament upon Articles and in it 17 Brass Pieces 36 Iron Pieces 450 Musquets 40 Swords 100 Bandeliers 64 Barrels of Powder Match 5000 great Shot 1000 Musquet-shot 100 weight Lead four Tun Iron two Tun. Of Victuals 60 Hogsheads of Biskets six quarter of Wheat four quarter of Barley 20 quarter of Mault 36 bushel of Pease 50 sides of Pork 60000 of Poor John three Hogsheads of French Barley four Pipes of Spanish Wine ten Hogsheads of French Wine four Tun of Beer 60 quarter of Salt six Hogsheads of Beef with great store of other Provisions 29. Letters That Cornet Castle in Guernsey Island was surrendred to the Parliament upon Articles That in Elizabeth Castle were French Germans Danes Switzers Scotch Dutch Irish English and the Islanders 340 That it is the strongest Castle in the Parliaments possession 30. Letters That some Officers of the Army by Commission from Major-General Lambert did hear and determine Controversies between Party and Party wherewith the People were much satisfied for the quick dispatch they received with full hearing That a Soldier for Whoredom was sentenced by a Court-Marshal to be duck'd thrice at High-water and to be whipped and turned out of the Town the Woman had the like Sentence That Captain Henry Green by Letters of Marque from the Parliament surprized a Ship bound for St. Mallows loaden with Merchandise of the growth of France and upon French-mens account and with it steered for Guernsey to secure his prize which he went on Board in great storms That a Man of War of the States of Holland meeting with Captain Green boarded his Prize and sent all the Guernsey Men in her on drift in the Boat where they must have perished had not another English Ship by accident met them and taken them up That the Holland Man of War did cruelly beat Captain Green and his Company and said he would throw them all over board as he had Commission to do to all English Ships sent out with Letters of Marque and what is since become of Captain Green and the rest of the English with him is not yet known The Parliament Voted That it be referred to Persons out of the House to take into consideration what inconveniences there are in the Law and how the mischiefs that grow from the delays the chargeableness and the irregularities in the proceedings of Law may be prevented and the speediest way to reform the same and to present their Opinions to such Committee as the Parliament shall appoint That a Committee be appointed to consider and present to the House the Names of fit Persons to be employed in this Work and to receive from them such things as shall be prepared by them in pursuance of the former Vote Several Petitions of Merchants of London and of other Parts read and referred to the Council of State 31. A Petition presented to the Parliament from Collonel Philip Carteret and the rest of the late Officers of Mount Orgyle Castle in the Isle of Jersey That according to the Articles upon surrender thereof an Act of Oblivion may be passed for the Petitioners which the Parliament ordered accordingly and approved of the said Articles The House sate constantly all the time of Christmas January 1651. 1. Letters That Sir George Ascue had reduced the Barbadoes Island to the obedience of the Parliament of England but the Particulars thereof were not yet come A Copy of an Act of the Lord Willoughby and the Assembly in the Barbadoes for sequestring divers Delinquents Estates there was sent over to the Council of State 2. Letters That 60 Sail of Hollanders lay at Anchor before South-Sea Castle and might have landed Men there and that the Works about Portsmouth were in much decay An account of Recruits gone for Ireland 3. Letters That the Marquess of Argyle had sent for another Passe to come in to Major-General Lambert who had summoned Dunbarton Castle and the Governour answering him with delays he caused his Estate to be sequestred That Collonel Lilburnes and Collonel Overtons Men took a Ship in the Harbour of the North. That the Major-Generals were returned from the West and had given great contentment in
setling business there and taking off free quarter The Parliament approved the Articles of Rendition of Cornet Castle in Guernsey and of Elizabeth Castle in Jersey and ordered Sir Philip Carterets Lands to be restored to him accordingly That the Commissioners for compounding do send over some to sequester the Estates of those in Jersey which are to be sequestred and that 1000 l. which shall be raised thereof shall be given to those who were banished out of Jersey 5. Letters That Dunbarton Castle was surrendred upon Articles to Major-General Lambert 6. Referred to the Council of State to treat with the Dutch Ambassadors upon a Paper delivered in by them Upon a Report of a Paper given in to the Council of State by the Spanish Ambassador the Parliament referred it back to the Council and injoyned them to insist with the Ambassador for Justice for the Murder of Mr. Ayscham who was Agent there for the Parliament An Act passed appointing a Committee for the Army and Treasurers at War 8. Letters advising the Parliament to pass an Act of Oblivion and to take away Tithes c. 9. Letters That Collonel Venables attempted the reducing of Ballinacargy and beat down the Castle about the Enemies Ears but for want of Powder and Provisions he was forced to draw off Of the Streights Fleet going off from Pendennis That Captain Chapman maintained a gallant Fight with Three Ships from 11 at noon till night and sunk one of them and was much torn in the Fight and lost Three Men and Ten Wounded The Parliament debated again the Business of regulating the Law and Proceedings therein The Courts of Kings-Bench and Chancery were by order of the Parliament removed to one side of Westminster-hall 10. That Mr. Eliot was committed to New-gate Several Dutch Vessels seised upon by vertue of the late Act of Parliament upon report of the state of the Case of the East-land Merchants were ordered to be discharged 12. Letters of a great Meeting of the Ministers and Lay-men at Edenburgh and their Debates very high especially of the Kirk-men That a Dutch Ship was taken in the Frith loaden with Commodities not of her own growth contrary to the late Act and made Prize That a Moss-Trooper was sentenced by the Court-Marshal to be whipped with his Comrade for entring a Country-mans House by violence and a Soldier to be tyed to the Gallows and whipped for stealing a Sheep though he restored it again Major-General Lambert published a Proclamation against a great abuse of differing values of Coins Of Two Prizes brought into Yarmouth rescued from the Pyrates who much infested the North Coast Of four Vessels of French Wine taken That Prince Ruperts Admiral Ship was sunk and another wracked and the Prince and his Brother only saved That Admiral Pen sent some Ships after the rest of them Report of Odwears coming in with 3000 Tories in Ireland to submit to the Parliament 13. Order for an Act to sell all the rest of the Fee-Farm Rents Votes for payment of such as lent under 10 l. upon publick Faith without doubling Referred to the Council of State to confer with the Lord-General about nominating of a fit Person to be Commander in Chief for Ireland and to report their Opinions to the House Debate about the next Summers Fleet to be 120 Sail. 14. Letters That Captain Augustine the great Robber in Scotland upon disbanding of Marquess Huntleys Forces went into the Orcades and there took Ship for Norway Order not to fortifie Innernesse because of the great charge and the poverty of the Town That 100 Aegyptians were rambling in the High-lands and cheating the Country That the Regiments in Scotland were very full above 1000 in a Regiment That 1000 Highlanders appeared at the Summons of the Marquess of Argyle as was usual that out of them he might choose 30 to attend him to the Major-General That Major-General Lambert and Deane went towards Aberdeen and were entertained by the way with Vollies of great Shot and Solemnity 15. Letters That when the Wind is Westerly few Ships touch at Scilly That a Hamburgher Ship was wracked there and a Coffin taken up out of the Sea which was in her having the Body of the Young Duke of Holtsteine in it Of a great Earthquake in Scilly Islands 16. Letters That Sir George Carteret and his Company had but course entertainment at St. Mallows only himself and nine more suffered to come into that Town where he staid a short time and then went to Paris to the King A Thanksgiving-day was kept in Jersey for the good success in reducing that Island and the great Guns were fired 17. That the Major-General courted the Presbyterians at Dundee that they with the Lieutenant-General were setling the Affairs of the Country and to put on the Assessment and to take off free quarter That the Commissioners for Scotland were with their Retinue at Berwick where they intended to stay three or four days That the Lord Major of York feasted them Of Recruits and Provisions for Ireland preparing Debate of Mr. Primates Petition against Sir Arthur Haselrigge and the Commissioners for compounding and about a Book against them referred to a Committee but the Proceedings of the Commissioners were approved by the House and Primate was fined 3000 l. to the Common-wealth 2000 l. to Sir Arthur Haselrigge for his Damages and 2000 l. to four of the Commissioners for compounding The like was voted against Lieutenant-Collonel Lilburne of a Fine of 7000 l. and that he should be banished out of England Scotland and Ireland and the Petition and Book to be burned by the Common Hangman 19. Letters That the Kirk-men in Scotland speak little against the War or for Peace but rather foment the War That the Lord of Drum being summoned to come before the Kirk-men â—he summoned them to appear before Collonel Overton alleadging that he was under the Protection of the Parliament of England and could not acknowledge any other Jurisdiction or Judicatory in Scotland But if as private Christians they required him to purge himself of not being a Papist he would do it Of great pride and insolency of the Presbyteries in Scotland That the Lord of Drum wrote a Letter of Thanks to Lieutenant General Monk for relieving those who were oppressed in their Consciences by the Presbyteries and acquaints him with the Proceedings of the Presbytery of Aberdeen against him and his Appeal from them That Lieutenant-General Monk ordered That no Oaths should be imposed by any of the Kirk Officers upon any Person without order from the State of England nor any Covenant and if they do that he will deal with them as Enemies And that who shall tender or take any Oath or Covenant so imposed and against Conscience without leave of the Common-wealth of England shall be taken as Enemies and the Provost and Bailiffs of Aberdeen were to proclaim this And all Civil Officers were commanded by the
That the Tories doe much mischief To prevent which and other inconveniences the Parliaments Commissioners in Ireland published a Declaration excepting severall places from the protection of the Parliament from which all friends to the Parliament are to remove their Persons Families and Goods and those that remain in those places shall be taken as Enemies slain and destroyed And all Intelligence forbid with them and that those who shall remove from those places shall have other Wast-lands assigned them and places for their habitations 23. Dr. Walker and Dr. Turner added to the Committee for regulating the Law Order for an Act for Confiscation of the Estates of several persons in Scotland and for pardoning of the rest An additionall Act passed for Sale of the remainder of Fee-farm Rents Referred to the Councel of State to nominate Persons for Administration of Justice in Scotland Order for an Act to prevent the Mischiefs and Robberies upon the Borders and for settling of the Fishing upon Tweed Report from the Committee for regulating the Law of an Act for Marriages to be made before Justices of the Peace That Committee presented to the Committee of Parliament to be reported to the house the draughts of Several Acts viz. For taking away Fines upon Bills Declarations and Original writs Against Customary Oaths of Fealty and Homage to Lords of Mannors For taking away common Recoveries and the unnecessary charge of Fines and to pass and charge Lands intailed as Lands in Fee-Simple For ascertaining arbitrary Fines upon discent and alienation of Copy-holds of Inheritance For the more speedy recovery of Rents Touching Pleaders and their Fees For the more Speedy regulating and easie discovery of debts and damages not exceeding 4 l. and under 24. Letters That the new chosen Magistrates of Edenburgh had Subscribed their Assents to the Union with England and taken the same Oath that the Mayors of Cities and Towns in England do take and that other Burghs in Scotland sue for Licence upon the same terms to chose new Magistrates That in many parts of Zealand the people are so mad against England that it is dangerous for an English man to be among them but in other places they are in a better temper 26. Letters That Captain Pen came to Pendennis with his Squadron and 5 Prizes which they had taken in the Streights That Prince Rupert with 3 or 4 Ships was upon the Coast of Barbary but his Ships so much eaten out with Arckes that they were not able to keep the Sea Of Recruits Shipped for Ireland 27. Letters That Major Salloway was returned from meeting with the Marquess of Argyle which was with much seeming Love and Kindness None were present at the Treaty but the Marquess and one of his Kinsmen and Major Salloway and Major-General Dean That 40 Sail of Ships were come into Lieth Harbour with Provision and Merchandise from England so that the Deputy-Governour published a Proclamation That no Ship or Vessel should have any Fire or Candle in them but at a certain time of the day That one English Frigot went up to 3 Dutch-men of War who refused to strike Sail to her and with a Broad-side of above 20 Guns perswaded them all to strike to the English Frigot 29. Letters That there is no doubt of a fair Compliance by the Marquess of Argyle with the Commissioners He insists upon Protection and Freedom for himself and his Tenants and their Estates and payment of the Debts owing to him from the Parliament of England Proposals were tendred to the Committee for propagating the Gospel for Supply of all Parishes with Able and Godly Ministers for settling of right Constituted Churches c. An account of the Forces come away from Jersey and of Recruits for Ireland Shipped That the States of Holland sent an express for all the Captains of their Men of War forthwith to go down to their Ships and to stay all Shipping going for England which Imbargoe raiseth thoughts that they intend a War against England 30. Reports to the Parliament from the Commissioners for Scotland of the Form of consent of the Deputies of the Shires and Boroughs of Scotland to the Vnion with England into one Common-wealth without a King or House of Lords and to live Peaceably in the mean time with submission to the Authority of the Parliament of England With their Petition for New Magistrates to be chosen of such as consent thereunto and that Course may be taken with the Ministers who preach against this Vnion April 1652. 1. Letters of Recruits Shiped for Ireland A Letter Signed by Gerald Fitz-Gerald in behalf of an Assembly of the Irish in the Province of Leinster to the Parliaments Commissioners for Ireland setting forth the Calamities of War and the blessings of Peace and the good inclinations of the Common-wealth of England to give reasonable Conditions to those that shall submit to them He desires a safe Conduct for the Inhabitants of the several Provinces to meet and choose Commissioners to Treat with and Propound such things to Commissioners to be appointed to meet with them as may conduce to the Peace and Settlement of that Kingdom The Commissioners in Ireland published a Declaration in answer to this Letter That they cannot in Duty and Honour own that of Gerald Fitz-Gerald for an Authority but declare That the settlement of the Affairs of Ireland doth of right belong to the Common-wealth of England the consideration whereof is at present before them 2. That in the Settlement thereof the Parliament will make distinction of such Persons as have lived Peaceably or having been misled have since submitted to their Authority and those who have acted or abetted the Murders and Massacres of the Protestants and such as adhered to them the first year of their Rebellion or such as continue in Hostility 3. That to grant safe Conducts to such as are in Hostility against the Parliament to meet and consult together is an Act to which the Commissioners cannot in Prudence consent 4. That for such as are now in Arms and are willing to lay them down and submit to the Parliament upon timely application to the Parliaments Ministers here for particular places and persons such moderate Terms will be consented unto as men in their condition can in reason expect Lieutenant-General Ludlow by advice with the English Commissioners and Field Officers of the Army returned answer to the Earl of Clanrickards Letters That the power of ordering the Affairs of Ireland belonged to the Parliament of England who would not capitulate with those in Arms against them but upon Application of particular Persons such favour would be shewed to them as they should deserve and should be reasonable Anno 1652 The Commissioners from the Rebels presented another Paper to the English Commissioners for a safe Conduct to such as should be appointed Commissioners by the Provinces to attend the Parliament To this the Parliaments Commissioners made
Answer That they do not hold it fit or reasonable to lay open their power but such as shall submit they have sufficient Power to receive them into the Parliaments Favour As to the granting Passes to any to go to the Parliament they hold it not fit to such as contrary to their Duty are in Hostility against them 2. Letters That the Basse was delivered up to the Parliament and in it all the Kirke Records which much troubled the Clergy An Act passed for continuing Serjeant Bradshaw Chancellour of the Dutchy and Bartholomew Hall Esq Attorney-General of the Dutchy 3. An Act passed for removing Obstructions in the Sale of the Kings Lands c. Letters That the Dutch Ships had orders if they met any English Ships to bring them into their Harbors 5. Letters of a Petty Rising of some High-landers but their Commander and a few of them being knockt down the rest of them ran away That a Bloody Moss-Trooper was Condemned to be Hanged and another by the Court-Martial to be Shot to Death for killing a Scotch-woman That some English Troopers being pursued by some Moss-Troopers who said they were of Collonel Okey's Regiment and Friends and so they put up their Arms again and rode on together when suddenly the Moss-Troopers drew out their Pistols and killed one of the Troopers wounded another of them and took the rest Prisoners and afterwards in cold blood murdered Three of their Prisoners and the Fourth miraculously escaped 6. Letters of the low condition the Irish were brought unto of John Fitz-Patrick an eminent Rebel admitted to his submission to the Parliament and of Clanrickards Letter for a National Treaty of the good service of Collonel Reynolds and the other Officers and Soldiers in Ireland Of the Forces of the Parliament about Eniscortly burning the Corn and every Morning the Houses they quartered in the night before killed and took many Irish That he was an idle Soldier who had not a Veal Lamb Pig Poultry or all of them for his Supper That they destroyed as much Provision as would have kept many Thousands of the Irish till next Harvest That they took about 200 Garroons 300 Cows and 400 Sheep and Goats and many Horse-men Of Contests between the Towns-men of Galloway and the Soldiery the Earl of Clanrickard taking part with the Soldiery and perswading the Town not to submit but to a National Treaty the Town insist upon a Treaty for themselves Of Assents of more Shires and Boroughs in Scotland to the Vnion with England transmitted to the Parliament The House passed Instructions about the Earl of Argyle to the Council of State The Cracovian Catechisme reported to the House and Voted by them to contain matters that are Blasphemous Erroneous and Scandalous That all the Printed Copies of that Book be burned Mr. Primate upon his Petition was discharged Order for 4000 l. to Repair Dover Pear and Harbour That Commissioners were in Treaty about the Surrender of Galloway The Dutch Imbargoe taken off from the English Ships Of the Dutch great Preparations for the Seas 7. Letters That Blackness was not thought fit to be made a Garrison That Dunbarton Castle was one of the Strongest holds in the 3 Kingdoms That Argyle in his Treaty with Major-General Dean and Major Salloway insisted much for the Interest of the Kirke That the Parliaments