The full and last relation, of all things concerning Basing-House: with divers other passages; represented to to [sic] Mr. Speaker, and divers members in the House. By Mr. Peters, who came from Lieutenant generall Cromwell. Also, how there are strange and hideous cries, heard in the ground. Commanded to be printed, and published according to order.
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             The full and last relation, of all things concerning Basing-House: with divers other passages; represented to to [sic] Mr. Speaker, and divers members in the House. By Mr. Peters, who came from Lieutenant generall Cromwell. Also, how there are strange and hideous cries, heard in the ground. Commanded to be printed, and published according to order.
             Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660.
          
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           Basing House (England) -- History -- Early works to 1800.
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           The
           full
           and
           Last
           RELATION
           ,
           Of
           all
           things
           concerning
           BASING-HOUSE
           :
           WITH
           ,
           Divers
           other
           Passages
           ;
           represented
           to
           to
           Mr.
           
           SPEAKER
           ,
           and
           divers
           Members
           in
           the
           House
           .
        
         
           By
           Mr.
           
             PETERS
             ,
          
           who
           came
           from
           Lieutenant
           Generall
           CROMWELL
           .
        
         
           ALSO
           ,
           How
           there
           are
           strange
           and
           hideous
           Cries
           ,
           heard
           in
           the
           ground
           .
        
         
           Commanded
           to
           be
           Printed
           ,
           and
           published
           according
           to
           Order
           .
        
         
           London
           Printed
           ,
           by
           JANE
           COE
           .
           1645.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           THE
           Rifeling
           of
           Basing
           :
           OR
           ,
           Mr.
           Peters
           report
           to
           Mr.
           
           Speaker
           ,
           and
           other
           Members
           of
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           .
        
         
           ON
           Wednesday
           the
           15
           of
           October
           1645.
           
           Mr.
           
             Peters
          
           came
           from
           Bazing
           upon
           some
           speciall
           concernments
           of
           the
           Army
           ,
           and
           upon
           Thursday
           morning
           early
           was
           in
           the
           House
           with
           the
           Speaker
           and
           divers
           Members
           ,
           and
           according
           to
           their
           desi●e
           ,
           gave
           a
           full
           relation
           of
           some
           things
           concerning
           B●zing
           ,
           not
           mentioned
           in
           the
           Lieutenant
           Generals
           Letters
           ,
           which
           was
           to
           this
           purpose
           .
        
         
           That
           Mr.
           
             Peters
          
           came
           into
           the
           house
           of
           Bazing
           ,
           some
           time
           after
           the
           storm
           :
           on
           Tuesday
           the
           14
           of
           October
           1465.
           and
           tooke
           a
           view
           ,
           first
           of
           the
           workes
           which
           were
           many
           ,
           though
           not
           finished
           ,
           and
           of
           too
           great
           a
           compasse
           ,
           for
           so
           few
           men
           
           to
           keepe
           .
           Sir
           
             Robert
             Peake
          
           the
           Governour
           swearing
           to
           him
           that
           they
           had
           but
           300
           fighting
           men
           in
           all
           ,
           the
           circomwallation
           being
           aboue
           a
           mile
           and
           a
           halfe-about
           ,
           there
           were
           in
           both
           houses
           16
           cornyards
           great
           and
           small
           ;
           the
           ould
           house
           had
           stood
           as
           it
           is
           reported
           2.
           or
           300
           yeares
           ,
           a
           nest
           of
           Idolatrie
           ,
           the
           new
           house
           surpassing
           that
           in
           beauty
           and
           statelinesse
           :
           and
           either
           of
           them
           sit
           to
           make
           an
           Emperours
           court
           .
        