Forces fortified Ayre a strong Town and convenient Harbour 9. Letters of the meetings of the Ministers in Scotland who do threaten interdiction and communication to complyers with the Parliament and that the Highlanders fall upon them Of an Eclipse in Scotland that put the Inhabitants to a great Astonishment 10. Letters That the Dutch Ships in Pendennis Harbour hasted away from thence fearing an Imbargoe by the Parliament Of 6 English Colliers taken by the Dutch and rescued again by an English Frigot That Collonel Cook was Slain and no other of his Party in a Skirmish with the Rebels 12. Letters from Collonel Zanchey to the Lord-General and read in Parliament of all the proceedings of his Party the Winter past wherein among others he mentions the good Service of Captain Whitelock That they killed above 400 of the Irish and took 350 110 whereof he sent for Spain that they took many Hundreds of Cows and Garrons and 300 Troops of Horses and a great quantity of Arms. That about 400 of them upon their Petition and Security given have been received into the Parliaments Protection That they hanged above 50 of the Irish according to the Lord-General his Orders That he had not lost above 5 men nor any officers but Captain Ball. He mentions the Sollicitation of many of the Irish for a Treaty wherein he was doubtful what to do not knowing the mind of the Parliament therein towards those bloody Rebels but that to Collonel Odvery who had been very Civil and kind to the English who were Prisoners with him and very just in Performance of all his Ingagements he had granted a safe Conduct and Treaty to be confirmed or annulled as the Parliament should think fit and sent a Copy of the Articles From Leith that March 29 was so dark that they could not see to write without a Candle and it caused great fear upon all Men. 13. The Act read for Incorporating Scotland into one Common-wealth and Free-state with England and for abolishing the Kingly office in Scotland and committed A Letter assented unto to be sent to the King of Denmark and ordered to be sent Upon a report from the Councel of State of the abuses in Cloathing and Transporting of Wool and Fullers-Earth a day was appointed to debate it Order to exclude all private Business for 14 Dayes Order for an Act to settle the Lincoln-shire Fens 15. There was a smart debate between the Dutch Ambassadors and the Parliaments Commissioners wherein the point of the Right of Fishing in the Narrow-Seas and the Soveraignty of those Seas to be in the Nation of England was touched upon and by Whitelock more than others to the distast of their Excellencies the Lords Ambassadors 16. Letters That the Forces of Dublin had kined about 100 Tories and taken much Cattle That many Irish had made Conditions with the English Commissioners for a Submission that Collonel Fitz-Patrick had made Terms for 5000 men to go beyond Sea 17. Letters That most of the Countries by their Deputies had consented to the Vnion of Scotland with England and had chosen divers Officers of the English Army for their Deputies Of Ship-wracks near Scilly 19. Letters That Galloway had agreed to Surrender upon Articles That Collonel Reynolds had taken in 2 Garrisons of great Consequence bordering upon Vlster That the Ministers of Scotland inflame the People against England and damn all their Brethren and People who are not of their opinion That the Lord of Drum had bid them defiance That Argyle dallied and doubled with the English Commissioners 20. Letters That a party sent
to him to submit to the Parliament upon good terms and Letters to the same effect from other Friends were the cause of his surrender of the Island 30. Orders for Recruits from Pendennis Castle for Ireland and six weeks pay for them before they were transported out of England May 1652. 1. Letters That the Declaration of the Parliament of England for the Union of Scotland with England and their sending of Members to the Parliament of England was proclaimed with great solemnity at Edenburgh Cross but the Scots shewed no rejoycing at it 3. Letters justifying the Proceedings of the Commissioners for propagating the Gospel in Wales written by Mr. Vavasour Power a Minister there 4. Referred to the Committee to consider how a competent Maintenance for Godly Ministers may be setled in lieu of Tithes Order for relief of maimed and sick Soldiers Mr. Weaver one of the Commissioners of the Parliament in Ireland came into the House whereof he was a Member and gave them an account of the State of their Affairs there Letters of Credence of the Queen of Sweden to the Noble Hareldus Applebone her publick Minister to the Parliament of England were read and Letters from the Prince of Conde to the Parliament read and both of them referred to the Council of State Letters That Argyle did again solicit for some singular Act of Favour from the Parliament of England but his ways were known That Three Judges were come from England to administer Justice to the Scots in Scotland 5. That some Travellers upon Hunsloe Heath saw a strange Apparition of the Sun about sixth Clock in the Evening c. 6. Letters That the Ministers of Scotland were as bitter as ever against the Interest of England Of more Counties and Boroughs accepting the Vnion with England and that Argyle had agreed to Terms to come in to the Parliament of England but they were not published That the Lord Chief-Justice St. John Mr. Salloway and Alderman Tichburne the Parliaments Commissioners in Scotland went away for England That the Deputies of Argyle Shire had consented to the Vnion 7. Letters That the Magistrates of Musselborough had taken the Ingagement of the Parliament of England Of a Pyrate who took several English Vessels to the Westward of Recruits Shipped from Pendennis for Ireland That the Irish begged for Conditions to come in to the Parliament and some of them were admitted 10. Letters of Preparations to reduce Dinnoter Castle in Scotland That the new Judges sent into Scotland were very busie in setling of new Judicatories there That Ireland was wholly reduced and had no other refuge but Bogs and Woods that the Plague was much abated there That Commissary-General Reynolds had gotten most of the Provisions of the Rebels and killed and taken many of them and prevented their fortifying That he setled Three considerable Garrisons upon Passes in Kings County took in the strong Forts in those Parts upon Quarter for Life only 11. The Scots Commissioners returned and were in the Parliament The Committee revived for setting a Period to this Parliament and providing for future Representatives 12. Debate upon Qualifications of such Persons as shall be received into the House as Members Letters That Captain Howe a Young Gentle-man who had done gallant Service for the Parliament in Ireland being assaulted in his Quarters by a Party of the Tories he at the first Charge routed them but then they came on again with a fresh Party and routed Captain How 's Party who endeavoured to make good his Soldiers Retreat and himself charged Three times and came off well but upon a Fourth Charge he was unfortunately slain and his Death was very much lamented 13. A Duel between the Lord Chandoys and Mr. Compton and the Lord killed Mr. Compton 14. The knocking of a Link near some Reeds set the Reeds on fire and they fired a House in Redriffe and Two Ships lying near the Shore and burnt them at low water when no Boats could come to help them nor could they get Water Letters That the Inhabitants of Virginia willingly submitted to the Government of the Parliament 15. That the Army in Scotland was taking the Field Of the refractoriness of the Ministers That the Judges sent out of England published a Proclamation at Edenburgh That they would sit at the usual place for administring of Justice 17. Letters from the Commissioners in Ireland to the Parliament giving an account of the Affairs there of the Provisions received and acknowledging the great care of the Parliament therein and how they had disposed thereof to the Forces Of the Ports in Kerry fit for a Forreign Enemy to land in That Clenrickard and others were gone to Vlster to joyn with Phelim O-Neale That in some places the Enemy have made some Incursions in small Parties and taken some prey and Dragoon Horses but upon their return they being 250 Horse and 500 Foot they were met by Lieutenant-Collonel Throckmorton with 140 Horse and 400 Foot who had no Pikes and the Horse at first made some retreat But at length after a sharp Dispute the English Horse routed the Irish and killed 200 of them on the place and in the pursuit and took and killed divers Officers and had but twenty one killed and 100 Soldiers wounded That the Irish Clergy have excommunicated Collonel Fitz-Patrick for submitting to the Parliament and the Laity published a Declaration against him and all that joyned with him and some of his Party were cut off by the Irish who also cut off the Ears of some whom they took Prisoners That Fitz-Patrick met with some of them That Shipping was wanting to transport those who are to go beyond Seas 2000 of Fitz-Patricks Party 1000 of O-Dwyers Party and 4000 more Of many Applications made by divers chief Officers of the Irish to come in to the Parliament and Commissioners were sent with Instructions to give the same Terms which Collonel Venables was authorized to give to those in Vlster That Sir Charles Coote explained the Articles of Galloway which he yielded to to prevent charge to the Parliament and to get the possession of that City 18. Letters of a Squadron of the Parliaments Ships meeting with Three Dutch Men of War and Seven Merchants that the Dutch Admiral came under the Lee of the Parliaments Ships and kept his Flag up whereupon the English Ship sent a Boat to him to acquaint him that they had received Orders from their General to cause those Ships they met to take down their Flags and presently the Dutch Admiral took down his Flag and saluted the English Ships with Three Pieces of Ordnance and the English did the like to him After the Admiral came the Vice-Admiral of the Dutch but came to the Windward of the English contrary to the custom in the Narrow Seas and saluted the English with 13 Shot but took not down their Top-Flag The English called to them to take it down
Commission and take care for the visiting of the Charter-house Hospital near Kingston upon Hull 27. Letters That Lieutenant-Collonel Throckmorton met with Duncan who had 500 Foot and 400 Horse near Wexford who had taken all the Cattle and left not a Cow to give Milk That at the first Charge the Irish behaved themselves gallantly and put the English to some disorder yet the Irish did not pursue till the English had rallied and upon the Second Charge the English beat up the Irish to their Horse and so put them to the rout killed 200 of them and many Officers Prisoners and lost but 30 Men and 60 wounded 28. Letters That the Judges at Edenburgh met and heard a good Sermon and then sate in the Court of Justice and Mr. Smith one of them made a Speech to the Company of the occasion of their meeting and to take off some aspersions cast upon the Parliament by the Ministers as if they countenanced Heresies and Blasphemies Then they caused the Act of Parliament against Heresies to be read and concluded That he doubted not but they should give satisfaction to the People of Scotland in the due administration of Justice to them Then a List of the Fees of Officers was read and the Auditory seemed to be much contented Of Recruits shipped for Ireland and of some Vessels taken by Pyrates 29. Letters of the Arrival of Sir George Ascue and his Fleet at Plymouth from the Barbadoes with 36 Prizes 31. Of the Siege of Dunotter Castle in Scotland and the high Terms they astand upon That the High-Sheriffs appointed in Scotland went to execute their Offices Of differences among the Ministers in Scotland and the Lord Wareston and others consulting against the Assembly of the Kirk That the People questioned divers great Men before the new Judges for former injuries and oppressions That Collonel Dungan wrote a civil Letter to Lieutenant-Collonel Throckmorton That since he was Master of the Field by a fair Dispute he desired a civil usage of the Prisoners he had taken and a List of them and whether Ransomes would be taken for them June 1652. 1. Letters That the Holland Fleet was battered and made unfit for fight That the Plague was at Leverpoole The Parliament ordered a day of publick Humiliation and Fast through England and Wales and appointed a Committee to prepare a Declaration of the grounds of the Fast Order for preserving Books and Manuscripts at Winchester Report of a Paper from the Agent of the Queen of Sweden and another from the Ambassador of the King of Denmark read in the House and Answers to them agreed upon Votes That nothing in the Articles of Rendition of Limbrick shall extend to any Toleration of the Popish Religion 2. Debate in Parliament how some Retrenchment may be made of the charge of the Common-wealth with safety and how the Revenue of the State may be improved and a Committee was appointed to consider thereof Vote That all Annual Salaries to Officers for sale of Lands of Bishops and of Deans and Chapters be suspended till further order 4. Letters That the Hollanders took into their Ships many Pick-axes Spades Shovels and Barrows which caused a suspition of their intent to land That there was an Imbargo put upon the Dutch Ships in Scotland That the English Forces before Dunotter Gastle in Scotland playing with their Guns as it and having shot in about Twelve Granadoes which broke into their great Tower and killed Seven Men those in the Castle notwithstanding their high terms before yielded upon Conditions only to march out half a Mile with their Arms and then to lay them down That this was the last Garrison in Scotland unreduced That the Fleet under General Blake was much encreased in Ships and Men That he with his Officers and Sea-men kept several days of Humiliation in the Fleet Of another Ingagement between Captain Moulton with some Ships against some of the Dutch who were beaten by the English 5. Letters That Prince Rupert took an English Merchants Ship with 39 Guns and made her his Rear-Admiral and put in her French and Dutch Mariners and used the English Mariners very hardly who consulted among themselves and one of them a Carpenter took his advantage to single out the Captain and the rest took to single out an outlandish Mariner to each of them And thus they subdued and brought away the Vessel into Plymouth with the Captain and Officers of the Ships Prisoners The Parliament order a Reward to these Mariners and an Act to be brought in to encourage others upon the like occasion That Prince Rupert met with a Merchant from Guinny richly laden 7. Letters That great Riches were in Dunotter Castle the Sword Scepter and Crown but they could not be found Divers Highlanders submitted to the Parliament The Sails of the Dutch Ships were brought on shore at Leith A Petition to the Parliament from the Owners and Commoners in Lincoln-shire Fens for satisfaction for Injuries formerly done to them An Additional Act passed for sale of Fee-farm Rents 9. The Parliament kept a Solemn day of Humiliation 10. Order for the Reception of Meen heer Paw Ambassador Extraordinary from the States-General A Narrative was published of the late Engagement between the English Fleet and Van Trump The former publick Minister of the States presented a Paper to the Council of State Taking God the Searcher of Mans Heart to witness that the most unhappy Fight of the Ships of both Common-wealths did happen against the Knowledge and Will of the Lords States-General of the Vnited Netherlands and that with grief and astonishment they received the fatal News of that unhappy rash Action That they did consult and endeavour to find out what remedy chiefly may be applied to mitigate that raw and bloody Wound to which end they have written to gather a Solemn Meeting or Parliament of all the Provinces whereby they do not doubt but an help will be found out for those troubles and a better hope of our Treaty in hand which thing being now most earnestly agitated by our Lords for the common good of both Nations to shun that detestable shedding of Christian Blood so much desired and would be dearly bought by the Common Enemies of both Nations and of the Reformed Religion We again do crave this most Honourable Council and beseech you by the Pledges both of the Common Religion and Liberty mean while to suffer nothing to be done out of too much heat that afterwards may prove neither revocable nor repairable by too late idle Vows and Wishes but rather that you would let us receive a kind Answer without further delay upon our last request Signed J. Catz G. Schaep Vanderpeere To this the Parliament gave this Answer That calling to mind with what continued Demonstration of Friendship and sincere Affections from the very beginning of their intestine troubles they have proceeded towards their Neighbours of the Vnited Provinces they Do
find themselves much surprized with the unsuitable returns that have been made thereunto and especially at the Acts of Hostility lately committed in the very Roads of England upon the Fleet of this Common-wealth the matter of Fact where of stated in clear proofs is hereunto annexed Vpon serious consideration of all and of the several Papers delivered in by your Excellencies to the Council of State the Parliament thinks fit to give this Answer As they would be willing to make a Charitable Construction of the Expressions used in the said Papers endeavoring to represent the late Ingagements of the Fleets to have happened without the knowledge and against the mind of your Superiours so when they consider how disagreeable to that Profession the Resolutions and Actions of your State and of their Ministers at Sea have been even in the midst of a Treaty offered by themselves and managed here by your Excellencies The Extraordinary Preparations of 150 Sail of Men of War without any visible occasion but what doth now appear a just ground of jealousie in your own judgments when your Lordships pretended to excuse it and the Instructions themselves given by your said Superiours to their Commanders at Sea they do find too much cause to believe that the Lords the States-General of the Vnited Provinces have an intention by force to usurp the known Rights of England in the Seas to destroy the Fleets that are under God their Walls and Bulwarks and thereby to expose this Common-wealth to Invasion at their pleasure as by this late Action they have attempted to do Whereupon the Parliament conceive they are obliged to endeavour with Gods assistance as they shall have opportunity to seek reparations of the wrong already suffered and security that the like be not attempted for the future Nevertheless with this mind and desire that all differences between the Two Nations may if possible be peaceably and friendly composed as God by his Providence shall open a way thereunto and Circumstances shall be conducing to render such Endeavours less dilatory and more effectual than those of this kind hitherto yet have been 11. Letters That the English Commissioners in Scotland published Two Acts for the regulating of the Ministers and of the Universities in Scotland and for the Proceedings in Courts of Justice 12. The Dutch Ambassador Meen heer Paw had Audience in Parliament with the usual Solemnities and was to make his further Addresses to the Council of State with the other Ambassadors from Holland Letters from General Blake of another Fight at Sea between Captain Peacock and Captain Taylor with Two of the Parliaments Frigots and Two of the Hollanders upon the Coast of Flanders upon the same account as the former for refusing to strike their Top-Sail that after a short Dispute the English boarded one of the Holland Ships and took all her Officers and Mariners but she was so torn in the Fight that she presently sunk though all means were used to save her and the other Dutch Ship ran her self upon the Sands to avoid being taken The Parliament sent a Letter of Thanks to Captain Peacock and Captain Taylor for their gallant Services 13. The Lords day Letters from General Blake which occasioned the Council of State to sit this day that he having notice of a Fleet of Hollanders near the Downs he sent out a Squadron of Men of War to discover them and they were 26 Sail of Merchant-men laden with Three Men of War for their Convoys all which the Squadron brought in to General Blake who had before stayed Ten more of the Holland Ships 14. The Commissioners in Scotland sate for regulating the Ministers A List sent up to the Parliament of the Dutch Men of War and Merchants Ships taken by the Parliaments Fleet being in all taken 36. 15. Letters That the Connaught and Vlster Rebels being joyned took Ballyshannon in Ireland by surrender but the same day the Lord-President of Connaught marched on the other side of the River which caused the Rebels to go away leaving a Regiment in Ballyshannon who surrendred the Town to the President of Connaught as soon as he came before it That they marched over inaccessible Bogs many of them took protection and came in that they had but Eight Barrels of Powder left that they lost 30 Commissioned Officers at Ballyshannon and 300 slain and 1200 more are since come from them That the Castle of Drumah was rendred to the Lord Broghill and a strong Party was sent into Kerry against Rosse That the Rebels took another Castle and were pursued that many submitted to the Parliament to whom their Commissioners gave an account of their Affairs and pray the speeding of Recruits 16. Vote That the Act of Parliament constituting Oliver Cromwel Captain-General and Commander in Chief of the Armies and Forces raised by their Authority within England shall extend to the Forces in Ireland as if Ireland had been therein particularly named That the Lord-General be required to appoint such Person as he shall think fit to command the Forces in Ireland and to Commissionate him accordingly Referred to the Council of State to consider what Commission and Powers are fit to be given to such as shall have the Civil Power in Ireland and the Names of fit Persons to be Commissioners there for that purpose for the Parliaments approbation The Military Commissions in Ireland to continue in force till the Lord-General shall give further order This Vote of putting the Command of the Forces in Ireland into the Lord-General Cromwel was contrived by his Friends and to satisfie his ambition but it began the distast and grudge betwixt him and Major-General Lambert who being formerly named by the Parliament to be Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland and now in effect that Vote by this repealed he thought himself highly dishonoured and affronted by the Lord-General and his Party Upon the other Vote for Commissioners to be named to have the Civil Power in them in Ireland it was propounded and urged to Whitelocke to be one of them and the chief of them and the great Command and Honour of that employment with considerable profit was used as an Argument to perswade him to accept of it This was suspected to be a design of some ill-willers to him who would have him sent out of the way and rid him from his Place of Commissioner of the Great Seal and some believed that Cromwel under hand might be forward in it not liking his non-complyance with his pleasure in some things and particularly in some Chancery Causes But he excused himself from undertaking this Service being no advancement in Honour or Profit and that he did not like the Country and with some resoluteness of denial he got himself off from being named 17. The General perswaded Whitelocke to accept of the Employment for Ireland and highly commended the Country and the Honourable Employment but Whitelocke made the same excuses to
him as he had done before 18. Letters That when the Rebels stormed Ballyshannon Castle 300 of them were slain though but 60 Men were in the Castle and at the re-taking of it by the Parliaments Forces within Ten days after they took 1000 Prisoners and 8000 Cows 19. Letters of Preparations to invade the Highlands with Three Brigades marching several ways That a Convention of the Kirk was held at Dalkeith and dissolved by the Women of the Town That 50 of the Parliaments Men of War went from the Downs Northwards 21. Letters of a Debate in the Synod at Edenburgh about drawing up of a Paper stiled A Testimony against the present incroaching of the Civil Power upon the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction which they took from the Proclamation concerning the Committee for Visitation of the Universities and declaring That they will remove scandalous Ministers which hath highly incensed them those Proceedings being special Flowers of their Kirk-Prerogative that ought to be managed only by themselves and they concluded their Declaration That in the Synod in Fife they made a Protestation against the publick Resolutions of the Civil Power That Two French Frigots took Two or Three English Ships upon the Scots Coast That the King of Scots was transacting with the Dutch about their fishing in the narrow Seas and had offered them large Priviledges That Sir George Ascue came with his Fleet of 11 Men of War from Plymouth into Dover Road and after he had saluted General Blake with all his Guns and the whole Fleet returned him the like Salutation Sir George came aboard the General and all his Captains and dined with him These Salutes of the Guns gave the Country an Alarme so that they flocked to the Sea side expecting a Fight that the Parliaments Navy was above 100 men of War Two Regiments Shipped on Board the Navy That the Dutch Ships forbear to come through the narrow Seas but put into Ports of France and go home by Land 22. An Act passed for transferring the powers of the Committee of Indemnity to the Committee for compounding A Petition touching Registring Conveyances upon which an order for bringing in the Bill for that business 23. It was particularly given to Whitelocke in charge to prepare for the debate with the Dutch Ambassadors upon the Treaty for maintaining the right of the Common-wealth in the Dominion of the British Seas 25. Letters of the Synods meeting at Perth and citing the Ministers and People who had expressed a dislike of their heavenly Government that the men being got out of the way their Wifes resolved to answer for them And on the day of appearance 120 Women with good Clubs in their Hands came and besieged the Church where the Reverend Ministers sat They sent one of their number to Treat with the Females and he threatning Excommunication they basted him for his labour kept him Prisoner and sent a party of 60 who routed the rest of the Clergy bruised their bodies sorely took all their Baggage and 12 Horses That one of the Ministers after a miles running taking all Creatures for his Foes meeting with a Soldier fell on his knees for Quarter who knowing nothing of the matter asked the Black-Coat what he meant That these Conquerors having laid hold on the Synod Clerk beat him till he forswore his Office That 13 of the Ministers rallied about 4 Miles from the place and voted that this Village should never more have a Synod kept in it but be accursed and that although in the years 1638 and 39 the Godly Women were called up for stoning the Bishops yet now the whole Sex should be esteemed wicked 26. Letters That a Pinnace of 40 Tun being to be Launched was by the Seamen and Soldiers drawn 6 miles over Land That the Lieutenant-General was sat down before Rosse in Ireland that the Connaught and Vlster Forces were very numerous and Collonel Reynolds and Venables in pursuit of them 28. Letters of the great Fire in Glascow which burned most part of the Town and the Ministers Preached that this was for their complyance with the Sectaries That by Thunder and Lightning on the last Lords-Day at Church-Lawton in Cheshire Eleven Persons during the Sermon were struck dead in the Congregation Much hurt was done at Greenwich by Storms and a strange kind of Hail and a Ship coming up the River there had her Mast quite taken away and her Sails and Tackle torn several Boats were turned over and many People drowned The Thunder and Lightning burnt a Barn in Essex and the Steeple and much of the Church and melted the Lead and Bells at Okenden 29. A Petition to the Parliament signed by many Thousands setting forth the miseries of the War indured by them in hopes that their Rights and the Fundamental Laws formerly corrupted by the King with his Instruments the Clergy Lawyers and Statesmen would be restored as was promised by the Parliament and Army whereupon they were invited to assist them They pray 1. That no man be attached c. But according to the old Law of the Land and whatsoever hath been done contrary thereunto by Committees Courts-Martial High Courts of Justice or the like may be abolished 2. That no man be put to his defence but by presentment of faithful Men and lawful witnesses face to face 3. That no man be compelled by Oath to answer against himself 4. That all Suits may be determined without Appeal by a prefixt time in the Hundred or County Courts by Juries and no more tedious Travelling to London nor vexation and consumption of mens Estates by the Chancery and other Courts of Westminster nor further attendance upon Committees nor long Imprisonments that Malefactors may have speedy Tryals that Bail may not be denied where it ought to be taken that food and necessaries may be provided for Prisoners at the Common Charge and no Fees taken by Goalers that all proceedings in Law may be free from the Parties to the Officers 5. That punishments may be proportioned to the offences that nothing be deemed Treason but what tends to the Subversion of Fundamental Liberty and that in Criminal causes the parties damnified may be satisfied out of the Estates of the Offenders and not confiscate to the Common-wealth and that Witnesses may be Sworn for the accused as well as for the Prosecutor 6. That none be questioned or molested for matter of Conscience or Religion the grounds of implacable trouble and the very spawn of Tyranny and Superstition and that Tithes sprung from the same Root and tending to the same ends and to the obstruction of Tillage and Industry may also cease and no inforced maintenance imposed in the place thereof 7. That Copyholds and the like and the Court of Wards and unjust descents to the Eldest Son onely the principal remaining Badges of the Norman Conquest and main support of Regal Tyranny may be taken away 8. That there be no Imprisonment for Debt but
all Estates be made liable to make satisfaction nor the rich turn Prisons into places of Protection 9. That none be pressed for War the power of Counties being sufficient to suppress all Insurrections and forrein Invasions 10. That Trade be free and exempt from Monopolies and disburdening Customs Excise and all Charges and all publick Monies to be equally raised 11. That all Sheriffs Justices Coroners Constables and the like be annually chosen by those of the place 12. That all Laws contrary to these Fundamentals be repealed 13. That Parliaments or Common-Councels of England may be returned to the old course to be annually elected and satisfaction given to the Nation in point of Accounts and the publick Faith satisfied arrears of Soldiers paid Juries duely chosen Registers appointed to ascertain all Mortgages and Sale of Lands care taken of the Poor and wast places assigned for them the Printing Presses set at liberty The Parliament debated the Business of the Dutch Ambassadors and passed these resolutions to the Ambassador in answer to his Papers 1. That the Lords the States General do pay to this Common-wealth the charges and dammages they have sustained by their attempts 2. That upon payment or securing thereof shall be a Cessation and their Ships and goods released 3. This being assented to and put in Execution the security for the time to come to be a firm amity and interest of the 2 States for the good of both The Parliament received another Paper from the Dutch Ambassadors that they were commanded Home and desired Audience to take their leaves which was appointed to morrow A Letter from the King of Denmarks Ambassadors for Audience they were appointed to have it the next day but one 30. The Dutch Ambassadors had Audience in the House with the usual Ceremonies The Lord Paw made a Latine Oration which he gave in writing to the Speaker with a Petition from the Merchants of the Intercourse they went all away this Night Letters from Amsterdam That the Dutch are very high against the English and for a War with them The Ambassadors having received the last Resolutions of the Parliament of England demanding satisfaction for all their Damages it gave such a distast to their Excellencies that they presently resolved according to their Instructions to return Home and went to Graves-End this day and many Letters came from Holland mentioning the great Preparations there made for the War at Sea July 1652. 1. Much discourse was upon the departing of the Dutch Ambassadors some Members of Parliament being unsatisfied with the dismission of them and that so high Terms were insisted on by the Parliament 2. Letters of 800 Irish come in and many Thousands of them stand out because they cannot be pardoned for their Murders From Collonel Hewson of his Proceedings and that an ambush being laid by the Irish for a Captain of the English and Collonel Pretty he escaped and a party sent out by Collonel Hewson killed 4 of them released their Prisoners and took divers Rebels and 16 Horses That another party sent out by him killed 40 of the Rebels and took 30 good Horses That Collonel Hewson denied to give or take any quarter with them That Slego was surrendred and that Sir Thomas Jones killed 2 Collonels 10 Captains and 300 of a party of 3000 of the Rebels and took all their Horse 3. Letters of the English Forces gotten into the Highlands of Ships come into Leith with provisions Of several late Successes in Ireland That the Enemy burnt Portumney Town and Collonel Ingolsby relieved them and routed all their Horse and Surrounded their Foot in a Bog That the Irish were in the Field with about 4000 Men. That the Lord Broghill did good Execution upon the Irish and pursued them 4 miles took 100 Horse and rescued a prey of 200 Beefs That the Lord Muskerry was come in to the Parliament with his Forces That General Blake with a gallant Fleet went Northwards and left Sir George Ascue to command the rest of the Fleet in the Downs who took 5 Dutch Merchant-men and General Blake took 2 Men of War and 2 Merchant men 500 Soldiers sent on Board Sir George Ascue That after this Sir George Ascue and the Fleet with him met with 40 Dutch Ships took 7 of them and burnt 4 and about 24 of them ran on ground on the French Shoar and he pursued the rest and this Fight was gallantly performed by him after so long a Voyage which his Ships had gone and were very foul 5. Letters from the Parliaments Commissioners in Ireland That Sir Charles Coote and Collonel Reynolds had reduced Slego That the Lord Clanrickard had sent for a Treaty and that the Lieutenant-General had routed a party of the Enemy and marched towards Rosse That the Lord Muskerry sent for another Treaty that the Lord Broghill took 80 Horse killed about 50 took Lieutenant-Collonel Supple and 2 Colours and Arms yet the Irish were double his Number and he regained 200 Cattle Of Recruits come into Ireland 6. A Declaration past concerning the differences of England with the Netherlands Letters from Sir George Ascue of his Fight with the Dutch who were 40 Merchants and 4 men of War he took 7 of them and burnt 3 and few that ran on Shoar escaped that the French defended them from the English yet coming on board their Ships plundred them That Captain Wright made a gallant Fight with one of them and forced him on Shoar and burnt him and Captain Wright lost 8 men and above 20 wounded and Captain Wright himself lost his Leg with a great Shot and few or none of his Officers but were wounded That of those Irish who submitted not a 4th man laid down their Arms. 9. Letters of Recruits sent for Ireland That some of the Parliaments Forces were marched 20 Miles into the Highlands where the Country of the Fraziers all except one inconsiderable Person with a few people came in and submitted to the Parliament That General Blake with a Fleet of 60 Sail passed in Sight of Dunbar towards the North to attend the Holland Busses and sent for the Frigots and Parliaments Vessels in those parts who went to him That the Scots reported the Dutch to have taken 25 Sail of the Parliaments Ships in a Fight there That divers Barks were come in to Air with provisions for the Parliaments Forces and 4 Frigots and several small Vessels come thither for their Assistance 10. Dr. Winston a Physitian in the beginning of the late Troubles by leave of the House of Lords went over into France and there continued till very lately that he returned into England in his Absence none being here to look after his Business for him his Estate was sequestred as if he had been a Delinquent and his place and lodgings as Physick Professor in Gresham Colledge were taken from him tho he had never acted any thing against the Parliament
Posterity as great and permanent to all humane probability as ever any Subject was and provide for your Friends You may put such Limits to Monarchical Power as will secure our Spiritual and Civil Liberties and you may secure the Cause in which we are all ingaged and this may be effectually done by having the power of the Militia continued in your self and whom you shall agree upon after you I propound therefore for your Excellency to send to the King of Scots and to have a private Treaty with him for this purpose and I beseech you to pardon what I have said upon the occasion It is out of my Affection and Service to your Excellency and to all honest Men and I humbly pray you not to have any Jealousie thereupon of my approved Faithfulness to your Excellency and to this Common-wealth Cromwell I have not I assure you the least distrust of your Faithfulness and Friendship to me and to the Cause of this Common-wealth and I think you have much reason for what you propound but it is a Matter of so high importance and difficulty that it deserves more time of Consideration and debate than is at present allowed us We shall therefore take a further time to discotuse of it With this the General brake off and went to other Company and so into Whitehall seeming by his Countenance and Carriage displeased with what hath been said yet he never objected it against Whitelock in any publick meeting afterwards Only his Carriage towards him from that time was altered and his advising with him not so frequent and intimate as before and it was not long after that he found an Occasion by an honourable Imployment to send him out of the way as some of his nearest Relations particularly his Daughter Cleypoole confessed that he might be no obstacle or impedimemt to his ambitious designs as may appear by the process of this story December 1652. About the beginning of this Month General Blake himself was Ingaged with the whole Fleet of the Dutch but having great disadvantage in the numbers and the wind not favouring him tho his Squadron Fought very gallantly and did much harm to the Dutch yet he came off with the loss of the Garland and Bonaventure two good Ships and some other of less Force Many Letters and Intelligences came of further Successes in Scotland by the Forces under General Monk in the Highlands Others of several Prizes taken by the Parliaments Ships from the Dutch and of losses of some English Ships taken by the Dutch and Transporting some Irish to the Service of the King of Spain The Parliament were very busie in debate of several Acts of Parliament under Consideration but very little was brought to effect by them The Soldiers grumbled at their delayes and there began to be ill blood between them The General and his Officers pressed the putting a Period to their Sitting which they promised to do but were slow in that business January 1652. The Preparations for the Navy and the War at Sea with the Dutch went on with great Vigor and the Parliament were quick in it and referred it to the Councel of State to take care of it And they were diligent in their Business and cautious to have money in readiness for it and to settle Amities with Forreign Princes and such Correspondences that there might be the less Assistance to their Enemies or joyning with them Intelligences came of the continuance of their Success in Scotland and of the peacable condition of their Affairs in Ireland The Kings of France and of Spain and the Queen of Sweden sent hither their Ambassadors and publick Ministers to treat for the Settling of Leagues and Trade Upon a Report from them the Parliament passed several resolutions for the Encouragement of Seamen in their Service As for advancement of some to Pay to them before-hand and to leave some subsistance to their Families during their Absence That for every Ship taken which should be adjudged good Prize they should have 40 s. per Tun and 6 l. for every piece of Cannon taken or found in the Prize Ships to be equally distributed according to their Qualities and that they should have 10 l. for every Cannon which should be taken abord of any Ship which they should sink or Fire That whoever should inroll themselves within 40 dayes in the Parliaments Service should as a gratuity receive a Moneths pay not to be passed to account That Hospitals should be erected at Dover Deal and Sandwich for Sick and wounded Sea men brought on Shoar and a stock settled for Maintenance of them and of other Sick and wounded Men who by reason of their Diseases and Wounds could not be brought on Shoar These and other Encouragements caused the Seamen to come Flocking into the Service of the Parliament and although the Hollanders had prohibited the Importing of Pitch Tar Hemp and other Materials of Navigation by any Nation whatsoever into England a Placard of sufficient Insolency yet the Councel of State had provided sufficient stores and had prepared and equipped a Gallant Navy In the Levant Captain Bodely coming from Port-Longone to the relief of Captain Appleton who was blockt up in the Mole of Legorn the Dutch there set upon Bodely and destroyed two or three of his Ships February 1652. The Parliaments Fleet at Sea had great Success this Moneth in a Fight with the Dutch between Portland and the Isle of Wight about the Twentieth of this Moneth In which Battle both the Officers Mariners and Soldiers of both parties behaved themselves with great Courage and Gallantry But it pleased God so to favour the English That after a sharp and bloody Fight the Dutch were wholly routed and overcome and had a sore and terrible loss both of their Ships and Men the English lost likewise many Men but came off with a very great Victory Several Letters also came of the Successes of the Army in Scotland and the submission of more of the Irish Rebels All these passages conduced to the raising up not only of the Reputation but with it of the Spirits and Ambition of Cromwell and the Officers of the Army And they now began to assume to themselves all the Honour of the past Actions and of the Conquests by them atchieved scarce owning the Parliament and their assistance and Provision for them but taxing and censuring the Members of Parliament for Injustice and delay of Business and for seeking to prolong their Power and promote their private Interest and to satisfie their own Ambition With these and many others the like Censures they endeavoured to Calumniate the Parliament Judge them guilty of those Crimes whereof themselves were faulty not looking into their own Actions nor perceiving their own defaults yet censuring the Actions and proceedings of the Parliament very opprobriously March 1652. The drift of Cromwell and his Officers was to put an end