         
           The
           roomes
           before
           the
           storme
           (
           it
           seemes
           )
           in
           both
           houses
           were
           all
           compleatly
           furnished
           ;
           provisions
           for
           some
           yeares
           rather
           then
           moneths
           ,
           400
           quarters
           of
           wheat
           :
           Bacons
           divers
           Roomes
           full
           ,
           hundreds
           of
           flitches
           of
           bacon
           ,
           Cheese
           proportionall
           ,
           with
           Oatmeale
           ,
           Beefe
           ,
           Porke
           ,
           Beare
           divers
           sellers
           full
           ,
           and
           that
           very
           good
           .
        
         
           A
           bead
           in
           one
           roome
           furnished
           that
           cost
           1300l
           .
           Popish
           bookes
           many
           ,
           with
           Copies
           and
           such
           utensils
           that
           in
           truth
           ,
           the
           house
           stood
           in
           its
           full
           pride
           ,
           and
           the
           enemy
           was
           p●rswaded
           that
           it
           would
           be
           the
           last
           peece
           of
           ground
           that
           would
           be
           taken
           by
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           because
           they
           had
           so
           often
           failed
           our
           forces
           ,
           that
           had
           formerly
           appeared
           before
           it
           .
           In
           the
           severall
           roomes
           ,
           and
           about
           the
           house
           ,
           there
           were
           slaine
           ,
           in
           view
           74.
           and
           only
           one
           woman
           ,
           the
           daghter
           of
           Docter
           
             Griffith
             ,
          
           who
           came
           forth
           railing
           against
           our
           souldiers
           for
           their
           ruffe
           carriges
           towards
           her
           father
           ,
           who
           indeed
           did
           remember
           to
           him
           his
           former
           malignancy
           ,
           there
           lay
           upon
           the
           ground
           flaine
           by
           the
           hands
           of
           Major
           
             Harrison
          
           (
           that
           godly
           ,
           and
           gallant
           Gentleman
           )
           Major
           
             Guffle
          
           a
           man
           of
           great
           account
           amongst
           them
           ,
           and
           a
           notorious
           Papist
           ,
           and
           Robinson
           the
           player
           ,
           who
           a
           little
           before
           the
           storme
           ,
           was
           knowne
           to
           be
           mocking
           ,
           and
           scorning
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           our
           Army
           ,
           8.
           or
           9.
           
           Gentlewomen
           of
           ranke
           running
           forth
           together
           were
           entertained
           by
           the
           common
           souldiers
           somwhat
           coursly
           ,
           yet
           not
           uncivilly
           ,
           they
           left
           them
           with
           some
           clothes
           upon
           them
           ,
           their
           plunder
           continued
           till
           Tuesday
           night
           in
           this
           manner
           ,
        
         
         
           1
           For
           the
           goods
           ,
           the
           souldiers
           seased
           upon
           the
           first
           goods
           of
           which
           there
           were
           severall
           sorts
           ;
           one
           souldier
           had
           sixscore
           peeces
           in
           gould
           for
           his
           share
           ,
           others
           plate
           ,
           others
           Iewels
           ,
           amongst
           the
           rest
           one
           got
           3.
           baggs
           of
           silver
           ;
           who
           (
           being
           not
           able
           to
           keepe
           his
           own
           councell
           )
           it
           grew
           to
           be
           common
           pillage
           amongst
           the
           rest
           ,
           the
           fellow
           himselfe
           had
           but
           one
           halfe
           Crowne
           left
           for
           himselfe
           at
           last
           .
        
         
           There
           were
           some
           Cabinets
           of
           Iewels
           ,
           and
           other
           rich
           treasure
           next
           to
           that
           ,
           the
           souldiers
           sould
           the
           wheat
           to
           the
           Countrey
           people
           ,
           and
           the
           p●ey
           held
           a
           while
           to
           the
           Country
           People
           ,
           but
           afterwards
           the
           market
           fell
           ,
           and
           there
           was
           some
           abatements
           for
           hast
           .
        