of such as were then known An Act of the Councel of State touching the adventurers for Lands in Ireland An Address from Cumberland approving the actions of Cromwell and his Army and resolving to stand by them and assist them 7. Letters from Scotland that the 2 great Fleets missed one an other to the admiration of all men that the Malignants report the Dutch to be 150 Sail of Men of War That there continues great feud betwixt the Assembly and Protesting Party about placing and displacing of Ministers That the Lord Wareston is angry at every thing but himself and at that too sometimes Intelligence that about 20 of the Dutch Fleet were taken burnt and sunk 3 Fire-Ships taken one Vice-Admiral and 2 Rear-Admirals one Rear-Admiral towed by the Entrance being far bigger than her self having 14 Guns on a Tire and of 1200 Tun. But 126 men Slain in the English Fleet none of note but General Dean and one Captain no English Ship lost 8. Letters were sent from Cromwell to the several persons called to take upon them the trust of the Government of the Common-wealth and were to this effect For as much as upon Dissolution of the late Parliament it became necessary that the Peace Safety and good Government of this Common-wealth should be provided for and in order thereunto divers persons fearing God and of approved Fidelity and Honesty are by my self with the advice of my Councel of Officers nominated to whom the great Charge and Trust of so weighty Affairs is to be committed And having good assurance of your love to and courage for God and the Interest of this Cause and of the good People of this Common-wealth I Oliver Cromwell Captain-General and Commander in chief of all the Armies and Forces raised and to be raised within this Common-wealth do hereby summon and require you being one of the Persons nominated personally to appear at the Councel-Chamber at White-Hall within the City of Westminster upon the 4th day of July next insuing the date hereof then and there to take upon you the said Trust unto which you are hereby called and appointed to serve as a Member of the County of Bucks and hereof you are not to fail Given under my Hand and Seal the 8th day of June 1653. O. Cromwell Further Relations of the late Fight at Sea with the Dutch but to the same effect with the former and that the English Fleet were still in chase of the Dutch Fleet towards their own Coast 9. Letters of 2 Dutch Ships taken by the Warwick Frigot that as soon as the Dutch discovered her to be one of the States Men of War they presently submitted to her 10. Of a Tumult lately in Linlithgow in Scotland the people refusing to receive a Minister whom the Presbit'ry would have imposed on them and some of the Kirk-men were soundly beaten in the scuffle A Ship of Jersey taken by the French 11. Of a private Man of War of Captain Williams who brought to Pendenuis 3 prizes whereof one had store of money but how much it was the Marriners took course it should not be discovered An other private Man of War brought 3 Dutch Prizes into the Isle of Wight That the English Fleet was before the Brill and other Dutch Harbours blocking up their Ships and that thereupon the Dutch People were in very great confusion 13. A party of Soldiers being sent into the Highlands to gather the Sess there a Company of Highlanders got together in Arms and followed the Soldiers 8 Miles who making a hault fired upon the Highlanders and slew their Captain and thereupon all of them fled distractedly and left divers of their Company dead upon the place those that ran away were too nimble for the English Soldiers to pursue them eight Men of War of the English Fleet brought into Leith Road 20 small Dutch Vessels Busses and other Prizes 14. The General and Councel of State published a Declaration to invite all the good People in these Nations to thankfulness and holy rejoycing in the Lord for the late great Victory at Sea against the Dutch and appointed a Day for meeting of himself and his Councel of Officers to praise the Lord. This took the more with many People because it was not a command and imposing upon Men but only an Invitation of them to keep a day of publick thanksgiving Collonel John Lilburn arriving at London sets forth an Address to Cromwell under this Title The banished Mans suit for Protection to his Excellency the Lord-General Cromwell being the humble Address of Lieutenant-Collonel John Lilburn This was written from his Lodging in little More-fields where by Warrant of the Councel of State he was taken into Custody and Committed to Sherriff Vnderwood's House 15. The English Fleet were plying to and again betwixt the Texel and the Vly to hinder Ships coming out from thence to joyn with that part of the Dutch Fleet now at the Weilings and to stop up their Trade and Fishing 16. Lieutenant-Collonel Lilburn being Prisoner in Newgate now published another Address to Cromwell and the Councel of State for repealing the Act of the late Parliament for his banishment for which he gave divers reasons because it was a Judgment against him by the Parliament according to no law in being That the Act is a Law made after the Fact done to ordain a punishment for that Fact which was never ordained or heard of before That the Parliament which made that Law being now dissolved the Law ought to be of no Force He prays the Suspension of any proceedings against him upon that Law till the Justice of the matter and manner of it be legally examined Two small Vessels of Scilly Loaden with Provisions for the Island were taken by the Brest Pickaroons One of Prince Rupert's Men in a mad humour leaped over-board into the Sea and was drowned and another of them in a bravado killed himself with his own Pistol 17. The Highlanders in Scotland began to gather together in Arms upon Commissions they received from the King of Scots The English Fleet were upon the Dutch and French Coasts 18. Captain Steiner brought into Lee Road 12 prizes Dutch Men of War taken in the late Fight and of Dutch Prisoners 1350 who were brought to London and secured in Chelsey Colledge An Agent came from Holland with Letters to Cromwell about their Ambassadors coming hither to Treat for Peace Cromwell received and carried the Letters to the Councel of State 20. The last week arrived in England Mnr. Bevering a Commissioner from Holland and had Audience before the Councel of State and made a short Speech in French for amity between the two Common-wealths this day arrived 3 more New-port Van Dorpar and Yongstall Commissioners from the United Provinces Lieutenant-Collonel Lilburn made a 3d Address to Cromwell and the Councel of State A Petition in the names of 5000 Citizens of London
Wright Cromwel and the Councel of State ordered the continuance of the powers of the Commissioners of Indemnity 6. The new Supream authority met in the Parliament house and resolved to take the name of Parliament then they appointed a day of Prayer in the House 7. The Highlanders had a rendezvous but few of them appeared the aid they expected from the Dutch failing them The Warwick Frigot exchanged a broad side with a Dutch Man of War who thereupon got away from her Divers French Pickeroons infested the coast of Jersey The King of France proclaimed down his mony a penny in a Lewis to the prejudice of Jersey where there is little other mony 8. An East India Merchants Ship was encountred near Falmouth by 2 Dutch Free-booters who left the English Ship after some shot exchanged between them and two English Men slain The Orange Party gathered heart in Holland and carried on their design to make the young Prince their Captain General as his Father was 9. The People in the United Provinces were full of discontent by reason of the War with England and apt to fall into Sedition The English Fleet still continued plying before their Harbours 11. The Parliament kept a day of Humiliation and Prayer in the House The Highlanders had a Rendezvous and fell upon some of the English Forces what the issue thereof was the newes was not come 12. The Serjeant at Armes Birckhead attended the Speaker of this Parliament with the Mace in like manner as he had attended former Speakers 13. The Parliament passed a Declaration to stir up the Godly of the Nation to seek God for a blessing upon their proceedings They debated the business of Tithes Leiutenant Collonel Lilburn was Arraigned at the Sessions in the Old-Bayly upon the late Act for his Banishment A Petition from Hertfordshire in the behalf of him 14. Lieutenant Collonel Lilburn was brought again to his Tryal but he urged for further time in regard that the Councel assigned him refused to appear for him onely Serjeant Maynard who was sick and he had an order for a Copy of his Indictment 15. The house debated the business about taking away of Tithes and the difficulty was to find an expedient for satisfying Improprietors therein and for providing some maintenance for the Ministry The question was put whether the question should be put that Tithes should continue till November next and it was resolved in the Negative The Judges in Causes Criminal in Scotland sat and adjudged some to be Hanged for the Murder of some Troopers of Collonel Okey's Regiment and some to be whipped for robbing Houses A mad man in Shrewsbury proclaimed King Charles 2. 16. The Towns of North Holland after the example of Enchuysen declared for the young Prince of Orange desiring that all Forces might be raised in his Name and Authority The English Fleet lay before the Texel and the Vly Some French Pickeroons infested the Coast The House debated the business concerning the Propriety of Tithes whether it was in the State or in particular persons Lieutenant-Collonel Lilburn was again brought to his Tryal but nothing done in his business 18. The Parliament appointed a Committee to consider of the Claims and Propriety of all persons interessed in Tithes The Highlanders in Scotland stole from the Lord Beclarris who was in Arms to joyn with them two of his best Horses The Dutch had 110 Men of War ready to Engage the English Fleet and to drive them off from their Coast and the Orange Party hoped that most of the Fleet would declare for the Prince and though they were beaten yet thâ—â—r Spirits were up still against the English They were high upon the right of their Fishing at Sea and to be equal Sharers with the English in the Dominion thereof and the English with them blow up their humours Tromp was going forth to draw the English from their Coasts that in the mean time their East-India Fleet might slip in which had 800 bales of Persian Silk besides many other Rich Commodities That none knew the time of their return but 6 of the East-India Company who were under an Oath of Secrecy and had power to send advice and Instructions to them for their Security The Queen of Sweden had an Army and Navy ready and the Dutch feared that She would fall upon their Confederate the King of Denmark She having claimed a Property in the Sound and demanding satisfaction for some goods of her Subjects in the English Ships seized by the King of Denmark 19. Captain Bun of an English Frigot took 3 Dutch Vessels Loaden with Corn and sent them to Lieth 20. The Parliament made several Committees 1. To consider matters touching the Law 2. Touching Prisoners and Prisons 3. For inspection into Treasuries and easing publick Charges 4. For Ireland 5. For Scotland 6. For the Army 7. For Petitions 8. To consider what shall be offered about publick Debts publick Fraud and breaches of Trust. 9. For regulating Commissions of the Peace and for making provisions for the Poor 10. For advance of Trade 11. For advancement of Learning A Commotion was at Bergen ap Zoom for the Prince of Orange A List of several Ships taken by the English from the Dutch A List of many Persons Condemned and Executed for Murder by Sentence of the High Court of Justice in Ireland 21. Collonel Cobbet with several Ships of War prepared for a design to reduce Lewis Island in Scotland to hinder the Dutch Fishing and for securing the Scotch Trade 22. The Parliament referred it to a Committee to consider of the Laws that hinder the Progress of the Gospel and for repealing of them Referred to a Committee to consider of a way for Marriages The Greyhound Frigot brought into Leith 5 Prizes taken by her near the Sound 2 Danes and 3 Dutch Busses The little Falcon brought in 3 Prizes to Leith from Norway 23. Three English Frigots took two great Merchants Ships of Zealand richly laden with fine Goods Letters from the Fleet that they were 2 Leagues off the Texel and that the Dutch were much divided in their Counsels and not ready to come out 25. The general Assembly of the Kirk being met at Edenburgh as soon as the Sermon was done and they gone to the Assembly House and entred upon their business Lieutenant-Collonel Cotterel went in to them and standing upon a Bench with a loud Voice proclaimed that no Judicatory ought to sit that had not Authority from the Parliament of England And so causing them to depart he conducted them with a Troop of Horse and a Company of Foot out at the West-gate then bidding them to close in a round Circle environing them with his Horse and Foot he blamed them for their bold meeting took in their Commissions required them not to meet three together in a Company and by 8 a Clock that Morning to quit the City and
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
Gospel in all void places and to unite two or three Parishes together so that none be above three Miles from the Publick meeting place and Commissioners named in the Report that such as shall be approved for publick Preachers may enjoy the maintenance set by Laws and such further as the Parliament hath or shall allow That where any scruple the payment of Tithes the neighbour Justices to set a value on those due which the owner of the Land to pay or else the Minister may sue for them That Committee held That the Incumbents Impropriators c. have a Right and Propriety in Tythes The House upon Debate of this Report the first part of it upon the question passed in the Negative It was moved in the House that the sitting of this Parliament any longer would not be for the good of the Common-wealth and that it would be fit for them to resign up their Powers to the Lord General this motion was seconded by several other Members and then the House rose And the Speaker with many Members of the House with the Mace went to Whitehall where they did by a Writing under their hands resign to his Excellency the Powers and Mr. Speaker attended with the Members did present this Resignation of their Powers to his Excellency accordingly The General with his Councel of Officers met where somethings were transacted in order to the settlement of the Government of this Nation Letters of Malignants in the North who bought up Horses and went with them towards Scotland Of Sixteen Horse within five miles of Berwick who seized some Gentlemen and others going to Berwick Fair and took their Horses Money and Clothes and then let them go That they seized upon two Soldiers and disarmed them and then dismissed them and took many Horses The Portugal Ambassadours brother made an Escape out of Newgate but was retaken The Councel of State Published a Declaration against the late Tumult at the New Exchange and forbid all persons of what quality soever to do or abet the like in any Publick place of trade or resort upon pain to be dealt with as disturbers of the Publick Peace whereof a strict account shall be taken and all Osficers to perform their duty for apprehending such Offenders and to prevent the like tumultuous Actions 14 Letters of Three prizes sent into Plymonth That the Sussex Frigot was blown up with her own Powder and about Fifty of her Men at Plymouth That there was an agreement for the Duke of Lorain to exchange his Country for Ireland That the Prince of Conde was to be King of Scotland and King Charles to be King of England onely That Middleton was Transporting from Holland great store of Arms and Ammunition to the High-lands 16 Letters of the Highlanders Levys of Men and Glencorns sending Warrants to adjacent Towns for Cloth Shoes Provisions and Money for his Soldiers or else he will exact it by force That Four of them met an Englishman going to gather up Money and killed him That the Highlanders are One thousand Foot well Armed and Five hundred Horse Of two Prizes brought into Pool by a private Man of War Captain Green That General Monck with his Squadron of Ships was in the Downs The late Parliament having resigned their Powers into the Lord Generals Hands by a Writing under their Hands and Seals The Lord General called a Councel of Officers and advised with them and with other persons of Interest in the Nation How this great burthen of governing England Scotland and Ireland with the Armies therein and the Navy at Sea should be Born and by whom They after several days seeking of God and advising in this Matter Resolved That a Councel of Godly Able and Discreet Persons should be Named consisting of twenty one and that the Lord General should be chosen Lord Protector of the Three Nations His Excellency the General about Three in the Afternoon came from Whitehall to the Chancery Court in this Equipage First went the Commissioners of the Great Seal then the Judges and Barons in their Robes after them the Counsel of the Commonwealth then the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Recorder of London after them the Lord General attended with the chief Officers of the Army a Chair of State was set in the Chancery Court and the General stood on the left hand of it uncovered till a large Writing in Parchment was read Containing the Power with which his Excellency was invested and how he was to Govern the Three Nations and the Oath to be taken by him His Excellency subscribed this Writing in the face of the Court and had the Oath given him by the Lord Commissioner Lisle and after this his Excellency sate down in the Chair covered then the Commissioners delivered up the Great Seal to him and the Lord Mayor his Sword and Cap the which his Excellency returned immediatly again to him then the Court rose and they went back to Whitehall the Lord Mayor himself uncovered carrying the Sword before the Lord Protector and coming into the Banqueting House Mr. Lockier made an Exhortation to them and so the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Judges departed The Instrument which his Excellency Subscribed was in these Words The Government of the Common-wealth of England Scotland and Ireland I. THat the Supreme Legislative Authority of the Commonwealth of England Scotland and Ireland and the Dominions thereto belonging shall be and reside in One Person and the People assembled in Parliament The Style of which Person shall be Lord PROTECTOR of the Common-wealth of England Scotland and Ireland II. That the Exercise of the chief Magistracie and Administration of the Government over the said Countries and Dominions and the People thereof shall be in the Lord PROTECTOR assisted with a Council The Number whereof shall not exceed Twenty one nor be less than Thirteen III. That all Writs Processes Commissions Patents Grants and other things which now run in the Name and Style of the Keepers of the Liberty of England by Authority of Parliament shall run in the Name and Style of the Lord PROTECTOR from whom for the future shall be derived all Magistracie and Honors in these three Nations and shall have the power of Pardons except in Case of Murder and Treason and benefit of all forfeitures for the Publick use And shall govern the said Countries and Dominions in all things by the Advice of the Council and according to these Presents and the Laws IV. That the Lord PROTECTOR the Parliament sitting shall dispose and order the Militia and Forces both by Sea and Land for the peace and good of the three Nations by Consent of Parliament And that the Lord PROTECTOR with the Advice and Consent of the major part of the Council shall dispose and order the Militia for the ends aforesaid in the Intervals of Parliament V. That the Lord PROTECTOR by the Advice aforesaid shall direct in all things concerning the keeping and holding of a good