         
           After
           that
           they
           sould
           the
           houshold
           stuffe
           ,
           whereof
           there
           was
           good
           store
           ,
           and
           they
           loaded
           away
           many
           Carts
           ;
           and
           continued
           a
           great
           while
           fetching
           out
           all
           manner
           of
           houshold
           stuffe
           till
           they
           had
           fetched
           out
           all
           the
           stooles
           ,
           Chaires
           ,
           and
           other
           lumber
           ,
           all
           which
           they
           sould
           to
           the
           Country
           people
           ,
           by
           peecemeal
           which
           was
           admirable
           :
           that
           in
           all
           these
           great
           houses
           there
           was
           not
           one
           Iron
           bar
           left
           in
           all
           the
           windowes
           ,
           save
           only
           what
           was
           in
           the
           fire
           before
           night
           .
        
         
           And
           the
           last
           work
           of
           all
           was
           the
           lead
           ,
           and
           by
           Thursday
           morning
           ,
           they
           had
           hardly
           left
           one
           gutter
           about
           all
           the
           house
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           For
           the
           fire
           ,
           what
           the
           souldiers
           left
           the
           fire
           tooke
           hold
           on
           ,
           joy
           was
           more
           then
           ordinary
           ,
           leaving
           nothing
           but
           bare
           walles
           and
           Chimnies
           in
           lesse
           then
           20
           houres
           ,
           and
           occasioned
           by
           the
           neglect
           of
           the
           enemie
           in
           quenching
           a
           fire
           ball
           of
           ours
           .
        
         
           We
           know
           not
           how
           to
           give
           a
           just
           account
           of
           all
           that
           was
           within
           ,
           for
           we
           have
           not
           200
           Prisoners
           ,
           and
           it
           may
           be
           100.
           slaine
           ,
           whose
           bodies
           some
           being
           covered
           with
           rubbish
           ,
           came
           not
           to
           our
           view
           ,
           only
           riding
           to
           the
           house
           on
           Tuesday
           night
           ,
           we
           heard
           divers
           crying
           in
           valts
           for
           quarter
           ,
           but
           our
           men
           could
           neither
           come
           to
           them
           ,
           nor
           they
           to
           us
           .
        
         
         
           But
           amongst
           those
           that
           we
           saw
           slaine
           one
           of
           their
           officers
           lying
           on
           the
           ground
           seeming
           so
           exceeding
           tall
           was
           measured
           :
           and
           from
           his
           great
           toe
           to
           his
           head
           cronw
           was
           9.
           foot
           in
           length
           measured
           by
           a
           Gentleman
           of
           an
           ordinary
           size
           ,
           who
           was
           then
           present
           ,
           There
           was
           in
           all
           (
           in
           the
           house
           )
           about
           500.
           besides
           some
           that
           before
           got
           out
           of
           the
           house
           .
        
         
           And
           it
           is
           reported
           there
           are
           some
           vaults
           that
           are
           farr
           under
           ground
           for
           their
           popish
           priests
           ,
           of
           which
           cattle
           there
           were
           divers
           ,
           but
           none
           came
           to
           our
           hands
           ,
           how
           many
           of
           them
           we
           killed
           we
           know
           not
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Mr.
           
             Peters
          
           spent
           some
           time
           in
           conference
           with
           the
           Ma●ques
           of
           Winchester
           ,
           and
           Sir
           
             Robert
             Peake
          
           the
           Governour
           ,
           one
           of
           Mr.
           
           
             Peters
          
           neighbours
           when
           he
           lived
           in
           the
           parish
           of
           Sepulchers
           .
        
         
           The
           Marques
           being
           pressed
           by
           him
           ,
           by
           way
           of
           argument
           ,
           broke
           out
           and
           said
           that
           ,
           
             if
             the
             King
             had
             no
             more
             ground
             in
             England
             but
             Bazing
             house
             ;
             he
             would
             adventure
             as
             he
             did
             ;
             and
             so
             maintaine
             it
             to
             his
             uttermost
             ;
          
           (
           meaning
           with
           those
           papists
           )
           and
           the
           Marques
           said
           himselfe
           
             that
             Bazing
             house
             was
             called
             Loyalty
             .
          