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
and carryed into Brest Of the like Solemn Proclaiming of the Lord Protector at Weymouth Bristol Shrewsbury Exeter Yarmouth and many other places 31 That the King of Scots was present with the King of France and the Cardinal at Evening Prayer in one of the Jesuits Convents and the Dukes of York and Gloucester were with them That the Highlanders were grown up to the Number of at least Three thousand that some of them over-powring in number a Party of Collonel Thomlinsons Men killed Two of them That they imprisoned some Heritors in those parts for refusing their Levys and denying their Orders and giving out That whosoever shall not conform to their commands shall be proceeded against with Force and compelled to a Submission January 1653. Jan. 2. The Instrument of Government by the Lord Protector and His Council was Published for the View of all Persons together with the Oath Publickly taken by him 3 Letters of the Enemies increasing in Numbers in the Highlands who meeting with Four of Collonel Morgans Dragoons near Edenburgh Barbarously Murdered them and the adjacent Houses would not Protect them some of them were killed by a Party of the English 4 Letters of several small bickerings between Parties of the Highlanders and of the English Army That the Highlanders threaten sorely and seize the Persons of divers who refuse to assist them in their Levys The Dutch Ambassadors took their leave at a Conference at Whitehall and went to Gravesand for Holland Of General Monks Riding with his Squadron in the Channel and sending Frigots abroad 5 The Protector and his Councel had several Applications and Addresses made to them from divers considerable places acknowledging his Power and Government and promising Obedience to it 6 Letters that Judge Bulstrode came with a Commission of Goal-delivery to Warwick and in the Execution thereof gave great satisfaction to the People commended the present Government and charged the Grand Jury to bring to Justice any disturbers of it Of the Lord Whitelock his Arrival and Honourable reception at Gottenburgh 7 Letters of an English Ship Cast away near Weymouth and all her Men drowned except the Shipman and Two Passengers and of Picaroons coming into the mouth of Severn and taking some Vessels there That the Dutch Ambassadors remained at Gravesend and from thence made a further Application to his Highness and his Councel Of great Thunder about Amsterdam Lightning and Tempest which destroyed about Five hundred Houses and about Forty Merchants Ships sunk in the Texel 9 Collonel Lilburn Published a Proclamation for all the Scots to bring in their Horses to the next Garrison to them to prevent the Enemies taking of them or being sent to them and that for the Horses so brought in the owners shall have satisfaction or may keep their Horses in the Garrisons That a Commanded Party of Collonel Rich's Troop routed a Party of the Lord Kinoules Men and took his Lordship Prisoner and Fourteen more all Wounded and Thirty five Horse killed three of them and lost but one Man and five Wounded 10 Letters of a Lamentable Fire at Amsterdam which burnt Six hundred Houses there That Captain Welch after he had Landed the Lord Ambassador Whitelock of whose Squadron of Ships he was one took Two Holland Ships Riding at the Seah one of Four hundred the other of Three hundred and fifty Tuns loaden with Corn Wool and Plancks which he took and brought away with him and by Storm was forced to come a little way within the Port of Gottenburgh but without the Command of the Fort. That the Lord Ambassadour Whitlock was earnestly pressed to send for the Captain and to discharge the Prizes but he answered He conceived it to be a matter not appertaining either to himself or to the Queens Officers to meddle with and that he believed the Queens Ports would not be denyed to any English-man who had Commission by Authority of Parliament coming thither to shelter himself against Storms That the Conflict had been upon the High Seas betwixt the English and the Dutch who were Enemies for these reasons his Excellency refused to do any thing in it Some of Captain Welch his Men coming to Gottenburgh were stayed and brought before the Lands-Here who examined them and sent his Major to the Ambassadors to know whether he would own the Captain whereto he Answered He did own him as one that had a Commission by Authority of Parlioment and one of his Fleet whereupon the Men were dismissed That the English have the more trouble there and the less favour because the Queens Vice Admiral was a Hollander 11 That the Lord Protector and his Councel sate very close and all things seemed to favour them both at home and abroad 12 Divers Forein Ministers came over to the Lord Protector and acknowledged his Power Courted him and gave him his Title of Highness 13 Letters of Six months Pay brought to the Forces in Scilly Islands Of Prince Ruperts Arrival at the French Camp before Beffort 14 Letters that a Frigot chased a French Man of War till he forced him on Shore and shot at him so fiercely that some of the French coming down to the Sea-side Four of them were killed with the Shot from the Frigot That the Highlanders continued Stealing and Plundering their Countreymen who would not joyn and Rise with them or not Pay their Taxes That the Scots chose rather to be Destroyed by the Highlanders than to give any Intelligence of them to the English when they Marched near them That some of the English Fleet plyed about the Lands-end and others between that and the Downs and others upon the French Coast 16 Copies of Letters sent up from Glencarry to Captain Hill Governour of Bagnoth Castle courting him and informing him of the unsetledness in England and Answering his Letters to the Gentlemen of Bagnoth and affirming divers to be up in Armes in England for the King with other the like stuff and perswading him to Return to his Fidelity to the King Also the Answer to the Earl of Glencarnes Letter by Captain Hill full of stoutness and handsome Expressions and also his Letter to the Gentlemen of Bagnoth 17 Letters that the Dutch did exceedingly desire a Peace with England and the States sate often about it and that the People in Holland were not so high as formerly in speaking against England and that their Neighbour Princes feared and indeavoured to hinder a Conjunction between the Two Common-wealths That the Supply from England came to their Forces in Scotland That the Highlanders were very Active and great Men flock to them as young Montross and the Lord Gourdon That Lieutenant General Fleetwood and the Commissioners in Ireland appointed to try the Lord Muskerry and sent some Parties against some Tories An Agent came from Hamburgh to congratulate the Lord Protector Of many Protestants coming by Boat from Charington after Sermon towards Paris the Boat was cast away and about Sixty
and this honourable Councel that I may obtain your Pardon 7 Letters that the Highlanders lying in Ambuscado fell upon some of Colonel Bryan's men that came from Ireland and were careless and that the Highlanders killed Eighty of them and two Lieutenants 8 Mr. Bond was sent to the three condemned Prisoners in the Tower to advise them touching the state of their Souls but they were obstinate except Mr. Fox who was penitent The Portugal Ambassador's Brother was Reprieved 10 The Portugal Ambassador's Brother endeavoured an Escape but was prevented The English Boy who was in the Murder with the Portugal Ambassador's Brother was Hanged at Tyburn Mr. Vowell was Hanged at the Meuse-gate Mr. Fox was Reprieved Mr. Gerrard was Beheaded at Tower-hill The Portugal Ambassador's Brother was conveyed from Newgate to Tower-hill in a Coach and six Horses in mourning with divers of his Brothers Retinue with him On the Scaffold he spake something to those that understood him in excuse of his offence laying the blame of the quarrel and murder upon the English in that business After a few private words and passages of Popish Devotion with his Confessor he gave him his Beads and Crucifix laid his Head on the Block and it was chopt off at two blows The rest condemned for the Murder were all Reprieved The Articles of Peace were signed by the Portugal Ambassador who thereupon went out of Town Letters that those of Zealand and Friesland were discontented at an Order made by the States of Holland That the Prince of Orange nor any descending from the late King of England should be Admiral of Holland or have power over the Militia But upon a Letter to them from the Lord Protector they were pacified 11 Letters that a Party of Fourty English fell upon two hundred and twenty Highlanders routed them killed twelve of them one Captain and two Cornets wounded thirty and took thirty Prisoners and thirty two Horses That Captain Hilliard took of the Highlanders a Major two Captains and fifteen Prisoners and as many Horses Another met with a Cornet and nine Men and took them all That General Monk built a Fort at Loughhaber Order that the Sheriff making an undue Return of any Parliament Election shall forfeit one hundred Marks and the Returns to be examined by the Councel Letters from Sweden That upon the thirtieth day of May the Queen at Vpsale made a Solemn Resignation of her Crown and Government in this manner About nine a Clock in the Morning the Queen being Attyred in Her Royal Robes and Apparel of Purple Velvet with Her Crown upon Her Head and Attended by Her Officers and Servants came into the Room prepared for that occasion where was a Table with a rich Carpet and five great Cushions laid upon it most of the Grandees and Officers of the Court and Army were present Upon one of the Cushions was laid the Sword of State upon another of them was laid the Scepter upon another the Ball and upon the fourth Cushion was laid the Keys The Queen being come into the Room after a little pause made a short Speech to the Company acquainting them with Her Resolution to Resign the Crown and Government of this Kingdom to Her Cousin the Prince Hereditary of Sweden there standing by Her to whom She wished all Happiness and good Success in the Management of the publick Affairs of this Nation that upon Her earnest desire the Ricksdagh not sitting after long Debate and much Sollicitation on her part had at last though unwillingly given their Assent to this Her Resolution and that now She was come to put the same in Execution before all those Honorable Witnesses there present Then She desired that some of them would take the Crown from off Her Head but none of them would do it She Her Self laid down the Scepter upon one of the Cushions on the Table and the Ball on another Cushion but seeing none of them stir to take the Crown from off Her Head She called to Grave Tot and the Barron Steinbergh and expressy commanded them to do it who after some backwardness being again commanded by Her they took the Crown from off Her Majesties Head and laid it down upon the fifth Cushion on the Table After that was done some others by Her came and took off the Royal Robes wherewith She was Cloathed and laid them down upon the Table Then the Queen having thus resigned the Crown and Devested Her Self of Her Royal Apparrel Crown and other Ensigns of Royalty making a Cursey to Her Cousin the Prince and to the rest of the Company She retired into Her own Chamber not making any show outwardly of Repentance or Reluctancy for what She had done but with the like Behaviour and Confidence as at other times betook Her Self to Her own particular Occasions For this Act of the Queens Resignation they had no president For the Solemnity of the Kings Coronation they had many from which the Coronation of this King was not much different and was in short thus After the Queen was withdrawn to Her private Chamber the Ricks Officers and Senators humbly desired the Prince that He would be pleased to walk to the Cathedral Church in Vpsale where the Archbishop and other Prelates were ready to attend His Royal Highness and to perform the Solemnities of His Coronation The whole Company went thither in this Order The Officers and Servants of the Court went first in a very great Number together with many Officers of the Army and other Gentlemen after them came the Nobility Gentlemen Barons and Earls Members of the Ricksdagh then followed the Ricks Senators two and two in Ranks after them the sive Ricks Officers first the Ricks Scatz Master or Treasurer who carryed the Keys next him the Ricks Chancellor who carried the Globe after him the Ricks Admiral who bare the Scepter then one in the place of the Feldthere or General who carried the Sword and after him the Ricks Drotsett or Chief Justice who carried the Crown Next to him came the King Himself in His ordinary Habit with a huge Troop following Him and the Streets and Windows full of Crowds of People with the Guards and Souldiers in their Arms as they past by Being thus come to the Cathedral-Church at the Door stood the Arch-bishop with a Horn of Oyl in his hand accompanied with other Bishops and Clergy-men he received the Prince at the Church-Door and conducted him to the High Altar where they had Prayers and there the Archbishop Anointed the Prince with the Oyl then they put upon Him the Royal Robes and put the Crown upon His Head the Scepter in His Right Hand and the Ball in His Left Hand and so He was Invested into the Royal Dignity and Declared with all His Titles King of Swedes Goths and Vandals c. Drums Trumpets and loud Acclamations of the People were added to the Proclaiming of their new King all of them expressed their high Joy that it was done
and Captain Graham I also sent out Major Bridge with a Party of Horse and Dragoons who fell upon some of their scattered Horse and Foot under Macgrigger who was left to bring the straglers after the Foot to Loughaber these after some resistance ran away The Major took some Prisoners with divers of their tyred Horses with Baggage and amongst the rest the Earl of Athols Portmantue wherein were these inclosed Papers which I thought it my Duty to send to Your Highness as also the inclosed directed into Ireland which was Letters intercepted Camp near Weems Castle July 21. 1654. I remain Your Highness most humble Servant George Monk The Letter from Collonel Morgan was this Sir Upon the nineteenth instant about six or seven at night upon our march toward Rannaough our Scouts discovered a Party of the Enemy which afterwards proved to be Middleton with all his Force to the number of eight hundred They were on the North-side of Loughgarry Major Knight and my self being at the head of our Forlorn perceiving them to face about we made to them with all speed and sent back orders for the rest of our Horse to march up after us we presently put them to the rout pursued them about six Miles and forced them to disperse three ways so that Major Lâ—sle Captain Ducket and my self followed them one way Major Knight Captain Pockley Captain Day Captain Merryman another and Captain Legg and Captain Ginuel the other we killed and took many of the Rogues and near three hundred Horses taken Middleton was dismounted and very much wounded as some of the Prisoners affirm his charging Horse was taken by one of my Servants with Gallant Furniture and a Rich Case of Pistols One of Captain Babingtons Troop took his Sumpter wherein was Rich Apparel his Commissions and Instructions with divers other Letters to him One of Collonel Riches Troop took Kinmoors Charging Horse Mideleton and Kinmoore with divers others were fain to use of their Heels over the Bogs and if the Night and the Bog had not prevented us I believe we had left but very few of them undestroyed But those that escaped are Totally disenabled they had twelve hundred Foot within five Miles of them which I hear are much dispersed and gone towards their Homes their intentions as the Prisoners Inform me were to March to Caithness where they expected the Arrival of some Ships with Men Arms and Ammunition In all this Action the Lord was pleased to appear for us for we had not above four Men wounded none killed and two Horses Shot I am your affectionate Servant Thomas Morgan From the Camp near Badinas July 22. 1654. One of Gerrards Conspiracy that had escaped through a House of Office was retaken in Norwich where he practised Physick Letters that the Scots King arrived at Lieg and went from thence to the Spaw August 1654. August 1 The Protector and his Councel passed two Ordinances one touching the Adventurers for Lands in Ireland the other for Regulating the Jurisdiction of the Chancery The Dutch Ambassadors had Audience of the Protector and Informed him That in Order to satisfy the Losses sustain'd in Denmark their Superiours had sent over some Treasure in Plate Bullion Dollers and other Coyn which was ordered to secured and Coyned in the Tower They also Congratulated his Highness for the Victory over the Forces under Middleton The Commissioners sent to Denmark brought back the English Ships detained there And report the Plague to be hot in those Parts The Province of Friezland declared for the Prince of Orange Middleton after his Defeat in the Highlands went South and Monk after him the Scots prepared for new Leaveys Monk designed to drive Middletons Party towards Collonel Morgan He and Middleton having both ordered to Quarter the same Night at Loughgarry the Enemy looking only back towards Moak thought not of Morgan who met them and Engaged them but they soon fled and lost many of their Horses and some Men. Middleton one of the first that ran away and Manroe their Foot are thereupon dispersed Captain Beke and Major Bridg took divers of them and in some Portmantles several Letters and Papers from the King to the Earl of Athol 2 Other Letters of the former Defeat of Middletons Forces and of many of his Men taken by the Parliament Forces and by the Country 3 Orders of the Commissioners touching the Sale of Bishops-Lands and the Lands of Deans and Chapters 4 The Protector and his Council appointed Commissioners for the Exchequer the three Lords Commissioners Whitelock Lisle and Widdrington Chief Justices Rolls and St. John Collonel Sydenham Collonel Mountague and Mr. Maskam Of Middletons Horse three hundred were taken and one hundred were Bogged He had two Horses Shot under him his Sumpter Horse taken and therein his Commissions and Instructions from the King 5 The Province of Gelderland and four other Provinces chose the Prince of Orange to be their General and Admiral The Portugal Ambassador at Gravesend in his Voyage homewards was Arrested by some Merchants of London to whom he owed great Sums of Money which they had Lent him here and they stopped his Journey Five English Frigots met with the Fleet of French Laden with Salt for the Kings Store-Houses and sunk the two Convoys and carried away the other Ships with their Lading into Plymouth 7 Middleton got together as many as he could of his scattered Horses and had but one hundred whereas before he had eight hundred Glencarn gathered others Morgan went out to prevent their Joyning many came in to Collonel Fitches and submitted to the Parliament divers of them were rifled in the Country An Ordinance of Indempnity passed for the English Protestants in Ireland 8 More of Middletons scattered Forces taken up by the English 9 A Swedish Ship and a Hamburger taken for Prize because they were bound for France The Queen of Sweden Arrived at Antwerp in Mans Apparel and the next day went abroad drest in Womans Apparel 10 The Queen of Sweden highly extolled in Letters for her Parts and Learning 11 Orders of the Committee of Adventurers in Ireland The Protector and his Councel passed an Additional Ordinance for Relief of Creditors and Poor Prisoners 12 General Monk marched after Glencarn who desired to Capitulate Three French Prizes brought in 14 Middletons Brigade was lesned from fourteen hundred to one hundred Two hundred Prisoners Shipped for the Berbadoes General Monk Fired the Houses in Glencamerons bounds they being in Arms against the English they Murdered sixty English Soldiers in cold blood whom they surprized Violent Storms in the Highlands drove down the Hill five hundred Cows and Goats and Sheep into the Glen where General Monk Quartered which his Souldiers made use of In a March of three days the English saw only one Scoth Man and two Women In their March to Brawling for eight Miles the way was so Boggy that one hundred Bagage-Horses were left