           But
           he
           was
           soone
           silenced
           in
           the
           question
           betweene
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           Parliament
           ,
           only
           hoping
           that
           
             the
             King
             might
          
           have
           a
           day
           againe
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           We
           see
           who
           are
           his
           Majesties
           
             deer
             friends
             ,
             and
             trusty
             ,
             and
             well
             beloved
             cosens
             ,
             and
             Councellers
             ;
          
           the
           Marques
           being
           the
           popes
           devoted
           vassall
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           And
           thus
           the
           Lord
           was
           pleased
           in
           a
           few
           houres
           to
           shew
           us
           ,
           what
           mortall
           seede
           all
           earthly
           glory
           growes
           upon
           ,
           and
           how
           just
           and
           righteous
           the
           waies
           of
           God
           are
           ,
           who
           takes
           sinners
           in
           their
           own
           snares
           ;
           and
           lifteth
           up
           the
           heads
           of
           his
           despised
           people
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           This
           is
           now
           the
           20
           Garison
           ,
           that
           hath
           been
           taken
           in
           ,
           by
           this
           Army
           this
           summer
           ;
           and
           I
           believe
           most
           of
           them
           the
           answer
           of
           the
           prayers
           ,
           and
           the
           trophies
           of
           the
           faith
           of
           some
           of
           Gods
           servants
           .
        
         
         
           2.
           
           The
           Commander
           of
           this
           Brigade
           ,
           having
           spent
           much
           time
           with
           godly
           prayer
           ,
           the
           night
           before
           the
           storm
           ,
           and
           seldome
           fights
           without
           some
           Texts
           of
           Scripture
           to
           support
           him
           ;
           And
           this
           time
           he
           rested
           upon
           that
           blessed
           Word
           of
           God
           written
           in
           the
           115.
           
           Psalm
           ,
           and
           the
           8.
           verse
           .
           
             They
             that
             make
             them
             are
             like
             unto
             them
             ,
             so
             is
             every
             one
             that
             trusteth
             in
             them
             .
          
           Which
           with
           some
           Verses
           going
           before
           was
           now
           accomplished
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Whereas
           the
           House
           had
           ordered
           ,
           that
           the
           Country
           people
           should
           carry
           away
           those
           buildings
           ,
           God
           Almighty
           had
           decreed
           that
           before
           hand
           ,
           nothing
           remaining
           but
           a
           blast
           of
           Winde
           ,
           to
           blow
           down
           the
           tottering
           Wals
           and
           chimnies
           .
        
         
           Doubtlesse
           this
           providence
           of
           God
           hath
           a
           double
           voice
           ,
           the
           one
           unto
           the
           Enemy
           ,
           the
           other
           unto
           us
           ,
           the
           Lord
           h●lp
           us
           with
           skill
           to
           improve
           it
           .
           I
           hope
           by
           this
           time
           the
           State
           hath
           a
           penny
           worth
           for
           a
           penny
           ,
           and
           I
           hope
           they
           will
           have
           full
           measure
           ,
           and
           running
           over
           .
           I
           wish
           that
           the
           payment
           and
           recruiting
           of
           this
           Army
           ,
           may
           not
           be
           slighted
           .
           It
           is
           an
           easie
           matter
           to
           grieve
           God
           in
           our
           neglests
           towards
           him
           ,
           and
           not
           heard
           to
           weary
           one
           another
           .
        
         
           
             Quer.
          
           What
           if
           the
           poor
           souldier
           had
           some
           remembrance
           (
           though
           small
           )
           to
           leave
           as
           the
           acceptance
           of
           this
           service
           ,
           which
           is
           already
           begun
           ,
           by
           
             *
          
           a
           worthy
           Member
           of
           the
           House
           ,
           who
           hath
           appointed
           some
           Models
           to
           be
           made
           of
           gold
           ,
           to
           be
           bestowed
           on
           those
           that
           ventured
           on
           the
           greatest
           difficulties
           .
        
         
           Mr.
           
             Peters
          
           presented
           the
           Marquesses
           own
           Cullers
           ,
           which
           he
           brought
           from
           Basing
           ;
           the
           Motto
           of
           which
           was
           :
           
             Donec
             pax
             reddit
             terris
             .
          
           The
           very
           same
           King
           
             Charles
          
           gave
           upon
           his
           Coronation
           money
           ,
           when
           he
           came
           to
           the
           C●own
           .
        
         
           But
           our
           only
           God
           doth
           usually
           attemper
           such
           pleasant
           Cups
           unto
           us
           ;
           for
           the
           close
           of
           this
           glorious
           Victory
           ,
           the
           death
           of
           Major
           
             Bethel
          
           was
           brought
           unto
           us
           ,
           shot
           at
           Bristoll
           where
           he
           lost
           8.
           ounces
           of
           bloud
           ,
           and
           tyred
           through
           want
           of
           sleep
           ,
           he
           is
           gone
           into
           the
           
           bosome
           of
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           ,
           whom
           he
           loved
           so
           deerly
           whilst
           he
           lived
           ,
           
             I
             wish
             he
             may
             not
             go
             unlamented
             to
             his
             grave
             ,
             who
             was
             so
             full
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             the
             fairest
             flower
             of
             the
             Citie
             amongst
             us
             ,
             lived
             without
             pride
             ,
             and
             died
             full
             of
             faith
             .
          
        
      
       
         
           The
           Armies
           teares
           over
           Major
           Bethel
           .
        
         
           
             Thou
             (
             gallant
             Charger
             )
             dost
             thou
             wheel
             about
          
           
             To
             shable
             shades
             ?
             or
             dost
             thou
             rather
             post
             .
          
           
             To
             Bethel
             (
             Bethel
             )
             there
             to
             make
             a
             shout
             ,
          
           
             Of
             the
             great
             Triumphs
             of
             a
             scorned
             host
             .
          
           
             Or
             blessed
             soule
             ,
             was
             it
             unworthy
             we
             ,
          
           
             That
             made
             thee
             weary
             with
             such
             dust
             to
             be
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Or
             tyred
             with
             our
             new
             reforming
             pace
             ,
          
           
             Tasting
             some
             sips
             of
             heav'n
             ,
             dost
             therefore
             hast
             ,
          
           
             To
             fuller
             draughts
             ,
             of
             that
             eternall
             grace
             ,
          
           
             Fearing
             thy
             spirit
             might
             be
             here
             imbrac'd
             .
          
           
             Farwell
             deer
             soule
             ,
             thy
             great
             deserv'd
             arrears
             ▪
          
           
             We
             'l
             pay
             in
             others
             blood
             ,
             or
             our
             own
             tears
             .
          
        
         
           
             Onely
             let
             after
             Ages
             when
             they
             tell
             ,
          
           
             The
             unexampled
             tale
             of
             forty
             five
             ,
          
           
             Yea
             when
             these
             Records
             to
             their
             glory
             swell
             ,
          
           
             And
             be
             compleated
             by
             the
             Saints
             alive
             .
          
           
             When
             Naseby
             ,
             Langport
             ,
             Bristoll
             nam'd
             they
             hear
             .
          
           
             Let
             them
             all
             say
             sweet
             Bethel
             he
             was
             there
             .
          
        
         
           
             Beare
             a
             part
             in
             these
             lamants
             ▪
          
           
             Every
             soul
             that
             longs
             for
             peace
             ,
          
           
             Truly
             who
             with
             God
             indents
             ,
          
           
             Here
             to
             have
             thereof
             a
             lease
             ,
          
           
             Enters
             with
             himself
             a
             warre
             ;
          
           
             Leane
             on
             things
             that
             truly
             are
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A90535e-110
           
             *
             Master
             
               Maynard
               .