for the several Burgs in Scotland 23 Divers Noblemen and others of Scotland who had Fines imposed on them by an Ordinance of the Protector and his Council came into the English Commissioners to offer what they could for Remission of those Mulcts 25 Debate about the Ordinance for ejecting Scandalous and Ignorant Ministers and ordered that the Members for the several Counties do bring in the names of fit persons to be Commissioners in this Act in the respective Counties 26 An Ordinance of the Protector and his Councel made a little before the Parliament sat was now Published appointing Commissioners to survey Forests Mannors Lands c. of the late King Another for the taking an Act of moneys upon the Act for Propagation of the Gospel in Wales Another for bringing in several branches of the revenue under the management of the Commissioners of the Treasury and Exchequer Three small Prizes brought in 27 The Lord Louden late Chancellor of Scotland was seized upon by some of his own Party intending to make their Peace by him but he got off from them receiving a shot in his Neck Collonel Morgan came out of Scotland for England and Collonel Overton was sent into the north of Scotland to Command in his place Bremen sent Commissioners to the States of Holland to desire their assistance to repel the Swede Count William of Nassau went from one good Town to another in Holland feasting the Magistrates and people to gain their affections tâ— the Prince of Orange M. Howard Son to the Earl of Arundel slew one Mr. Holland in the passage going to the Star-Chamber where a Committee sat 28 The Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Councel of London Published their Order in pursuance of an Ordinance of the Lord Protector and his Councel for restraint of Hackney Coaches 29 A new Lord Mayor of London chosen Alderman Pack The new Sheriffs of London were Sworn in the Exchequer 30 The Grand Committee of Parliament debated the Articles of Government and came to some further Results and Votes upon several parts of them which they ordered to be Reported to the House forthwith October 1654. Oct. 2 The Marquess of Montross and his party in Scotland came in upon the like Articles as the Earl of Athol had done Those of Bremen were much put to it by the Swede 3 The business betwen England and the States of Holland in relation to their East-India Company was concluded by Commissioners on both parts to their Contentment Commissioners met to reconcile the differences betwixt the Sweeds and Bremen 4 A French Prize was brought in and seven more French Prizes Bankers sent in 5 Much Endeavour in Holland for setting up the Orange Party 6 The Parliament being resolved into a Grand Committee sat every day upon the Articles of Government Three Hundred Members of the House had subscribed the Recognition Letters of the Death of the Old Chancellor of Sweden Oxensterne and that his Son Grave Erit Oxensterne was to succeed him 7 Middleton ranged up and down in Argile Countrey in Scotland with about 40 Horse and some Foot but few came in to him to add to his Numbers 9 Twelve French ships taken by Captain Gethings and four more of the English Fleet. Some more Parliament men were chosen in Scotland 10 Divers Members returned for several places where they were Elected made their Elections in the House for which of those places they would serve and new Writs issued for Electing Members in the Places waved by them Questions about some of the Elections of Parliament men for Scotland were heard at the Committee of Priviledges In regard of the Plenty of Corn butter and Cheese which God gave us this year It was referred to a Committee to consider how some incouragement may be had for the transportation thereof and the Statutes in force against Ingrossers A Committee appointed to consider of the Ordinances made by the Protector and his Councel 11 The Solemn Fast kept 12 The House sat in a Grand Committee about the Government 13 The Highlanders in Scotland having stollen 100 Cattle from the Low-lands a Party of the English Army routed them killed a Lieutenant Collonel and one or two others and routed the rest 14 Lawson defeated the French in Caneda and took their Forts from them 16 Sir Mungo Murray taken Prisoner in the Highlands by Captain Elsemore and his Party routed 17 The Inhabitants of Ireland being very sensible of the mischiefs done to them by the Tories made head against them slew divers and brought their heads into Kilkenny The business of transplanting distasted the Irish more than any other thing At Delfe in Holland a Magazine of 700 barrels of Powder was casually set on Fire burnt about 300 Houses and a great Number of People and in the Hague 3 miles distant their glass windows were beaten down with the blow Four French Vessels sent in Prizes 18 Working in the Netherlands for advancement of the Party of the Prince of Orange 19 The House sat this day and the three former days in a Grand Committee about the Government and had much debate whether it should be Elective or Hereditary as to the single person the Protector of the Common-wealth 20 The Inhabitants of Edenburgh were very cross to the Parliaments Souldiers quartered among them 21 The Parliament continued sitting in a Grand Committee upon the Articles of Government 23 Four more French Prizes brought into Plimouth 24 Hammond one of the Parliaments Commissioners died at Dublin Two English Souldiers brought to the Gallows in Edenburgh for Robery one was hanged and the other saved by Lot and more Souldiers were then Scourged at the Gallows Foot for the same offence The Clergy in Scotland refused to observe the Fast-day ordered by the Protector it being their Principle Not to receive any directions for the keeping Fasts from the Civil Magistrate A Party of the Scots taken and killed in the Highlands by a small party of the English Forces 25 A Committee appointed to bring in a Bill for the relief of Creditors and poor prisoners The Committee for Religion sat and the Committee for regulating of the Chancery The Parliament approved and Confirmed the present Lord Deputy of Ireland the present Lords Commissioners of the great Seal of England the Commissioners of the Treasury and the two Chief Justices 26 The Parliament continued the consideration of the Government 27 Don Antonio Piementelle appointed to go Ambassador extraordinary from the King of Spain to the King of Sweden At Delph in Holland by the late fire 500 persons were Killed 250 wounded and 500 houses burnt to Ashes 28 Brest Pirates took four English Ships and Barques 30 The new Lord Maior of London Alderman Packe took his Oath before then Baronsof the Exchequer In a great Fire in Edenburgh the English Souldiers were so active to stop it that thereby they gained much upon the affections of
of Summons without the Protectors Warrant if he issue not his Warrant for it by a time limited in the Vote and how the Elections shall be made Order for a Bill against drinking of Healths and the same penalties to be imposed on Drunkards as are by the Act upon Swearers and for a Bill to supply the defects in the Acts against Swearing and Gaming The Ordinance for Regulating the Chancery suspended for a time No private business to be taken into Consideration for a Moneth That the publick Accounts be taken A Committee made to inquire of forged Debenters 28 The Lord Ambassador Bourdeaux from the King of France had audience of the Protector A Committee made to confer with His Highness about Retrenching the Forces of the Common-wealth 29 The House sat in a Grand Committee upon the Bill of Assessment Don Antonio Piementelli arrived at Bruxells with some Presents from the King of Spain to the Queen of Sweden 30 Count William of Nassaw carried on his design with all the interrest he could make for setting up the Prince of Orange but it was fruitless The Parliament sat every day Forenoon and Afternoon about the Government Much debate was had and time spent at the Committee for the Lord Cravens business December 1654. Decemb. 1. Seven or Eight English Vessels taken by the Brest Pyrates A Ship came from Guinnee with much Gold in her 2 A Ship laden with rich Goods from Smyrna was the day after her Arrival in the Thames Fired by Accident and the Ship and Goods burned 4 That a Party under Captain Lisle and Lieutenant Heylin routed a greater Party under the Lord Kenoull and the Lord Oudop and took both the Lords Prisoners and 82 Officers and Souldiers and all their Arms. 5 Votes of the Parliament for choosing succeeding Protectors and their Councel and the form of an Oath to be taken by the Councel The Act past for the Assessment That the Assesment for Scotland shall be for 8000 l. per Mensem and the like Sum upon Ireland 6 The Parliament voted that the Protector for the time being should not have power to pardon Murder or Treason Letters from Major Sedgwicks of the taking of divers Forts from the French in the West-Indies 7 Major General Overton was careful in supplying the Garrisons in the Highlands in Scotland 8 The Parliament had a long debate upon a Clause of Liberty of tender Consciences The City of Bremen could not come to an agreement with the King of Sweden by reason of the Divisions of the Citizens the Lutherans against the Calvinists 9 General Blake with his Fleet was come up into the Streights 11 The Parliament Voted That the true Reformed Protestant Christian Religion shall be Publickly Professed and Maintained A Committee named to Consider of a way for a Compleat allowance for Ministers out of Impropriations or otherwise where it was wanting That to Bills touching Liberty of Conscience the Protector shall have a Negative But not to Bills for suppressing Heresies That Damnable Heresies in the Bill shall be enuâ—erated A Petition from Poor Publick Faith lenders At the Marriage of the King of Swedland with the Princess of Holstein by the Arch-Bishop of Vpsale Grave Erit Oxenstierne Chancellor made an Oration in Commendation of the Queen and the Alliance all the great Guns and small shot in Stockholme were discharged and the Ships gave 5000 shot and there were great Triumphs and Solemnities 12 The Parliament Voted two Books Printed under the name of John Biddle to Contain many Impious and Blasphemous Opinions against the Deity of the Holy Ghost and that the Books shall be burnt by the Hand of the Hangman and named a Committee to Examine and find out the Authors Printers and Publishers of these Books General Blake before Cadiz Road received great respect and Civility from the Spaniards and from the English and Dutch Ships in the Road in their Saluting him and a Dutch Admiral there would not wear his Flagg whilst General Blake was in the Harbour In the Streights Mouth one of his Victualling Ships was separated from the Fleet by Storms and taken by the French Admiral with seven men of War who Examined the Captain of the Victualler where General Blake was and drank to him with five Guns and discharged the Captain and his Ship De Wit and other Dutch Ships struck Sayl to him in the Streights The Governour of Gibraltar Feasted some of his Company who went on shore there and shewed great Honour and Civility to them The Argiers men when they meet with any Sally men of War that have any English in them cause them to surrender and brought the Captives to General Blake and were very kind to his Fleet. 13 Mr. Biddle brought to the Bar of the houseâ— owned his books and was Comitted to the Gate-House The Lord Lorn went into a little Island not having above Four or Five men with him 14 The Prince of Conde went to Antwerp to to Visit the Queen of Sweden The Parliament had long debates upon the point of Liberty of tender Consciences But came to no Result Divers Fundamentals in Religion were proposed by Ministers to be established by them 15 Divers Merchants Ships richly laden from several Foreign parts arrived safely in the Port of London 16 The House sat on the Government 18 The Parliament Voted That without the Consent of the Lord Protector and Parliament no Laws shall be made for the Restrayning of such tender Consciences as shall differ in Doctrine worship and Discipline from the Publick Profession and shall not abuse this Liberty to the Civil Injury of others or the Disturbance of the Publick Peace And that the present establishment as to the standing Forces of the Nation shall be 20000 Foot and 10000 Horse and Dragooners and the Assesment of 6000 l. per Mensem for their Maintenance A Committee Named to Consider how a standing Court of Judicature may be setled at York for the five Northern Counties And how the probate of Wills granting Administrations and Recovery of Legacies may be setled throughout England and Wales and Ireland A Petition of the Owners of Fen-Lands referred to a Committee 19 Divers Commanders of the Highlanders came in to Major General Overton and Middleton had left with him but Forty men A Revenue of 200000 l per Annum Voted to be setled upon the Lord Protector and His Successors for defraying Publick Charges and to maintain the Dignity of his place 20 The Parliament agreed that all Sales of the Kings Lands and of Bishops Deans and Chapters Lands should stand good and vallid and that all Securities for Moneys should stand good and Debts upon Publick Faith should be satisfied And that Articles given to the enemy should be Confirmed They passed on Oath to be taken by the Lord Protector and His Successors for the due calling of Parliaments
the Treasury and the Lord chief Baron with him but the Commissioners General Mountague and Col. Sydenham were often absent by reason of their attendance upon the Council 20. The Officers of the Army attended Richard and made large professions to him of their obedience and faithfulness and he courted them at a high rate 23. The Funeral of the old Protector was celebrated with great Solemnity The Officers of State the Council the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London the House of Lords the Officers of the Army the Servants of the Protector the Judges and Officers of Law the Citizens of London the Souldiers in their Troops and Companies the ordinary Guards and an infinite number of Spectators within the Rails of the Streets and in the Windows At this Solemnity were also present the foreign Ministers and Ambassadours 25. More Addresses were presented to Richard from several Counties 26. Richard knighted General Morgan a very gallant person 27. Serjeant Windham and Serjeant Nicholas were made Judges and Mr. Archer was made a Serjeant 29. Several Audiences were given by Richard to foreign Ministers sent to him from neighbour Princes and States to condole the death of his Father and to Congratulate his Succession to the Government December 1658. 4. Richard by advice of his Council resolved to call a Parliament to meet on the 27th day of January next 6. Richard knighted Captain Beke 9. More Addresses were made to Richard 19. New Addresses to Richard January 1658. 21. Letters from the Mayor and Aldermen of Oxford for assistance to suppress some unruly persons in the City 27. The Parliament met 30. Whitelocke met about the business of the Great Seal whereof he was now again made a Commissioner Richard had a particular respect for him and upon the 22th day of this Month by advice of some near to him without any seeking for it by Whitelocke he was sent for to Whitehall where he met the two Lords Commissioners of the Seal Fiennes and L'Isle and they together being called in to the Council-chamber the Great Seal was delivered to his Highness sitting in Council and his Highness presently delivered it to Fiennes L'Isle and Whitelocke as Keeper of the Great Seal of England This passage was wondred at by many and some thought that Fiennes desired it finding L'Isle not so capable of executing that place as was expected and his want of experience in that business and multitude of other occasions and his attendance on Richard and the Council made him willing to have Whitelocke's help in the business of the Seal 31. Mr. Challoner Chute was chosen Speaker of this Parliament an excellent Orator a man of great parts and generosity whom many doubted that he would not join with the Protector 's Party but he did heartily The Members of the House of Lords took their places being summoned by the like Writ as they had before according to the Petition and advice February 1658. 3. Order for the Commissioners of the Treasury to give an account to the House of the State of the publick Treasure 4. A Fast Day kept in both Houses 8. The House of Commons debated the Bill of Recognition of his Highness to be Lord Protector and some were very cross in that business which caused doubts of the good issue of this Parliament 9. The Members returned for Scotland and Ireland to serve in this Parliament appeared very full 10. The House voted several Members uncapable to sit because they had been in Arms against the Parliament 11. Mr. Tussel an Attorney was shot into the Head with a brace of Bullets from the other side of the Street as he fate in his Chamber and died presently who did it was not known 11. Letters from the Earl of Stamford to Whitelocke complaining of his being put out of Commission of the Peace and the like done to other persons of Quality and of mean men being put into Commission who insult over their betters and desiring Whitelocke now being restored to the custody of the Seal for which all good men rejoyced to consider of and amend such things 16. The House were busie in debate upon the Act of Recognition Mr. Sherwyn who was a Member of the House was ordered to bring in the state of the account of the publick Treasure delivered to him by the Commissioners of the Treasury 17. Mr. Sherwyn delivered in this account which was very exact the Commissioners of the Treasury and Mr. Sherwyn having taken great pains about it 19. Vote of the House of Commons to take into consideration the constitution of the Parliament in two Houses This caused much discourse and doubts of many least a disagreement should follow and some of the Court and Relations of Richard were not backward to promote a difference 22. The bounds and limits of the other House were debated and the debate adjourned 25. Whitelocke had fair Quarter with Fiennes and L'Isle in the business of the Seal but the greatest burden of the place lay upon Whitelocke 26. Several Addresses were made to Richard from several Towns and Places during the sitting of the Parliament March 1658. 1. The Commons voted the question to transact with the persons now sitting in the other House as an House of Parliament should be debated 4. Debate touching the other House 8. The Commons voted that their debate about transacting with the other House should be no bar to such Peers as have faithfully served the Parliament 9. The Speaker Mr. Chute being ill Sir Lillisbone Long was chosen to supply his place in his absence 10. Several Addresses to Richard from Regiments of the Army 16. Sir Lillisbone Long the Speaker pro tempore not being well Mr. Bamfield was chosen Speaker pro tempore Sir Lillisbone Long died a very sober discreet Gentleman and a good Lawyer 19. Some Members of the House by order went from the House to visit their Speaker Mr. Chute which was a great Honour to him and he had so much gained the affection of the House that he swayed much with them 23. Letters of the Peace betwixt the Kings of Sweden and Denmark 26. Letters that in the Countrey the News was that the Parliament should be dissolved and that Troops of Horse were met marching to London Vote of the Commons to restore Major General Brown to his places in London 28. The Commons voted to transact with the persons sitting in the other House as an House of Parliament saving the right of the Peers who had been faithfull to the Parliament this gave hopes to some of an agreement against which many laboured 29. A Bill for taking away the Excise and Tunnage and Poundage after the Protector 's death which stumbled his Friends 30. The Commons voted a Day of Humiliation to be kept in the three Nations April 1659. Anno 1659 5. The Title of the Declaration for the Fast was voted to be of the Protector and both Houses of Parliament Haslerigge
defeated by the Parliament Forces 15. Letters to the Parliament from their Forces they approved Officers and gave Commissions 16. Letters from Lambert from Stafford and from others Sir William Dâ—venant was released out of Prison 17. Letters that the Moorlanders and others in Staffordshire were in Arms for the Parliament That Colonel Croxton held out the Castle of Chester against Sir George Booth An Insurrection in Surrey was suppressed 18. Audience appointed for the French Ambassadour Bourdeaux Letters of Sir Arthur Haslerigge's Son active in Lancashire for the Parliament 19. Letters from Lambert to the Parliament with one inclosed sent to him from Sir George Booth for capitulation with Lambert's Answer and refusal of it which the Parliament approved In the Evening a Messenger came from Lambert to the Parliament with a Relation That the Parliament Forces followed Sir George Booth so close that he could not avoid fighting with them and after a smart contest Lambert gave a total rout to Sir George Booth's Forces pursued them a great way and killed and took many of them the particulars were not yet exactly known Mr. Prideaux the Attorney General died a generous person and faithfull to the Parliaments Interest A good Chancery-man 20. The Messenger sent by Lambert declared in the House the good news of defeating Sir George Booth and his Forces And the great courage of the Officers and Souldiers of the Parliament Two Regiments from Ireland under Colonel Zankey and Axtell came over to joyn with Lambert 22. Letters to the House from Lambert and others and Captain Brown sent up by him related in the House the good success against Sir George Booth The House voted a Reward for Brown and Letters of thanks to Lambert The House agreed to a Letter to be sent to the King of Sweden drawn by Whitelocke in Answer to the King's Letter to the Parliament A Seal for the Speaker agreed The French Ambassadour had his Audience very solemnly in the House and after it the House referred it to the Council of State to confer with him 23. Letters from Lambert of the Surrender of Chester to him and Letters from him to the Council and Letters from Waring Order for a Jewel of a thousand pounds value to be bestowed on Lambert and a Letter of thanks to him and for a Thanksgiving Day to be kept Captain Spilman sent from Lambert made a full relation to the House of all Lambert's proceedings 24. Reward ordered to Jo. Roden who took the Earl of Derby Prisoner An Act for sequestring the Estates of the last Rebels passed Letters from the Parliaments Plenipotentiaries at the Zound An Account given to the House by Mr. Gibbes Minister of Newport Paganel in Bucks of the apprehending of Sir George Booth whither he came with four Servants and behind one of them himself rode in the habit of a woman but acting that part not well he was suspected and being apprehended and examined he confessed himself to be Sir George Booth and was sent up to London and by the Parliament committed to the Tower He made applications to many of the Parliament and Council by his friends for favour The Earl of Derby was taken in the habit of a Serving-man Colonel Shawcrosse and others were taken 25. Referred to the Council of State to give further Instructions to the Plenipotentiaries in the Zound 26. The Grand Committee sate upon the Bill of Vnion Leverpoole surrendred to the Parliament 27. Letters from Lambert of the surrender of Chirke Castle The Examination of Sir George Booth taken by Haslerigge and Vane referred to the Council of State 29. Orders touching the Militia's Applications from the Lord Say and others to save the life of Sir George Booth 30. Several Officers of the Army approved by the House a List of Prisoners sent to them 31. A Report to the House of the Examination of Sir George Booth September 1659. 1. The House made Provision for sick and wounded Souldiers and for the Wives and Children of those that were slain 2. Letters from the Zound and from Lambert Order for Ireton to continue Lord Mayor for another year 3. Votes touching the Pay of commissioned Officers for the Militia and touching Sequestrations and for an Engagement to be taken by the Officers in these words viz. I A. B. do hereby declare That I do renounce the pretended Title of Charles Stuart and the whole Line of the Late King James and of every other person as a single person pretending to the Government of these Nations of England Scotland and Ireland and the Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging And that I will by the grace and assistance of Almighty God be true faithfull and constant to this Commonwealth against any King single Person and House of Peers and every of them and hereunto I subscribe my Name Order for Mordant Brown c. to come in by a day or else to be taken as Traytors 5. The House were busie in debate of the Government to be settled in the three Nations 7. List of the Prisoners at Chester 8. The House discharged James Nailer from his Imprisonment 9 A Committee for the Government in Scotland A Representation from the Ministers of Leicester Letter of thanks to Colonel Zanchey 10. General Mountagne returned from the Zound 12. The House were upon the Bill of Assessment the neglect whereof was ill taken by the Souldiery 13. Mr. Brooke a Member of the House at the Bar confessed his joyning with Sir George Booth for which he was disabled from being a Member of Parliament and sent to the Tower for high Treason 14. Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper voted Not guilty of the Accusation against him of having correspondence with the King The question was not brought against Whitelocke for the same matter there being no ground for it as there was for the other Some service was done for the Lady Mary Howard at the Council which was ill requited by her and her Father afterwards 15. Debate about the Irish Adventurers 16. Letters from the Commissioners at the Zound with an account of their Treaty referred to the Council of State to draw answers The Lord Ruthen petitioned for maintenance 17. Vote to dissolve the Corporation of the City of Chester and that the County be no more distinct 18. Orders for the Winters Guard of Ships and divers Officers approved 20. Order for the poor Knights of Windsor Lambert returned to London 21. Private business excluded Debate about Commissioners for the Treasury 22. The House being informed of an intended Address to them from the Army wherein were things unacceptable to them imposing on them and contrary to the privilege of Parliament they ordered Ashfield Cobbet and Duckenfield in whose hands the Original Paper thereof was to bring it into the House in the afternoon this discontented the Officers of the Army especially Lambert and those who were with him in the defeat
of the Paâ—liament Montross Obstructions Jones Ireton U 〈◊〉 ties Ireland Cromwel sent for Reasons Scotland Ingagement Courts Marshal Durham Reports Pembroke Scots Declaration Kings Lands New Representatives Acts of Parliament proclaimed Ireland Report Letters from Rome February Gospel Stile Scotland Humiliation publick Register Hinderson Scotland Academy Scotland Army humilation Ingagement Scotland Ireland Gospel Scotland Preachers â—ct for â—eamen March Ministirs Ingagement Taunton Scots â—reland vote Sabboth Blasphemy Blasphemy Ireland Army Petition Ireland 〈◊〉 Judge Nicholas Ireland Letters London Address Answer April New Inventions L. Broghall 〈◊〉 Ireland 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Orders G. Blake Scots Ireland Kilkenny Witches Petition Vote Montrosse Massey Letter Cromwell 〈◊〉 Army Petition Scots Bonds Ireland Proposals Ireland Montross defeated May. Leeds Montress Kirk Montresse Adultery Act. H. Martin trepaâ— Montross Montross Scots Army Law Scotland Ireland 〈…〉 Ireland Clonmel Scots Ireland Scotland Cromwel Cromwel June Blake Scotland Cromwel Scotland Ireland army Ascham Murdered Lady Fitz-gerald acts South-wales Iuncto of State Resolution to invade Scotland Fairfax unsatisfy'd Conference with Fairfax Farfax Lays down his Commission Cromwell made General Court Marshal Ireland Scots Cromwel Scotland Act against Swearing Fleet. Barbados Message from the Scots York Ireland Victory Scotland Letters from Sir Charles Coot July High Court of Justice Plague Cromwel Adultery Act. Scots Scotland Blasphemy Proclamation Portugal Russia Amsterdam Ireland Cromwel G. Lesly Proclamation Baâ—bados Scotland August Amsterdam Spain Scotland Ireland Scotland Scotland H. C. of Justice Scots Scots Officers Cromwel Ireland Scotland Septemb. Call from God Fleer Scots Cromwell Victory at Dunbarre Scots Ministers Colours hung in Westminster Hall Scots London Ireland 〈◊〉 Ministers Letter from Cromwel Another Letter Barbados Blasphemy Ireland Scotland Proclamation sir John Gell. Lady Elizabeth H. C. of â—ustice Scots Barbados Scotland October Ireland Petition Scotland Portugal Kirk Ireland Scots The Engagement Trained Bands Fleet. The Law in English Scotland Cromwel Return of Iuries Cromwel Blasphemy Scots Pr Rupert Scots Ireland Novem. Law-business Irish Scots Proclamation Ministers Moss-Troopers Middleton The English Laws Kirk Ireland Victory C. Axtel December Blake Scots Portugal Sermon Scots Letters from Cromwel Declarations H. C. of Justice Blake Blake Scotland Spanish Ambassador Blake January Scotland Edenburgh Castle sâ—t rendred Scots H. C. of Justice Ireland Portugal Ambassador Coronaâ— at Schone Gr. Seal Scotland Blake New Seal Kirk February Kirk Aysebam Ambassadors to the States Hume-Castle Kings-Armes Ministery Hume-Castle Fenwick Councel of State Court-Marshal Cromwel Ireland Blake Mr. Fryes Book Ireland March Scotland Admirals Revolters Cook Dangerous Opinions Scotland English Ambassadors Holland April Apseley Ireland Van Trump Pyrates Kirk Ireland English Ambassadors Coalition Scilly Island May. Scots Scotland Scilly Island Petition Massey Scotland Cromwel P. Edward English English Ambassadors Scots Cromwell Holland Scotland June Sir George Ascut Scilly Island Ireland Scotland Mr. Love Scots English Ambassadors Holland Mr. Love Scots Lord Broghill Ireland July Ireland Scotland Mr. Love Cromwell Ireland Scots Cromwell Mr. Love Petition St. James's Fair. Jersey Ireland Scotland Love Cromwell Lambert Victory in Scotland Primers Ireland August Fise Battle Ministers Questions Brunt Island Mr. Love Scotland Cromweâ— Harrison Ireland Lord Broghill London Scots invade England Co. Alured Preston Harrison Oxford Letters from Lambert Mr. Love Scots Motion Sterling Castle Scots Letters from Fleetwood E. Derby Ministers Worcester Septem Scotland Worcester Vote C. Alured Tory. Ireland Monk Worcester Fight Letters from Cromwel Harrison Scotland Dundee Massey Sir Arth. Haselrigge Ireland Dundee Dundee Cromwel Scots Cromwel Fast-day Scots General Popham Ireland New Representative Hewson Okey C. Alured Scotland E. Derby October Conspirators Scotland Countess of Derby E. Derby Bill for a New Parliament Conspirators London Scots Moss-Troopers E. Derby King landed in Holland English and Dutch quarrel Ireland Bills Scots Discipline Commissioners for Scotland Holland Ambassadors The Kings Escape from Worcester Prisoners Petition Novem. Jersey taken Argyle Monk Isle of Man Jersey 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Isle of Man Scotland Jersey Votes for Dissolution Jersey Ireland Monk Kirk Huntley Massey Jersey Council of State Ireland Limbrick surrendred Scotland Scotland Jersey Ireland Decem. Ireton dies Preaching Cromwel Conference Petitions Scotland Dutch Ambassadors Votes Dutch Ambassadors Jersey Scotland Dutch Ambassadors Ireton Advice Jersey Elizabeth Castle Lambert Law Barbadoes Scotland Jersey Ayscham Januar. Scotland Haselrigge Scotland Monke Lilburne Committee of the Law Court-Marshal Scotland Votes Sweden Declaration Sea Vision 〈◊〉 Committee of Law H. Peters Februa Acts. Scotland Declaration Ireland Jersey Dutch Scotland Hewson Sir George Ascue Barbadoes Lambert Declaration Committee of Law Scotland Kens Town Ireland Petition Answer Scotland Hans Towns Holland March Blake Kirk Covenant Scotland Ireland Barbadors taken Lord willoughby Ireland â—â—ts Union Petition Danish Minister Scotland Union Ireland Bills Union Scotland Frigots Argyle April Dutch Union Ireland Lieutenant-General Ludlow Ireland Cracovian Catechisme Kirk Ireland Union Dutch Ambassadors Union Scotland Merchants Ireland Vote Hamilton Sir George Ascue Barbadon Scotland France L. Willoughby Sweden Conde Argyle May. Union Representative Captain How Judges in Scotland Ireland Fleet. Dutch Flag Ireland Van Trump Dutch Ambassadors Fight in the Downs Ireland June Throckmorton Judges Scotland Scotland Dunotter Castle Blake Dutch Paper Answer Scotland Dutch Ambassador Fight at Sea Blake Ireland Vote Cromwel Lambert distated Whitelocke Ireland Scotland Kirk Prerogative Sir George Ascue Register Kirk Tumult Storm Petition Votes in Answer to Dutch Paper Dutch Ambassadors Hewson Ireland Blake Ascue July Ireland Ascues Sea Fight Highlands Blake Dr. Winston Fleetwood Ascue Ireland Scots Dutch Fleet. Ascue Highlands Blake Kirke Highlands Dutch-Fleet Q. Sweeden Scots Presbyterian Blake Ascue Kirke Blake Ireland Blake Ireland Highlands Van Trump Ascue St. Pauls Van Trump August Army Petition Answer Cromwel Blake Kirk Ascue Fight Committee for Ireland Ascue Blake Scotland Blake Pen. Compalint Virginia Highlands Dutch Fleet. De Wit Denmark Septem Ireland Blake Wales Ireland â—udges â—rcuits in Scotland Highlands Dutch Bill Parl. Blake Dutch Mutiny Scotland English Judges Blake D. Tuscany Portugal Ambassador October Dutch Fleet. Witches Sea fight Ireland Storm Union Blake Denmark De Witt. Denmark Dutch Denmark Union Ireland Alderman Fowk Kirke Witches Scotland Dutch Petition Union Novem. Dutch Fleet. Union Cromwell Whitelock Blake Monk Parliament Navy Scotland Forreign Ministers Seamenincouraged Februa Placard Sea Fight Cromwell and Army against Parliament Prince Rupert Captain Bodiley Lord Lisle Holland March Scots Dutch Scotland Army Holland Anno 1653. Scots Declaration Sea Fight Irish Scotland Captain Appleton Ministers Sweden Cromwell Colliers April Irish Pamphlet Holland Scots Van Trump Cromwell Parliament turned out of Doors Kirk Cromwell Holland Declaration Great-Seal Sea Captains Scotland Dutch Holland Fleet. May. Durham Acknowledgments Coynen Cromwell Fleet. Dutch Kings-Bench Prison Army Ireland Bodiley Army Ireland Dâ—al Dutch Danâ—s French Ambassador Fleet. Ireland Highlands Army Dutch Ireland Cromwell Van Trump London Addresses Radnor Fleet. Van Trump Scots Jus divinum Sea Fight Dean Monk
Strickland were sent to Gravesend to entertain and conduct the Dutch Embassadour to the Parliament The City invited both Houses of Parliament to Dinner in Merchant Taylor 's Hall on such a day as the Parliament would appoint and the rather at this time the General Essex and the Earl of Manchester being in Town that the City might express their thankfulness to the Parliament for their unwearied labours and care for the defence and peace of the City and whole Kingdom The Houses returned thanks to the City and ingaged to live and die with them in this Cause and this was the rather contrived now that the Plot to raise differences between the Parliament and City and to bring in the King might appear to be the more frivolous The Parliament ordered publick thanks to be given at this Meeting at a Sermon and the Sunday after in all Parishes for the discovery and prevention of the Plot of Sir Bazil Brook A Ship laden with Arms and Ammunition sent from Bristol to relieve the King's Forces at Chester was by the Mariners compelling their Master brought in to Leverpool to the Parliament The Archbishop Laud was brought to the House of Peers and the impeachment against him read and he required to answer who said he was an old man and weak and could not answer without Counsel and desired a further time to answer which was granted Both Houses dined with the City at Merchant-Taylor's Hall in the morning they met at Sermon in Christ Church from thence they went on foot to the Hall the Trained Bands making a Lane in the Streets as they passed by First went the Lord Mayor and Aldermen in their Scarlet Gowns and the Common Council then the Lord General Lord Admiral Earl of Manchester and other Lords attended with divers Colonels and military Officers After the Lords came the Members of the House of Commons and the Commissioners of Scotland then the Assembly of Divines and as they went through Cheapside on a Scaffold many Popish Pictures Crucifixes and Superstitious Relicks were burnt before them The Lord Howard of Escrick petitioned for reparation of his losses by the Cavaliers out of Delinquents Estates The 22. of January being the day appointed for the Anti-Parliament to meet at Oxford the Parliament at Westminster called the House and there appeared 280 of their Members besides 100 more in the service of the Parliament in the several Counties and now they expelled by vote 40 Members who had deserted the Parliament The Anti-Parliament met at Oxford but have not taken upon them the name and power of Parliament The first day of Hillary Term the Commissioners of the Seal and the Judges sate in the several Courts at Westminster Hall The Ordinance passed That if any should deliver Proclamation or other thing to any persons from Oxford or sealed with any other Great Seal than that attending the Parliament that they should be proceeded against as Spies according to Marshal Law Monsieur de Harecourt sent a Letter to both the Speakers but not intituling them Speakers of the Parliament but only Messieurs Grey de Werke and Lenthall upon which the Parliament refused to accept the Letters Colonel Mitton routed a Party of the King's Horse convoying Arms and Ammunition to the Besiegers of Nantwich Mitton fell upon them unexpectedly killed many took Sir Nicholas Byron Governour of Chester Sir Richard Willis one hundred inferiour Officers and Troopers one hundred and fifty Horse and Arms and all the Ammunition and Powder which they brought from Shrewsbury The Lord Lovelace wrote to Sir Henry Vane Junior to perswade a Treaty of Peace and to raise divisions among the Parliaments party The House authorised Sir Henry Mr. St. John and Mr. Brown to keep a Correspondence with the Lord Lovelace to sift what they could out of him and his Lordship was too weak for these Gentlemen Three hundred Native Irish Rebels landed at Weymouth under the Lord Inchiquin to serve his Majesty Divers Papists Servants about the King's Children were removed Ogle for the King wrote to Mr. Thomas Goodwyn and Mr. Nye of the Independent Judgment to make great promises to them if they would oppose the Presbyterian Government intended by the Scots to be imposed on England and much to that purpose These two being persons of great Judgment and Parts acquainted their Friends herewith and were authorised to continue a Correspondence with Ogle who gained no ground upon them No more could Ogle upon the Governour of Ailesbury nor upon Mr. Davenish the one was sollicited to betray Ailesbury and the other Windsor with mountainous promises from Ogle on the King's part but all were refused The Scots Army now entred England were eighteen hundred foot and thirty five hundred of horse and Dragoons The Recorder and Citizens of London presented a Petition to the Commons for dispatch of the business of the Accounts of the Kingdom and for recruiting and reforming the Armies This gave a stroke of jealousie and discontent to Essex and his friends and the more because the House so well entertained it The Commons ordered Worcester-house to be furnished for the Scots Commissioners who desired some Members of both Houses might be appointed as a joynt Councel with them A Trumpet came from Oxford with Letters to the General and a Parchment-Roll signed by the Prince the Duke of York Duke of Cumberland Prince Rupert about fourty Lords and one hundred Knights and Gentlemen sometime Members of the House of Commons and now met by the King's Proclamation at the Assembly at Oxford to debate of the State and Peace of the Kingdom and to prevent effusion of more blood And therefore they desire the General to treat with his Friends and those by whom he is imployed not naming the Parliament to appoint a time and place to treat of Propositions of Peace The General acquainted the Parliament herewith who would not own nor receive the Letters having no Directions to them but left it to the General to return an Answer An Ordinance past to recruit the Lord General 's Army to 7500 Foot and 3000 Horse and Dragoons and they to have constant pay only eleven Officers to have but half pay The Forces of Sir Thomas Fairfax and Sir William Brereton joyning together marched to relieve Nantwich The King's Forces before the Town drew out to fight them and gallant Actions were performed on both sides the event of the Battel was long doubtful till unexpectedly the King's Forces gave ground and were pursued by the Parliaments till they were totally routed and dispersed There were taken Prisoners Major General Gibson Earnley Sir Richard Fleetwood Sir Francis Boteler an Irish Rebel Colonel Monk who afterwards served the Parliament and this was his first turn Colonel Gibs Harmon Sir Ralph Downes fourteen Captains twenty Lieutenants twenty six Ensigns two Cornets two Quarter-masters forty Drums forty one Serjeants sixty three Corporals and
Parliaments Souldiers endeavouring to enter were beaten back by the Garrison Colonel Smith of Bucks escaped out of prison and was retaken Letters from the Lord General informed That the King was drawn from Exeter near Shaftsbury where Sir William Waller was That they would endeavour to prevent his coming to Bristoll or back again to Oxford and they desire that the Earl of Manchester may hasten to joyn with them The King took up a great number of horses in the Country as he passed to the high distaste and prejudice of the Inhabitants and his Majesty by this means mounted all his Foot and made them Dragoons Many Gentlemen of Wales came in to the Parliament and rendred themselves to Sir Thomas Middleton Sir William Brereton took more of the King's Forces near Chester Captain Swanley's Forces encreased in South-Wales many of the Country coming in to him Colonel Leigh presented a Petition to the Commons subscribed by four thousand Staffordshire men praying That the Differences between the Earl of Denbigh their General and some of the Country might be reconciled and the Earl sent down again amongst them Upon delivery whereof the Colonel made a long Harangue to the Commons and all was referred to a Committee Colonel Butler suspected of miscarriage in the West was sent up by the General to be examined The Order passed the Commons House thereupon for a select Committee to go along with the Army and to advise with the Council of War upon all Occurrences Colonel Kerle who revolted from the Parliament upon the loss of Bristoll went out with a party near to Monmouth to fetch provisions and being full of Jollity and security Colonel Massey fell upon them in the midst of their mirth and surprised them Kerle doubting that he should not have quarter because he had revolted from the Parliament to make some recompence he undertook to bring Massey into Monmouth and himself to march in the front which was concluded accordingly When they came to the Guards they thinking them to be their own men let down the Draw-bridge and received them into the Town who demanded it for the Parliament at which the Garrison was so amazed that many of them fled away and left their Arms the rest called for quarter and so the Town and Castle being of great consequence was reduced to the Parliament with the loss of not above six men on both parties The new Sheriffs of London were presented at the Exchequer by a Speech of Mr. Glyn the Recorder October 1644. The Commons entred upon consideration of electing new Members in the room of those who were dead or expelled by Vote The Library belonging to the See of Canterbury was given to Sion College The Ordinance for Ordination of Ministers passed both Houses The Popish party in Scotland submitted themselves and the Lord Argyle pursued the Irish Rebels into the Highlands whereupon the Earl of Calender returned again to the Leagure before Newcastle The Garrison there made many Sallies upon the Besiegers and were beaten back with loss The Conmissioners of Array in Cumberland and Westmorland met to feast and consult about raising more forces for the King and the Country-people rose up against them took forty of them prisoners and sent them to General Lesley One Greenvile a kinsman of Sir Richard Greenvile was perswaded into a Plot to betray Plymouth to Sir Richard but the Plot was discovered and Mr. Greenvile executed But the King honoured Sir Richard with Title of Baron of Lestithiel Waller sent out a party of two hundred horse to Evill under Major Clutterbocke who met a party of the King's forces and took divers of them prisoners and presently after meeting another party of about three hundred of the King's horse drawn up into a body whose Commander came out from the head of his Troops singly this caused Major Clutterbocke to do the like and they two skirmished before their parties The King's forces seeing their Commander likely to have the worst came in hastily to his rescue and slew Clutterbocke before his men came in and they upon the loss of their Major were so discouraged that they wheeled about and retreated from their Enemy The Commons set apart a day for redress of private Grievances and gave much satisfaction to divers thereof Colonel Rosseter gave a blow to the King's forces about Newark Mr. Prynne Mr. Bradshaw and Mr. Newdigate were appointed to be of Council for the State against Macquire and Macmahon the Irish Rebels at their Tryal appointed to be before Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer The Commons voted in the Case of the Arch-bishop that his Council should be heard in point of Law whether in the Charge against him there be contained any Treason But that they ought not to speak to any exceptions therein for matter or form Colonel Bliere laid down his Commission and had leave to go beyond Sea and part of his Arrears paid The Militia of London desired the passing of an Ordinance for the sending forth five Regiments of the City for a reserve of the Armies and for supplies for them which passed both Houses the same day A Declaration was agreed upon to be sent to the King of France to excuse the business of the search for Macquire and Macmahon in the house where the French Agent lay Essex Manchester and Waller all took the field to encounter the King's forces in their march to Oxford and all Officers and Souldiers in London were commanded forthwith to repair to their Colours Colonel Jepson's Garrison at Portsmouth was compleated to one thousand foot and an hundred horse Chester was blocked up by Brereton A party of Colonel Hastings his men came to Loughborough on the Lord's-day rode into the Church in Sermon-time and would have taken away the Preacher out of the Pulpit but the women rescued him and proved then more valiant than their husbands or Hastings his men An Ordinance was appointed to be brought in for augmentation of the Means of Ministers where their Maintenance was very small and that to be out of Deans and Chapters Lands A party of the King's forces surprized and took in Crowland Colonel Hurrey who revolted from the Parliament when Colonel Hampden was slain and served the King had now obtained his Majestie 's Pass to go beyond Sea and came to Sir William Waller to desire the like Pass from him who refused to do it but sent him up to the Committee of both Kingdoms The Counties of Norfolk and of Cambridge petitioned for their security in the Earl of Manchester's absence and some assistance for the pay of his Army The Commons ordred that no Carter coming to London should be pressed for a Souldier The Commons appointed to take in consideration the Propositions for Peace every day till they should perfect them Mr. Hoyle a Member of the House of Commons was by general approbation chosen Lord Mayor of York and took his place there A party of the King 's
in a third Summons to the Barbadoes to submit to the Parliament of England which being refused he formed a Regiment out of the Ships of 600 Men whereof 170 were Scots The Enemy having notice four hours before of their coming made opposition at their landing with nine Companies of Foot and three Troops of Horse who made a gallant Charge But the Parliaments Forces having received the on-set immediately fell in upon the Lord Willoughby's Forces and wholly routed them and their Commanders ran away and left the Foot ingaged after which the Parliaments Forces pursued the Enemy to their Fort-Royal and stormed it with the loss of nine Men some hurt as Collonel Morrice his Major and others That 50 of the Enemy were killed and 100 Prisoners taken all their Ordnance dismounted and many of their Houses burned by the Parliaments Forces the Place being not tenable That soon after Sir George Ascue sent a Trumpet to the Lord Willoughby which produced a Treaty and Hostages being given Articles were concluded between them for the surrender of the Barbadoes and the rest of the Islands to the obedience of the Common-wealth of England That the Lord Willoughby Collonel Walrond and divers others should have protection for enjoyment of their Estates in England or elsewhere That the Inhabitants be protected from the fury of the Sword and to enjoy and live peaceably in their own Habitations acting nothing prejudicial to the Parliament Sir George Ascue was very courteous to my Lord Willoughby and gave him very good Terms upon his rendition of the Island and did great service in it for the Parliament That Collonel Pointz Governour of St. Christophers seeing the Inhabitants of that Island generally well affected to the Parliament quitted that Island and went to Virginia That Sir George Ascue by reason of Prince Ruperts being near him his Fleet having watered and ballasted he sailed towards Virginia to prevent Prince Ruperts getting that Place Letters from Lieutenant-General Ludlow concerning the Earl of Clenrickards Letters That the Lord of Muskerry was in treaty with the Lord Broghill and Collonel Fitz-Patrick with Collonel Reynolds That Collonel Axtel fell upon the Enemy killed 100 took 300 Horse That Captain Gilbert took Lieutenant-Collonel Farrel a Major and Two Captains Major Meredith drove 30 of the Enemy into a Bog and put them all to the Sword That Captain Cotterel slew another Captain Major Bolton killed and took 25 of the Enemy with their Horse and endangered Scurlocke Captain Preston took a Captain Prisoner and killed 16 of his Men Captain Staffe fell upon the Enemy in Thomond and was shot yet his Party routed the Enemy and killed their Two Officers That Collonel Renolds took in the Collowe and garrison'd a Fort there A Vessel taken by Captain Church attempting to go into Galloway with Corn and bulged on a Rock another Vessel taken loaden with Wheat for Galloway Three Companies of the Enemy at Dingel routed and all their Arms taken That the Synodal Assembly at Edenburgh emitted a Declaration for every one of their Congregation to subscribe any thing tending to an Union and desire every one to do what is publickly commanded in reference to Quarter and Assessments That Sir James Stuart protested against the acting of the English Commissioners and of the Scotch Deputies and left Edenburgh That Argyle wrote to all of his Name though some of those Gentlemen lived 100 Miles from him to attend him to Dunbarton to meet the English Commissioners That he hath a considerable part of the Highland in League with him 16. Sir Hen. Vane and another of the Parliaments Commissioners sent into Scotland returned and gave an Account to the Parliament of their Commissioners Proceedings in Scotland and what had passed between them and the Deputies of the Scots That 20 Shires and 35 Boroughs had assented to the Union A Petition presented to the House by divers Merchants and Sea-men Ship-Carpenters c. Answered That the Parliament did accept well of the Petition and gave the Petitioners thanks for their good affections An Act passed for impressing of Sea-men Reports from the Committee appointed to receive the Danish publick Minister That he after a short Preamble delivered his Letters of Credence from the King of Denmark his Master with Papers of what he delivered by word of mouth which were read and referred to the Council of State to hear the Danish Agent and to treat with him Reports touching the payment of small Debts owing upon publick Faith Votes upon it Reports and Orders upon them touching Compositions of Delinquents 17. Letters That Major-General Deane was gone to treat with the Marquess of Argyle That the Country People followed their Husbandry That the Cavaliers in Scotland were most forward to submit to the Parliament of England 19. Letters That Galloway was reported to be surrendred that the Rebels wanted Victuals and were much divided so that Collonel Venables had intelligence from their Provincial Council 20. Letters from Orkney of great dangers passed by the Parliaments Forces in going thither and the Inhabitants willingness to submit to the Parliament of England That Deputies from more Countries came in daily to the Parliaments Commissioners in Scotland and a fair compliance was expected They desire a general meeting to comply and carry on the general Union That the Provost of Edenburgh by the Parliaments Authority convened a Minister for preaching against the Vnion but the Minister said That he knew better what to preach than the Provost could instruct him That the Isles of Orkney and Sheathland sent their Deputies to the English Commissioners and consented to the Union That the Commissioners ordered a Cittadel to be built at St. Johns Town to hold 500 men The Parliament ordered an Act to be brought in to Incorporate Scotland one Common-Wealth with England 22. Letters That the Treaty was begun with Argyle in relation to his coming in and for the good effect thereof the Presbytery daily meet and fast and pray That the Hollanders called away their Ships from Scotland and some of their Ships hung out the Scots Kings Colours That a considerable Fleet was come into Leith with Corn and other Provisions very Seasonably there being before Some Scarcity That many formerly refractory came in daily and a face of Peace was upon the whole Nation the bitterness of Some Spirits began to asswage and the Union with England desired Severall persons desired the inlargement of their Friends the Scots who are prisoners of War in England and offered sufficient bayle for their appearance when required and in the mean time to live peaceably and submit to the Parliament and to subscribe the Ingagement Letters of great divisions among the Irish Rebells most of them being for a Treaty but the Priests had inflamed the rest especially those of Galloway against it That they have sent severall expresses of Dean King into France for relief else they cannot hold out any longer
on the behalf of Lilburn presented to the Councel of State Several of the English Frigots plyed before the Texel and the Fly as near as they could to the Harbours mouth A Dutch Prize brought into the Fleet two more escaped and some Frigots were sent after them more Men of War came into the Fleet with supplies of Provisions and Ammunition 21. An Order and Declaration of the Councel of State concerning the determination of several claims depending before the Commissioners for removing of Obstruction The Commissioners from Holland came over with a white Flag to Treat for Peace and were saluted by the English Ships as they passed by them The English were used uncivilly in Holland the Dutch prepared for War Trading with them was dead Corn dear their fishing prevented and the people very unquiet they compute their loss in the late Fight to be 5000 Men. Three Dutch Prizes taken by the English Frigots Three English Ships taken by five Pickeroons near the Coast of Sussex 22. Judges nominated by Cromwell and the Councel of State for the Summer Circuit Draughts brought to the Commissioners of the Great-Seal for passing Commissions touching the Lands in Ireland for the Adventurers Soldiers sent to the Fleet. 23. Cromwell and the Councel of State kept this a day of thanksgiving for the Victory at Sea against the Dutch and it was generally kept throughout the City 24. The Funeral of General Dean was solemnized his Corps was carried in a Barge from Greenwich to Westminster attended with many Barges and Boats in mourning Equipage and many great Shot discharged as he passed by from Ships and the Tower and Guns placed in the way and he was Interred in the Abbey Mr. Thurloe sent to many persons Notes by direction from the Councel to desire them to be present at the Funeral where they were accordingly and a very great Company of Soldiers and others and Cromwell himself was there The sickness increased at Dublin Some small Vessels upon the North of Ireland were taken by French Pyrates Some great Lords met in the Highlands upon a new design which they kept secret and pretended a Commission from their King A Prize brought into St. Maloes not admitted by the Town being resolved to maintain a free Trade with England 25. The Dutch Ambassadors pressed for a speedy Treaty of Peace The English Fleet were still plying before the Dutch Harbours 27. An Address from the Forces of Jersey to Cromwell and his Councel of Officers that they will stand and fall live and dye with them That a small party of the English Horse in Ireland routed a party of the Rebels 4 times more than themselves in the County of Kerry killed 60 of them and took divers Prisoners The English were but 30 Horse and 2 Files of Musketiers the Rebels were about 400. The States of Holland strengthened their Garrisons armed the Boors by the Sea Coast and marched some Land Forces into the Towns near the Sea being allarmed by the English Fleet and their People were very unquiet and apt to Tumults and Sedition The Fleet before the Texel took a Vessel going with Instructions to their Fleet coming in with young Van Trump that they and their East-India Fleet and other Merchants should go to Norway and the Sound Three Merchants Ships taken by the English Fleet. A rising of some People in Holland for the Prince of Orange 28. A Petition of many Thousand Prisoners to Cromwell and his Officers for Liberty That Magna Charta may be in force and no arrests for Debt c. Printe Rupert going to Swim in the River of Seine was in danger of drowning but saved by the Company 29. Cromwell and the Councel of State passed an Order forbidding all riotous Assemblies in the great level of the Fenns and the throwing down of Fences and Inclosures there Hamborough sent Supplies of Ammunition Guns c. to Holland 30. Prince Rupert in mean Condition with a few Men in France July 1653. 1. An Address to Cromwell and his Councel of Officers from the Commission-Officers of Lymericke and Clare in Ireland of Joyning with him Some prizes taken upon the Scotch Coast by Captain Rudlee 2. Some 50 Dutch Merchants from the Sâ—uâ—d Convoyed by 12 Danish Men of War for Holland William of Nassan coming to Amsterdam upon a design to suprise that Town hardly escaped with his life from thence Letters That the English Fleet had taken 5 Ships loaden with Masts Pitch and Tar two from Stockholm which besides other rich goods had 200 Copper Guns in their hold 3 Ships loaden with Corn 2 others from Denmark and 2 from the Streights one loaden with Oyl and the other with Silkes 4. The persons Summoned by Cromwel to take the Supream authority appeared in the Councel Chamber at Whitehal about 120 of them and being set round the Table Cromwel and the Officers of the Army standing about the middle of the Table Cromwell made a Speech to them Shewing the cause of their Summons and that they had a clear call to take upon them the Supream Authority of the Common-wealth and he urged divers Scriptures to admonish and incourage them to do their duties Then Cromwel produced an Instrument in writing under his own hand and Seal whereby he did with the advice of his Officers devolve and intrust the Supream Authority and Government of this Common-wealth into the hands of the Persons then met And that they or any 40 of them are to be held and acknowledged the Supream authority of the Nation unto whom all persons within the same are to yeild obedience and Subjection That they should not sit longer than the 3d. of November 1654. and 3 moneths before their Dissolution to make choice of other persons to Succeed them who are not to sit longer than a year and to be left to them to take care for a Succession in government Then Cromwel and his Officers withdrew and the persons met did adjourn themselves to the next day in the Parliament-house and appointed to keep a Fast there to seek God for his Direction and Blessing It was much wondered by some that these Gentlemen many of them being Persons of Fortune and Knowledge would at this Summons and from these hands take upon them the Supream Authority of this Nation considering how little Authority Cromwell and his Officers had to give it or these Gentlemen to take it but it was accepted by them An Address to Cromwell from many well affected in Lincolnshire to stand by him c. 5. The Summoned Gentlemen met in the House and kept the Day in Humiliation and Prayer After which ended they resolved that Mr. Rouse should sit in the chair for a Moneth and that Cromwel Lambert Harrison Desborough and Tomlinson do sit in the house as Members and that Mr. Scobel should be their Clark A list of 20 Dutch prizes brought into Lee Road by Captain